E penso a te

• Par: Lucio Battisti

Paroles:

[Italiano]

[English]

Io lavoro e penso a te

I work and think of you

Torno a casa e penso a te

I return home and think of you

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Le telefono e intanto penso a te

I call you and in the meantime think of you

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Come stai e penso a te

How are you and I think of you

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Dove andiamo e penso a te

Where are we going and I think of you

Le sorrido abbasso gli occhi e penso a te

I smile at her, lower my eyes, and think of you

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Non so con chi adesso sei

I don't know who you're with now

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Non so che cosa fai

I don't know what you're doing

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Ma so di certo a cosa stai pensando

But I certainly know what you're thinking about

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E' troppo grande la città

The city is too big

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Per due che come noi

For two people like us

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Non sperano però si stan cercando... cercando...

Who don't hope but are looking for each other... looking for each other...

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Scusa è tardi e penso a te

Sorry, it's late and I think of you

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Ti accompagno e penso a te

I walk you home and think of you

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Non son stato divertente e penso a te

I haven't been fun and I think of you

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Sono al buio e penso a te

I'm in the dark and think of you

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Chiudo gli occhi e penso a te

I close my eyes and think of you

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Io non dormo e penso a te...

I can't sleep and think of you...

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I can't sleep and think of you...

Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
lavoro /laˈvo.ro/ A2	noun - work
casa /ˈka.za/ A1	noun - house
telefono /teˈle.fo.no/ A2	noun - telephone
città /tʃitˈta/ A2	noun - city
pensare /penˈsa.re/ A2	verb - to think
sorridere /sorˈri.de.re/ B1	verb - to smile
occhi /ˈɔk.ki/ A1	noun - eyes
divertente /di.verˈten.te/ B1	adjective - funny, entertaining
buio /ˈbui.o/ B2	adjective - dark
cercare /tʃerˈka.re/ B1	verb - to search, to look for
tardi /ˈtar.di/ A2	adverb - late
accompagnare /ak.kon.paˈɲa.re/ B1	verb - to accompany
stare /ˈsta.re/ A2	verb - to stay, to be
grande /ˈgran.de/ A1	adjective - big, large
cosa /ˈko.za/ A1	noun - thing

Grammaire:

• Io lavoro e penso a te

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express habitual actions or current state.

  ➔ The verb **lavoro** (I work) is in the **present tense**, indicating a habitual or ongoing action.

• Torno a casa e penso a te

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'torno' to describe returning home as a habitual or current action.

  ➔ The verb **torno** (I return) is in the **present tense**, indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

• Le telefono e intanto penso a te

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'telefono' to describe a current action of calling.

  ➔ The verb **telefono** (I call) is in the **present tense**, indicating an action happening now.

• Come stai e penso a te

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'stai' to ask about someone's well-being.

  ➔ The verb **stai** (you are) is in the **present tense**, used here to inquire about someone's current state.

• Non so con chi adesso sei

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'sei' (you are) to state someone's current condition or location.

  ➔ The verb **sei** (you are) is in the **present tense**, used here to describe someone's current situation.

• Non spero però si stan cercando

  ➔ Use of the present progressive 'si stanno cercando' (they are seeking) to indicate an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase **si stanno cercando** (they are seeking) is in the **present progressive tense**, indicating an ongoing action.

• Scusa è tardi e penso a te

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'è' (is) to state current conditions, and the conjunction 'e' (and) to connect clauses.

  ➔ The verb **è** (it is) is in the **present tense**, used to state the current time or condition.