Storia D'amore

• By: Adriano Celentano

Lyrics:

[Italiano]

[English]

Tu non sai cosa ho fatto quel giorno quando io la incontrai

You don't know what I did that day when I met her

In spiaggia ho fatto il pagliaccio

On the beach, I acted like a clown

Per mettermi in mostra agli occhi di lei

To show off in her eyes

Che scherzava con tutti i ragazzi all'infuori di me

She was joking with all the boys except me

Perché, perché, perché, perché

Because, because, because, because

Io le piacevo

She liked me

Lei mi amava, mi odiava

She loved me, she hated me

Mi amava, mi odiava

She loved me, she hated me

Era contro di me

She was against me

Io non ero ancora il suo ragazzo e già soffriva per me

I wasn't yet her boyfriend and she was already suffering for me

E per farmi ingelosire quella notte lungo il mare

And to make me jealous that night by the sea

È venuta con te

She came with you

Ora tu vieni a chiedere a me tua moglie dov'è

Now you come to ask me where your wife is

Dovevi immaginarti che un giorno o l'altro

You should have imagined that one day or another

Sarebbe andata via da te

She would leave you

L'hai sposata sapendo che lei

You married her knowing that she

Sapendo che lei moriva per me

Knowing that she was dying for me

Coi tuoi soldi hai comprato il suo corpo

With your money, you bought her body

Non certo il suo cuor

But certainly not her heart

Lei mi amava, mi odiava

She loved me, she hated me

Mi amava, mi odiava

She loved me, she hated me

Era contro di me

She was against me

Io non ero ancora il suo ragazzo e già soffriva per me

I wasn't yet her boyfriend and she was already suffering for me

E per farmi ingelosire quella notte lungo il mare

And to make me jealous that night by the sea

È venuta con te

She came with you

Un giorno io vidi lei entrar nella mia stanza

One day I saw her enter my room

Mi guardava silenziosa

She looked at me silently

Aspettava un sì da me

She was waiting for a yes from me

Dal letto io mi alzai e tutta la guardai

I got up from bed and looked at her completely

Sembrava un angelo

She looked like an angel

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

She held me close to her body

Mi donava la sua bocca

She gave me her mouth

Mi diceva sono tua

She said to me, I am yours

Ma di pietra, io restai

But I remained like stone

Io l'amavo, la odiavo

I loved her, I hated her

L'amavo, la odiavo

I loved her, I hated her

Ero contro di lei

I was against her

Se non ero stato il suo ragazzo era colpa di lei

If I hadn't been her boyfriend, it was her fault

E uno schiaffo all'improvviso le mollai sul suo bel viso

And suddenly I slapped her on her beautiful face

Rimandandola da te

Sending her back to you

E a letto ritornai

And I returned to bed

Piangendo la sognai

Crying, I dreamed of her

Sembrava un angelo

She looked like an angel

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

She held me close to her body

Mi donava la sua bocca

She gave me her mouth

Mi diceva sono tua

She said to me, I am yours

E nel sogno la baciai

And in the dream, I kissed her

A letto ritornai

I returned to bed

Piangendo la sognai

Crying, I dreamed of her

Sembrava un angelo

She looked like an angel

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

She held me close to her body

Mi donava la sua bocca

She gave me her mouth

Mi diceva sono tua

She said to me, I am yours

E nel sogno la baciai

And in the dream, I kissed her

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
incontrai /iŋkonˈtrare/ B1	verb - to meet someone
scherzava /skɛrˈtsaːva/ B1	verb - to joke or tease
amava /aˈmaːva/ B1	verb - to love
odiava /ɔˈdjaːva/ B1	verb - to hate
soffriva /sofˈfriːva/ B1	verb - to suffer
ingelosire /iŋ.ɡe.loˈziː.re/ B2	verb - to make jealous
sposata /spozˈzaːta/ A2	noun - wife
moriva /moˈriːva/ B2	verb - to die
comprare /kɔmˈprarɛ/ A2	verb - to buy
colpire /kolˈpjire/ B2	verb - to hit or strike
restai /risˈtaːi/ A2	verb - to stay, remain
stringeva /strinˈdʒɛːva/ B2	verb - to hold tightly, to squeeze
dona /ˈdɔːna/ A1	verb - to give (as a gift)
baciai /battʃaˈi/ A2	verb - to kiss

Grammar:

• Tu non sai cosa ho fatto quel giorno quando io la incontrai.

  ➔ Past tense (ho fatto) and subjunctive mood (quando io la incontrai).

  ➔ The phrase "non sai" indicates a lack of knowledge about the past action "ho fatto".

• Era contro di me.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (era) indicating a continuous state in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "era contro di me" describes a past situation that was ongoing.

• Coi tuoi soldi hai comprato il suo corpo.

  ➔ Present perfect (hai comprato) indicating a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "hai comprato" indicates that the action of buying is completed.

• Mi guardava silenziosa.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (guardava) indicating an ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "mi guardava" describes a past action that was ongoing.

• Mi diceva sono tua.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (diceva) indicating a repeated action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "mi diceva" indicates that the action of saying was repeated.

• E a letto ritornai.

  ➔ Simple past (ritornai) indicating a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "ritornai" indicates that the action of returning is completed.

• Sembrava un angelo.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (sembrava) indicating a continuous state in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "sembrava un angelo" describes a past state that was ongoing.