Pensa – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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vita /ˈviːta/ A1 |
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uomini /ˈwɔːmini/ A1 |
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parlare /parˈlaːre/ A1 |
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testa /ˈtɛsta/ A2 |
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occhi /ˈɔkki/ A2 |
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mano /ˈmaːno/ A2 |
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idee /iˈdɛːe/ B1 |
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segno /ˈseɲɲo/ B1 |
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valore /vaˈloːre/ B1 |
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guerra /ˈɡwɛrra/ B1 |
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giudicare /dʒudiˈkaːre/ B2 |
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coscienza /koʃˈʃɛntsa/ B2 |
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giustizia /dʒuˈstittsja/ B2 |
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oppressione /oppresˈsjoːne/ C1 |
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convinzione /komviˈntsjoːne/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ci sono stati uomini che hanno scritto pagine
➔ Passato Prossimo (compound past) with 'Essere' as auxiliary verb.
➔ The use of 'ci sono stati' indicates the existence of men who have written pages. 'Hanno scritto' is the Passato Prossimo of 'scrivere' (to write), conjugated with the auxiliary verb 'avere'.
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Insostituibili perché hanno denunciato
➔ Use of 'perché' (because) to introduce a reason, and Passato Prossimo.
➔ 'Perché' explains why they are irreplaceable: they denounced. 'Hanno denunciato' is Passato Prossimo of 'denunciare' (to denounce).
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Di una generazione costretta a non guardare
➔ Past participle used as an adjective ('costretta') and indirect speech (a + infinitive)
➔ 'Costretta' (forced) is the past participle of 'costringere' (to force), used here to describe the generation. 'A non guardare' means 'to not look' - it is the infinitive of the verb after a preposition 'a'
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È nostra... la libertà di dire Che gli occhi sono fatti per guardare
➔ Emphatic structure with 'è' + adjective + noun + relative clause. Use of 'essere fatti per' + infinitive to express purpose.
➔ 'È nostra... la libertà di dire' emphasizes that the freedom to speak is theirs. 'Essere fatti per' indicates the purpose or design of something.
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Che puoi decidere tu
➔ Subjunctive mood (present) after 'che' expressing a possibility or choice.
➔ The use of 'puoi decidere' instead of 'puoi decidere' suggests a possibility, a choice that the listener has. Since it is a general statement, an alternative wording without the subjunctive is also correct but conveys a slightly different emphasis.