Alba – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Ultimo

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of discovery, much like the one Ultimo describes in his song "Alba." This poignant ballad, with its rich and evocative Italian lyrics, offers a beautiful opportunity to explore themes of hope, introspection, and new beginnings. By delving into the song's meaning, you can not only improve your Italian vocabulary and comprehension but also connect with the universal emotions that Ultimo so powerfully conveys, making your language learning experience both meaningful and memorable.

[English]

I love the dawn because it's as if it were only mine

It relaxes me to breathe your air too

I love the dawn because it's like a lie

It relaxes me just enough, but then you leave

Can you imagine if we were beyond our limits?

If we were next to our habits

And took better care of those bruises

We would certainly be more distant, but more similar

And we would have within us eternal shivers

Can you imagine if all this were reality?

(Eh)

I love the dawn because often I hate my life

Walking aimlessly down this strange road

I love the dawn because it's like a healthy madness

You can understand it if you feel it and don't push it away

And can you imagine if everything were above our limits

And we believed in smiles like comedians

If we didn't have to talk to get to know each other

If we only loved our own kind

Maybe we would have eyes only to describe each other

Because a glance, after all, is enough to paint us

When you live a beautiful day, laugh and think of me

I listened to my silences and felt the shivers

Because within my breath, it's you who resides

And when you live a beautiful day, laugh and think of me

That's all I need to not lose you

But can you imagine if all this were reality?

...

[Italian]

Amo l'alba perché è come fosse solo mia

Mi rilassa respirare l'aria pure tua

Amo l'alba perché è come fosse una bugia

Mi rilassa quanto basta, ma tu poi vai via

E t'immagini se fossimo al di là dei nostri limiti?

Se stessimo di fianco alle abitudini

E avessimo più cura di quei lividi

Saremmo certo più distanti, ma più simili

E avremmo dentro noi perenni brividi

T'immagini se tutto questo fosse la realtà?

(Eh)

Amo l'alba perché spesso odio la vita mia

Camminando senza meta in questa strana via

Amo l'alba perché è come una sana follia

Puoi capirla se la senti e non mandarla via

E t'immagini se tutto stesse sopra i nostri limiti

E credessimo ai sorrisi come i comici

Se non dovessimo parlare per conoscerci

Se non amassimo soltanto i nostri simili

Forse avremmo gli occhi solo per descriverci

Perché uno sguardo, in fondo, basta per dipingerci

Quando vivi un giorno bello, ridi e pensami

Ho ascoltato i miei silenzi e ho avuto i brividi

Perché dentro un mio respiro sei tu che abiti

E quando vivi un giorno bello, ridi e pensami

A me basta solo questo per non perderti

Ma t'immagini se tutto questo fosse la realtà?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alba /ˈal.ba/ A2	noun - dawn, the first appearance of light in the morning
respirare /re.spɪˈraːre/ B1	verb - to breathe
curare /kuˈraːre/ B2	verb - to care for, to look after
sana /ˈsaːna/ B1	adjective - healthy, sound
follia /ˈfɔl.lja/ B2	noun - madness, craziness
pensare /penˈsaːre/ B1	verb - to think
strana /ˈstraːna/ A2	adjective - strange, odd
certo /ˈtʃɛr.tɔ/ A2	adjective - certain, sure
distanzi /diˈstan.tsi/ B2	noun - distance
sorrisi /sorˈri.zi/ A2	noun - smiles
parlare /parˈlaːre/ A2	verb - to speak
occhi /ˈɔk.ki/ A1	noun - eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• Amo l'alba perché è come fosse solo mia

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase "come fosse" uses the subjunctive mood to express a desire or hypothetical situation.

• E avremmo dentro noi perenni brividi

  ➔ Conditional tense

  ➔ The phrase "avremmo" indicates a hypothetical situation in the conditional tense.

• T'immagini se fossimo al di là dei nostri limiti?

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase "se fossimo" uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical condition.

• Amo l'alba perché spesso odio la vita mia

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase "amo" and "odio" are in the present tense, indicating current feelings.

• Puoi capirla se la senti e non mandarla via

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "puoi capirla" uses the imperative mood to give a suggestion or command.

• Quando vivi un giorno bello, ridi e pensami

  ➔ Adverbial clause

  ➔ The phrase "Quando vivi" introduces an adverbial clause indicating a condition.

• Perché uno sguardo, in fondo, basta per dipingerci

  ➔ Causal clause

  ➔ The phrase "Perché uno sguardo" introduces a causal clause explaining why something is true.