Un'Emozione Per Sempre – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Eros Ramazzotti

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless appeal of Eros Ramazzotti's "Un'emozione per sempre." This heartfelt Italian pop-rock song explores the enduring emotions of love and memory, offering a beautiful way to connect with the nuances of the Italian language and romantic expression.

[English]

I wish I could remember you like this

With that smile lit by love

As if it suddenly appeared there

A ray of sunshine

I wish I could remember you, you know

Like a truly important story

Even if it stirred the feeling you have

Just a light song

I'm thinking of words of goodbye that

Cause some sorrow

But in the desert they leave behind them

They find something to drink

Some loves give

An everlasting emotion

Moments that remain like this

Imprinted in the mind

Some loves leave you

An everlasting song

Words that remain like this

In people's hearts

...

I wish I could dedicate more to you

More than the time I can give you

But in my world, it's not just you

So I must go

There are seas and hills that

I want to see again

There are friends who are still waiting for me

To play together

Some loves give

An everlasting emotion

Moments that remain like this

Imprinted in the mind

Some loves leave you

An everlasting song

Words that remain like this

In people's hearts

In people's hearts

...

Some loves give

An everlasting emotion

Beautiful moments that remain like this

Imprinted in the mind

...

Of those that remain like this

In people's hearts

...

[Italian]

Vorrei poterti ricordare così

Con quel sorriso acceso d'amore

Come se fosse uscita di colpo lì

Un'occhiata di sole

Vorrei poterti ricordare, lo sai

Come una storia importante davvero

Anche se ha mosso il sentimento che hai

Solo un canto leggero

Sto pensando a parole di addio che

Danno un dispiacere

Ma nel deserto che lasciano dietro sé

Trovano da bere

Certi amori regalano

Un'emozione per sempre

Momenti che restano così

Impressi nella mente

Certi amori ti lasciano

Una canzone per sempre

Parole che restano così

Nel cuore della gente

Vorrei poterti dedicare di più

Più di quel tempo che ti posso dare

Ma nel mio mondo non ci sei solo tu

Io perciò devo andare

Ci sono mari e ci sono colline che

Voglio rivedere

Ci sono amici che aspettano ancora me

Per giocare insieme

Certi amori regalano

Un'emozione per sempre

Momenti che restano così

Impressi nella mente

Certi amori ti lasciano

Una canzone per sempre

Parole che restano così

Nel cuore della gente

Nel cuore della gente

Certi amori regalano

Un'emozione per sempre

Momenti belli che restano così

Impressi nella mente

Di quelle che restano così

Nel cuore della gente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amore /aˈmo.re/ A1	noun - love
canzone /kanˈtso.ne/ A2	noun - song
momenti /moˈmen.ti/ B1	noun - moments
sentimento /sen.tiˈmen.to/ B2	noun - feeling
ricordare /ri.korˈda.re/ B1	verb - to remember
dispiacere /dis.pjaˈtʃe.re/ B2	noun - displeasure
cuore /ˈkwɔ.re/ A2	noun - heart
parole /paˈro.le/ A2	noun - words
deserto /deˈzɛr.to/ B2	noun - desert
leggero /ledˈdʒɛ.ro/ B1	adjective - light
importante /im.porˈtan.te/ B1	adjective - important
mari /ˈma.ri/ A2	noun - seas
colline /kolˈli.ne/ B1	noun - hills
giocare /dʒoˈka.re/ A1	verb - to play
restano /ˈre.sta.no/ B1	verb - they remain
dedicare /de.diˈka.re/ B2	verb - to dedicate

Key Grammar Structures

• Vorrei poterti ricordare così

  ➔ **Conditional Mood (Vorrei) + Modal Verb (potere) + Infinitive (ricordare)**: Expressing a wish or a polite request.

  ➔ "Vorrei" (I would like) is the conditional of "volere" (to want). "Poterti" is a contraction of "potere" (to be able) + "ti" (you) in the infinitive form. This structure is used to express a wish in a polite and indirect way.

• Come se fosse uscita di colpo lì

  ➔ **Imperfect Subjunctive (fosse) in a "come se" clause**: Expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ "Come se" means "as if". The imperfect subjunctive "fosse" (were) is used because the situation (the smile appearing suddenly) is presented as imagined or contrary to reality.

• Anche se ha mosso il sentimento che hai

  ➔ **Subjunctive Mood (hai understood after che):** Though not explicitly written, the subjunctive *abbia* is implied due to the *anche se* clause expressing doubt or a non-factual situation. Could also be indicative if the speaker is sure about the action.

  ➔ This line is subtle. "Anche se" (even though) often introduces a clause that *might* use the subjunctive, particularly if there's doubt. Here, while "ha mosso" (has stirred) is in the indicative, the conditional nature of the situation allows for an implied subjunctive. If certain of the fact that a sentiment was stirred, indicative is also grammatically correct. The subjunctive is a higher-level concept demonstrating doubt or possibility.

• Ma nel deserto che lasciano dietro sé

  ➔ **Relative Clause (che lasciano)**: Using "che" (which/that) to introduce a clause that describes the noun "deserto".

  ➔ "Che lasciano dietro sé" (that they leave behind them) provides additional information about the "deserto" (desert). It clarifies which desert is being referred to.

• Trovano da bere

  ➔ **"Da" + Infinitive**: Expressing necessity or possibility. Here, "da bere" means "to drink" or "something to drink".

  ➔ The expression "trovano da bere" means "they find something to drink". The "da" + infinitive indicates purpose or something needed.

• Momenti che restano così

  ➔ **Relative pronoun "che"**: Introducing a relative clause modifying "Momenti".

  ➔ "Che" connects the clause "restano così" to "Momenti", indicating which moments are being described.

• Impressi nella mente

  ➔ **Past Participle as an Adjective (impressi)**: "Impressi" (impressed) is used as an adjective modifying the implied subject (momenti). It's a past participle acting as an adjective.

  ➔ "Impressi" describes the state of the moments – they are impressed in the mind. It functions like an adjective modifying "momenti" (understood from the previous line).