Amen – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Francesco Gabbani

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Italian music with Francesco Gabbani's acclaimed hit "Amen"! This song, a winner at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival, is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in contemporary Italian. You'll encounter modern vocabulary and expressions used in everyday Italian conversations, especially those related to social commentary. Its catchy pop rhythms, combined with thought-provoking and often satirical lyrics, offer a unique linguistic and cultural experience. Learning Italian through "Amen" allows you to grasp not just the words, but also the nuanced cultural perspective on societal issues, making it a truly special and engaging learning tool.

[English]

At the gate, the barbarians

...

Hide supplies and coins

Under the tail, under the tail, under the tail

The organ traffickers and the raids of the vandals

Are in fashion, are in fashion, are in fashion

A mystical visionary at the university

Told me: "Utopia will save us!"

Sober in a coma from unhappiness

The mass is now over, children go in peace

The wind falls, no dissent, everything is silent again

And so, forward people, who hope for a miracle, let's process the mourning with an amen

(Amen)

From the rich with an ascetic look to the poor in spirit

Let's forget everything with an

Amen, (amen), amen, amen

The athletic posture

The aesthetic treatment

Are in fashion, are in fashion, always in fashion

I have the robe of a monk, the beard of a philosopher, I move my tail,

I move my tail, a flick of the tail

Jesus has become agnostic, the killers convert

Someone is already in the scent of holiness

The crowd is in line at the stores of uselessness

The offer is already over, friends go in peace

The wind falls, no dissent, everything is silent again

And so, forward people, who hope for a miracle, let's process the mourning with an amen

(Amen)

From the rich with an ascetic look to the poor in spirit

Let's forget everything with an amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Let's forget everything with an amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Let's forget everything with an amen

And man fell asleep and in the dream created the world

There he lived in harmony with the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea

The spontaneous earth gave its fruits in abundance

There was no war, death, disease, or suffering

Then he woke up

And so, forward people, who hope for a miracle, let's process the mourning with an amen

(Amen)

From the rich with an ascetic look to the poor in spirit

Let's forget everything with an amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Let's forget everything with an amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Let's forget everything with an amen

...

[Italian]

Alla porta i barbari

Nascondi provviste spiccioli

Sotto la coda, sotto la coda, sotto la coda

I trafficanti d'organi e le razzie dei vandali

Sono di moda, sono di moda, sono di moda

Un visionario mistico all'università

Mi disse: "L'utopia ci salverà!"

Astemi in coma etilico per l'infelicità

La messa è ormai finita figli andate in pace

Cala il vento nessun dissenso di nuovo tutto tace

E allora avanti popolo, che spera in un miracolo, elaboriamo il lutto con un amen

(Amen)

Dal ricco col look ascetico al povero di spirito

Dimentichiamo tutto con un

Amen, (amen), amen, amen

Il portamento atletico

Il trattamento estetico

Sono di moda, sono di moda, sempre di moda

Ho l'abito del monaco, la barba del filosofo, muovo la coda,

Muovo la coda, colpo di coda

Gesù si è fatto agnostico, i killer si convertono

Qualcuno è già in odor di santità

La folla è in coda negli store dell'inutilità

L'offerta è già finita amici andate in pace

Cala il vento nessun dissenso di nuovo tutto tace

E allora avanti popolo, che spera in un miracolo, elaboriamo il lutto con un amen

(Amen)

Dal ricco col look ascetico al povero di spirito

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

E l'uomo si addormento e nel sogno creò il mondo

Lì viveva in armonia con gli uccelli del cielo ed i pesci del mare

La terra spontanea donava i suoi frutti in abbondanza

Non vi era la guerra, la morte, la malattia, la sofferenza

Poi si svegliò

E allora avanti popolo, che spera in un miracolo, elaboriamo il lutto con un amen

(Amen)

Dal ricco col look ascetico al povero di spirito

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

(Amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)

Dimentichiamo tutto con un amen

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
porta /ˈpɔrta/ A2	noun - door
barbari /ˈbarbari/ B1	noun - barbarians; foreign or uncivilized people
provviste /provˈvistɛ/ B2	noun - supplies or provisions
trafficanti /trafˈfikanti/ B2	noun - traffickers; people involved in illegal trade
razzie /ˈradzje/ B2	noun - raids or looting
moda /ˈmɔda/ A2	noun - fashion
visionario /viˌzjɔˈnari.o/ B2	adjective/noun - visionary; someone with original ideas about the future
mistico /ˈmistiko/ B2	adjective - mystical; relating to mysticism or spiritual experience
salverà /salveˈrà/ B2	verb - will save; future tense of 'salvare' (to save)
utopia /uˈtɔpia/ B1	noun - ideal perfect society or world
infelicità /in.fe.li.čiˈta/ B2	noun - unhappiness; state of being unhappy
pace /pɑtʃe/ A2	noun - peace; calm or tranquility
speranza /spɛrˈanʦa/ A2	noun - hope
miracolo /miˈrakolo/ B1	noun - miracle; supernatural event
amen /ˈɑːmɛn/ A1	interjection - so be it; used to express affirmation or agreement

Key Grammar Structures

• Sono di moda, sono di moda, sono di moda

  ➔ Present tense of 'essere' (to be) used for emphasis

  ➔ 'Sono' is the first person singular of 'essere', used here repeatedly for emphasis.

• Elaboriamo il lutto con un amen

  ➔ Present tense of 'elaborare' (to process) in first person plural

  ➔ 'Elaboriamo' is the first person plural form of 'elaborare', meaning 'we process' or 'we elaborate'.

• L'uomo si addormenta e nel sogno creò il mondo

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'addormentarsi' in present tense + past tense of 'creare'

  ➔ 'Addormenta' is the third person singular present tense of the reflexive verb 'addormentarsi' (to fall asleep). 'Creò' is the third person singular past tense of 'creare' (to create).

• La terra spontanea donava i suoi frutti in abbondanza

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'donare' (to give), third person singular

  ➔ 'Donava' is the imperfect tense in Italian, indicating an ongoing or repeated action in the past about 'the land' giving its fruits.

• Que spera in un miracolo

  ➔ Present tense of 'sperare' (to hope) in third person singular

  ➔ 'Spera' is the third person singular present tense of 'sperare' (to hope).

• E l'uomo si addormenta e nel sogno creò il mondo

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'addormentarsi' in present tense + past tense of 'creare'

  ➔ 'Addormenta' is the present tense of 'addormentarsi' (to fall asleep). 'Creò' is the third person singular past tense of 'creare' (to create).