Pensiero Stupendo – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Patty Pravo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the captivating lyrics of Patty Pravo's "Pensiero stupendo," a song that broke boundaries with its themes of desire and unconventional relationships. Learning this song offers a glimpse into the evolution of Italian pop music and its willingness to tackle provocative subjects with artistry and style.

[English]

And you

And us

And she

Between us

I would like

I don't know

That she, oh no

Her hands

Wonderful thought

It begins, a little crawling

It could be a matter of needing love

Better not say

And you

And us

And she

Between us

I would like

I would like, and she now knows that I would like

Her hands

Sooner or later, it could happen, you know

It can slip, if you can call it that

Matter of the heart

Wonderful thought

It begins, a little crawling

It could be a matter of needing love

Better not say

And you

And us

And she

Between us

I would like

I would like, and she now knows that I would like

Her hands, and then once again, just the two of us

I would like for love or for laughs

It depends on me

And you still

And us still, and she once more between us

The hands this time are you and her

And she, little by little, more and more

Close, for a matter of the heart

If you can call it that

I will say and you still

And us still, and she once more between us

Between us, among us

Wonderful thought

It begins, a little crawling

It could be a matter of needing love

Better not say, ha ha

Sooner or later

It could have happened, you know

It can slip

If you can call it that

[Italian]

E tu

E noi

E lei

Fra noi

Vorrei

Non so

Che lei, oh no

Le mani, le sue

Pensiero stupendo

Nasce un poco strisciando

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

Meglio non dire

E tu

E noi

E lei

Fra noi

Vorrei

Vorrei e lei adesso sa che vorrei

Le mani, le sue

Prima o poi, poteva accadere, sai

Si può scivolare, se così si può dire

Questione di cuore

Pensiero stupendo

Nasce un poco strisciando

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

Meglio non dire

E tu

E noi

E lei

Fra noi

Vorrei

Vorrei e lei adesso sa che vorrei

Le mani, le sue e poi un'altra volta noi due

Vorrei per amore o per ridere

Dipende da me

E tu ancora

E noi ancora e lei un'altra volta fra noi

Le mani questa volta sei tu e lei

E lei a poco a poco di più, di più

Vicini per questione di cuore

Se così si può dire

Dirò e tu ancora

E noi ancora e lei un'altra volta fra noi

Fra noi, tra noi

Pensiero stupendo

Nasce un poco strisciando

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

Meglio non dire, ah ah

O prima o poi

Poteva accadere, sai

Si può scivolare

Se così si può dire

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensiero /penˈsjɛro/ B1	noun - thought
stupendo /stuˈpɛndo/ B2	adjective - wonderful, amazing
mani /ˈmaːni/ A1	noun - hands
nasce /ˈnaʃʃe/ B1	verb - is born, arises
strisciando /striʃˈʃando/ B2	verb - crawling, creeping
trattare /tratˈtaːre/ B1	verb - to deal with, to be about
bisogno /biˈzoɲɲo/ A2	noun - need
amore /aˈmoːre/ A1	noun - love
dire /ˈdiːre/ A1	verb - to say
poteva /poˈteːva/ B1	verb - could
accadere /akˈkaːdere/ B2	verb - to happen
scivolare /ʃʃivoˈlaːre/ B2	verb - to slip, to slide
cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ A1	noun - heart
ridere /ˈriːdere/ A2	verb - to laugh
vicini /viˈtʃiːni/ A2	adjective - close, near

Key Grammar Structures

• Vorrei

  ➔ Conditional form of 'volere' (to want), expressing a polite or hypothetical desire.

  ➔ Used to express a polite or hypothetical desire, similar to 'would like' in English.

• si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'potrebbe' (could/might), implying possibility.

  ➔ Expresses possibility, indicating that something 'might' be related to a need for love.

• nasce un poco strisciando

  ➔ Present tense of 'nasce' (to be born), with an adverb 'poco' (little), describing the manner of emergence.

  ➔ Describes something beginning or emerging slowly or subtly, with 'poco' indicating a small degree.

• si può scivolare

  ➔ Present tense of 'può' (can/may) + infinitive 'scivolare' (to slip), expressing possibility.

  ➔ Expresses that slipping or losing balance is possible.

• questione di cuore

  ➔ Set phrase meaning 'matter of the heart', indicating something emotional or related to love.

  ➔ An idiomatic expression referring to emotional or romantic matters.

• se così si può dire

  ➔ Conditional phrase meaning 'if it can be said that way', often used to qualify or hedge statements.

  ➔ Used to indicate that the phrase or statement is somewhat tentative or subjective.