Quando Quando Quando – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Tony Renis

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey with "Quando Quando Quando," an iconic Italian song that blends bossa nova rhythms with heartfelt lyrics of anticipation. Learning this song offers a delightful way to connect with Italian culture and language, offering a glimpse into a timeless melody cherished worldwide.

[English]

Tell me, when will you come

Tell me, when, when, when

The year, the day, and the hour when

Maybe you'll kiss me

I’ll wait for every moment

Until when, when, when

Suddenly, I’ll see you

Smiling next to me

If you want to say yes

You have to tell me because

It doesn’t make sense to me

My life without you

Tell me, when will you come

Tell me, when, when, when

And as you kiss me, you’ll say

"We’ll never leave each other"

If you want to say yes

You have to tell me because

It doesn’t make sense to me

My life without you

Tell me, when will you come

Tell me, when, when, when

And as you kiss me, you’ll say

"We’ll never leave each other"

"We’ll never leave each other"

"We’ll never leave each other"

...

[Italian]

Dimmi quando tu verrai

Dimmi quando, quando, quando

L'anno, il giorno e l'ora in cui

Forse tu mi bacerai

Ogni istante attenderò

Fino a quando, quando, quando

D'improvviso ti vedrò

Sorridente accanto a me

Se vuoi dirmi di sì

Devi dirlo perché

Non ha senso per me

La mia vita senza te

Dimmi quando tu verrai

Dimmi quando, quando, quando

E baciandomi dirai

"Non ci lasceremo mai"

Se vuoi dirmi di sì

Devi dirlo perché

Non ha senso per me

La mia vita senza te

Dimmi quando tu verrai

Dimmi quando, quando, quando

E baciandomi dirai

"Non ci lasceremo mai"

"Non ci lasceremo mai"

"Non ci lasceremo mai"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quando /ˈkwando/ A1	adverb - when
verrai /verˈrai/ A2	verb - you will come
bacerai /baˈtʃerai/ B1	verb - you will kiss
attenderò /atˈtendeˈro/ B1	verb - I will wait
sorridente /sorriˈdente/ B2	adjective - smiling
vita /ˈvita/ A2	noun - life
senso /ˈsenso/ B2	noun - sense
lasceremo /laʃʧeˈremo/ B2	verb - we will leave

Key Grammar Structures

• Dimmi quando tu verrai

  ➔ Use of the direct object pronoun 'dimmi' (say to me) combined with the interrogative adverb 'quando' (when).

  ➔ 'Dimmi' is a contraction of 'di + mi', meaning 'tell me'.

• L'anno, il giorno e l'ora in cui

  ➔ Use of the definite articles 'L'' with nouns to specify 'the year', 'the day', and 'the hour', emphasizing specific time references.

  ➔ The contraction 'L'' is used before vowels to combine with the definite article 'the' in Italian.

• Forse tu mi bacerai

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'bacerai' (will kiss) in the future tense, indicating possibility or intention.

  ➔ The suffix '-ai' indicates the simple future tense in Italian for first-person verbs.

• Non ha senso per me

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'non ha senso' (does not make sense) in the present tense, expressing negation of logical or emotional coherence.

  ➔ The phrase 'ha senso' means 'makes sense'; negating it 'non ha senso' indicates lack of logic or meaning.

• Se vuoi dirmi di sì

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood 'vuoi' (you want) with 'dirmi' (to tell me), expressing a conditional or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ 'Vuoi' is the present indicative form of 'volere' (to want), used here in a conditional phrase.

• La mia vita senza te

  ➔ Use of the noun phrase 'la mia vita' (my life) with the preposition 'senza' (without), expressing dependency or necessity.

  ➔ 'Senza' means 'without' in Italian, indicating absence or lack of something.