Bella – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Jovanotti

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt Italian lyrics of Jovanotti's "Bella," a song that celebrates the beauty of a loved one. Through its poetic verses and warm melodies, "Bella" offers a window into expressing profound affection and is a wonderful way to connect with the expressive nature of the Italian language.

[English]

And the world spins, spins

And the world spins and I spin you

You look at me and I don't respond, ah

Because there is no answer in words

Beautiful like a morning of crystal clear water

Like a window that lights up my pillow

Warm like bread, shadow under a pine

While you move away, stay with me forever

I work all day

And all day I think of you

And when I bake the bread, ah

I keep it warm for you, ah

Clear like an ABC, like a Monday

On vacation after a year of work

Beautiful, strong like a flower, sweet with pain

Beautiful like the wind that made you beautiful

Love, primitive joy of knowing you are alive

Full life, days and hours, heartbeat

Pure, sweet butterfly, naked like a bride

While you move away, stay with me forever

Beautiful like a morning of crystal clear water

Like a window that lights up my pillow

Warm like bread, shadow under a pine

Like a passport with a photo of a child

Beautiful like a round shape, big like the world

Warm from the sirocco and fresh like the tramontana

You like fortune, you so timely

While you move away, stay with me forever

Beautiful like a harmony, like joy

Like my grandmother in a photo as a girl

Like a poem, oh my Madonna

Like reality meeting my fantasy

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful

...

[Italian]

E gira, gira il mondo

E gira il mondo e giro te

Mi guardi e non rispondo, ah

Perché risposta non c'è nelle parole

Bella come una mattina d'acqua cristallina

Come una finestra che mi illumina il cuscino

Calda come il pane, ombra sotto un pino

Mentre t'allontani, stai con me forever

Lavoro tutto il giorno

E tutto il giorno penso a te

E quando il pane sforno, ah

Lo tengo caldo per te, ah

Chiara come un ABC, come un lunedì

Di vacanza dopo un anno di lavoro

Bella, forte come un fiore, dolce di dolore

Bella come il vento che t'ha fatto bella

Amore, gioia primitiva di saperti viva

Vita piena, giorni e ore, batticuore

Pura, dolce mariposa, nuda come sposa

Mentre t'allontani, stai con me forever

Bella come una mattina d'acqua cristallina

Come una finestra che mi illumina il cuscino

Calda come il pane, ombra sotto un pino

Come un passaporto con la foto di un bambino

Bella come un tondo, grande come il mondo

Calda di scirocco e fresca come tramontana

Tu come la fortuna, tu così opportuna

Mentre t'allontani, stai con me forever

Bella come un'armonia, come l'allegria

Come la mia nonna in una foto da ragazza

Come una poesia, oh Madonna mia

Come la realtà che incontra la mia fantasia

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Bella

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gira /ˈdʒira/ A2	verb - to turn or spin
mondo /ˈmondo/ B1	noun - world
guardi /ˈɡwardi/ A2	verb - to watch or look at
rispondo /riˈspondo/ B1	verb - to answer or respond
risposta /risˈposta/ A2	noun - answer or reply
cristallina /kristallina/ B2	adjective - crystal clear or transparent
illumina /illuˈmina/ B2	verb - to light up or illuminate
caldo /ˈkaldo/ A2	adjective - hot or warm (expression or food)
ombra /ˈombrə/ A2	noun - shadow
sopronto /sopˈronto/ B1	adjective - soon or quickly
pieno /ˈpjeːno/ B1	adjective - full
fiore /ˈfjoːre/ A2	noun - flower
dolore /doˈlore/ A2	noun - pain or suffering
vento /ˈvɛnto/ A2	noun - wind
amore /aˈmoːre/ A1	noun - love
gioia /ˈdʒoja/ A2	noun - joy
viva /ˈviːva/ B1	adjective - alive or lively
vita /ˈviːta/ A1	noun - life
piena /ˈpjɛna/ A2	adjective - full
giorno /ˈdʒorno/ A1	noun - day

Key Grammar Structures

• E gira, gira il mondo

  ➔ Present tense for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "E gira" uses the present tense to indicate that the world is currently turning.

• Bella come una mattina d'acqua cristallina

  ➔ Simile construction using 'come' to compare.

  ➔ The phrase "Bella come" introduces a comparison, likening beauty to a clear morning.

• Mentre t'allontani, stai con me forever

  ➔ Present continuous for actions happening at the moment.

  ➔ The phrase "Mentre t'allontani" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening as the subject moves away.

• Calda come il pane

  ➔ Adjective comparison using 'come'.

  ➔ The phrase "Calda come" compares warmth to that of bread.

• Amore, gioia primitiva di saperti viva

  ➔ Noun phrases expressing emotions.

  ➔ The phrase "Amore, gioia primitiva" uses noun phrases to convey deep feelings of love and joy.

• Bella come un'armonia

  ➔ Simile construction using 'come' to compare.

  ➔ The phrase "Bella come" introduces a comparison, likening beauty to harmony.

• Come la realtà che incontra la mia fantasia

  ➔ Complex sentence structure with subordinate clauses.

  ➔ The phrase "Come la realtà che incontra" uses a complex structure to express a relationship between reality and fantasy.