Vivere – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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vivere /ˈviːvere/ B1 |
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giornata /dʒorˈnata/ A2 |
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felicità /felitʃiˈta/ B1 |
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bella /ˈbɛlla/ A1 |
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donna /ˈdɔnna/ A1 |
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libertà /liberˈta/ B1 |
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padrone /paˈdrone/ B1 |
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vita /ˈvita/ A1 |
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giurato /dʒuˈrato/ B2 |
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malinconia /malinkoˈnia/ C1 |
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gelosia /dʒeloˈzia/ B2 |
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rimpianti /rimˈpianti/ B2 |
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amore /aˈmore/ A1 |
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fiore /ˈfjore/ A2 |
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cuore /ˈkwɔre/ A1 |
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giocondo /dʒoˈkondo/ B2 |
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follie /folˈlie/ B2 |
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mondo /ˈmondo/ A1 |
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gioventù /dʒovenˈtu/ B1 |
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commedia /komˈmɛdja/ B2 |
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attore /atˈtore/ A2 |
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realtà /re.alˈta/ B1 |
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farsa /ˈfarsa/ C1 |
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nostalgia /nɔstalˈdʒia/ B2 |
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rancore /ranˈkore/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Che giornata di felicità
➔ Use of 'di' to indicate possession or description
➔ 'Di' is a preposition used to connect nouns, describing a characteristic or belonging.
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Se n'è andata
➔ Reflexive pronoun 'se' indicating the subject performs the action on itself; 'andata' is the past participle of 'andare'
➔ 'Se' is a reflexive pronoun used here to indicate the subject performed the action on itself; 'andata' is the past participle form of 'andare' (to go).
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Vivere senza malinconia
➔ Use of 'senza' + noun to express 'without' a certain thing
➔ 'Senza' means 'without' and is followed by a noun to indicate the absence of something.
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Ridere sempre così giocondo
➔ Use of 'sempre' (always) with adverb 'così' and adjective 'giocondo' to describe a continuous joyful mood
➔ 'Sempre' means 'always', emphasizing the continuous nature of 'giocondo' (joyful, cheerful).
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Far tacere il cuore
➔ Use of 'far' + infinitive to cause an action ('make' or 'cause' someone to do something)
➔ 'Far' is used with the infinitive to mean 'to make someone do something' or 'cause an action'.
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Perché la vita è bella
➔ Use of 'è' (essere – to be) to state a fact or attribute
➔ 'È' is the third person singular form of 'essere' (to be), used here to state a fact.