Strani Amori – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Laura Pausini
• Album: Laura

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt Italian pop ballad "Strani Amori" by Laura Pausini. Through its evocative lyrics and melancholic melody, you can explore themes of complex relationships and the emotional journey of love and loss, offering a beautiful entry point into learning Italian through relatable human experiences.

[English]

I'm sorry, I have to leave

...

But I knew it was just a lie

How much time I lost chasing after him

Who then promises and never changes

Strange loves get us into trouble

But in truth, it's us

Waiting for him on the phone

Fighting for him to be free

With my heart in my stomach

A knot in the corner

There alone, feeling a shiver

But why isn’t he here, and I am

Strange loves that make us grow

And smile through tears

How many pages left to write

Dreams and bruises to share

Loves that, at this age,

Get mixed up inside this soul

That questions itself without deciding

If it’s a love meant for us

And how many nights I’ve cried

Re-reading those letters

That I just can’t throw away anymore

From the maze of nostalgia

Great loves that end

But why do they stay, in the heart

Strange loves that come and go

Hidden in thoughts

True stories that belong to us

But they leave, like we do

Fragile, strange loves

Free prisoners

Strange loves get us into trouble

But in truth, it’s us

Fragile, strange loves

Free prisoners

Strange loves that don’t know how to live

And get lost inside us

I'm sorry, I have to leave

This time I promised myself

Because I long for real love

Without you

...

[Italian]

Mi dispiace devo andare via

Ma sapevo che era una bugia

Quanto tempo perso dietro a lui

Che promette poi non cambia mai

Strani amori mettono nei guai

Ma in realtà siamo noi

E lo aspetti ad un telefono

Litigando che sia libero

Con il cuore nello stomaco

Un gomitolo nell'angolo

Lì da sola dentro un brivido

Ma perché lui non c'è, e sono

Strani amori che fanno crescere

E sorridere tra le lacrime

Quante pagine, lì da scrivere

Sogni e lividi da dividere

Sono amori che spesso a quest'età

Si confondono dentro a quest'anima

Che s'interroga senza decidere

Se è un amore che fa per noi

E quante notti perse a piangere

Rileggendo quelle lettere

Che non riesci più a buttare via

Dal labirinto della nostalgia

Grandi amori che finiscono

Ma perché restano, nel cuore

Strani amori che vanno e vengono

Nei pensieri che li nascondono

Storie vere che ci appartengono

Ma si lasciano come noi

Strani amori fragili

Prigioneri liberi

Strani amori mettono nei guai

Ma in realtà siamo noi

Strani amori fragili

Prigioneri liberi

Strani amori che non sanno vivere

E si perdono dentro noi

Mi dispiace devo andare via

Questa volta l'ho promesso a me

Perché ho voglia di un amore vero

Senza te

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amore /aˈmo.re/ A1	noun - love
cuore /ˈkwɔ.re/ A2	noun - heart
tempo /ˈtɛm.po/ A2	noun - time
strano /ˈstra.no/ B1	adjective - strange
libero /ˈli.be.ro/ B1	adjective - free
sogni /ˈsoɲ.ɲi/ B1	noun - dreams
lacrime /ˈla.kri.me/ B2	noun - tears
nostalgia /nosˈtal.dʒi.a/ B2	noun - nostalgia
scrivere /ˈskri.ve.re/ B2	verb - to write
crescere /ˈkrɛʃ.ʃe.re/ B2	verb - to grow
prigioniero /pri.dʒoˈnjɛ.ro/ C1	noun - prisoner
fragile /ˈfra.dʒi.le/ C1	adjective - fragile
guai /ɡwai/ C2	noun - trouble

Key Grammar Structures

• Mi dispiace devo andare via

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'devo' (must/have to) to express obligation.

  ➔ 'Devo' is the first person singular form of 'dovere,' meaning 'must' or 'have to.'

• Che promette poi non cambia mai

  ➔ Use of the present tense with 'promette' (promises) to describe habitual actions, and 'non cambia mai' (never changes) for habitual negation.

  ➔ 'Promette' is the third person singular of 'promettere' (to promise). 'Non cambia mai' means 'never changes' and indicates habitual negation.

• Ma sapevo che era una bugia

  ➔ Use of imperfect tense 'sapevo' (I knew) to express past knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ 'Sapevo' is the imperfect tense of 'sapere' (to know), used to describe ongoing or habitual past knowledge.

• E lo aspetti ad un telefono

  ➔ Use of the verb 'aspetti' (you wait) in the present tense, with indirect object pronoun 'lo' (him/it) and preposition 'ad' (at) to indicate waiting for someone at a place.

  ➔ 'Aspetti' is the second person singular of 'aspettare' (to wait). 'Lo' is an indirect object pronoun referring to 'him,' and 'ad un telefono' specifies the place.

• Litigando che sia libero

  ➔ Use of the present participle 'litigando' (arguing) coupled with the subjunctive mood 'che sia' (that he be) to express a desire or doubtful condition.

  ➔ 'Litigando' is the gerund form of 'litigare' (to argue). 'Che sia' is the present subjunctive of 'essere' (to be), used to express doubt or desire.

• Storie vere che ci appartengono

  ➔ Use of relative clause 'che ci appartengono' (that belong to us) with the third person plural 'appartengono' (belong).

  ➔ 'Appartengono' is the third person plural form of 'appartenere' (to belong). The relative clause describes stories that belong to us.