Lyrics & Translation
Learning Italian through Mahmood's “Rapide” offers a unique window into contemporary Italian music and colloquial language. The song's raw emotion and relatable narrative of a difficult relationship make the lyrics compelling. By exploring the song, learners can pick up modern phrases and expressions used to describe complex feelings and situations, all while enjoying a masterfully produced pop track.
To stay out of Love
Or maybe it was another place
I'm a bit strange
I only love you when we come together
So why do you trash me around?
Tell me, what the hell do you know about me?
Now I'm going to have fun
It's a common thing
To sleep with other people
Maybe I won't be here
On Friday at Loreto, if you call, I won't answer
You love me, tell me no
Cheating makes you laugh, please don’t say no
Now that I have nothing, I will defend myself
From the trust I didn’t have and don’t have
Tell me what's there
I see them fall
They’re quick, closed in the iris
That I will climb, climb, you'll climb, climb
Like I don't know how
Tell me why
You made me fall
Off a Mercedes
I’ll take a train, who knows where
Tonight I will forgive myself
In your rapid motions I won't fall
What will you do
If behind you you leave Milan?
Who will take the white room on the first floor?
Don’t think about it
Memory's worse than Hades
I think back to those afternoons by the lake
Smoking and singing softly
I wonder if you'll come back
Despite my thousand troubles
I wonder if you'll come back, oh
With your usual pair of Nikes
Tell me what's there
I see them fall
They’re quick, closed in the iris
That I will climb, climb, you'll climb, climb
Like I don't know how
Tell me why
You made me fall
Off a Mercedes
I'll take a train for
Who knows where
Tonight I will forgive myself
In your rapid motions I won't fall
If I ask you to come to my birthday, you say that
On my last message, you put a tombstone on it
How many trips we were missing
Tickets bought at the last minute
Left on that table
Now believe me if I no longer have the fear to tell you
That I have my car parked under the house, I don’t know whose
It was nothing, I swear
But how can you call it the future?
Tell me what's there
I see them fall
They’re quick, closed in the iris
That I will climb, climb, you'll climb, climb
Like I don't know how
Tell me why
You made me fall
Off a Mercedes
I'll take a train for
Who knows where
Tonight I will forgive myself
In your rapid motions I won't fall
In your rapid motions I won't fall
Key Vocabulary
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amare /aˈmaːre/ A2 |
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divertirmi /diverˈtirmi/ B1 |
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ficus /ˈfiːkəs/ C1 |
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cosa /ˈkɔːza/ A2 |
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scendere /ʃenˈdre/ B1 |
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rapide /ˈræpɪdɛ/ B2 |
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scalerò /skaleˈrɔ/ B2 |
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perdonerò /perdoˈnɛro/ B2 |
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cadrò /kadˈrɔ/ B2 |
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mi /mi/ A1 |
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penso /ˈpɛnsɔ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Puoi stare ore a chiedermi
➔ Modal verb + infinitive (puoi + stare)
➔ Using the modal verb "puoi" (you can) + "stare" (to stay) to express possibility or permission.
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Mi amo solo quando veniamo
➔ Reflexive pronoun + present tense verb (Mi amo)
➔ Using reflexive pronoun "Mi" with the verb "amare" (to love) in present tense to indicate the subject's own action.
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Dimmi cazzo ne sai di me?
➔ Imperative + pronoun + phrase + question structure
➔ Using the imperative form "Dimmi" (tell me) + question with pronoun "ne" and the phrase "sai di me" (know about me).
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Sarà un po' strano
➔ Future tense + adjective (Sarà + adjectivo)
➔ Using "Sarà" (will be) with an adjective to describe a potential or uncertain state in the future.
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Le vedo scendere
➔ Direct object pronoun + verb in present tense (Le vedo)
➔ Using the direct object pronoun "Le" (to her) + form of "vedere" (to see) in present tense, meaning "I see them" (feminine plural).
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Che scalerò, scalerò, scalerai, scalerò
➔ Futuro simple tense with repetition for emphasis (scalerò, scalerò, scalerai, scalerò)
➔ Using the simple future tense "scalerò" (I will climb) repeated multiple times with " scalerai" (you will climb) for rhythmic or emphatic effect.
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Nelle tue rapide non cadrò
➔ Prepositional phrase + negative future tense (non cadrò)
➔ Using a prepositional phrase "Nelle tue rapide" (in your rapids) + negative future tense "non cadrò" (I will not fall) to express determination not to fall into a danger or trap.
