Buenos Aires – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Baby K

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Italian through Baby K's 'Buenos Aires,' a song about lost love and regained strength set against the backdrop of Milan's Corso Buenos Aires. Learn poignant phrases and poetic imagery while experiencing the bittersweet emotions of moving on .

[English]

Sometimes it's better not to understand

If the truth is a rose, we are the thorns

They say leaving is always better than betraying

To get back up, sometimes you start from the end

But tonight I'm feeling a little alone

The moon and a gunshot

What should I talk to you about

If you're still looking for me

If only the smoke remains

Like you, no one ever

I won't forget you

Sometimes I cried for you, now I don't

You used to tell me you're all I have

Don't believe it anymore, that's all I know

Another night in the city, Buenos Aires Avenue

And it was strange to see you again and still feel bad

Another night in the city, Buenos Aires Avenue

But your eyes were on me, like a hundred blades

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

It's easy to meet in this city

What I gave you, I only needed half

This whole scene was unplanned

Excuses are a machine gun, we shoot each other in the face (ram pam pam)

From lovers to two strangers

Who will be the first to take off the masks

From two diamonds to two survivors

I won't die again for you

I won't forget you

Sometimes I cried for you, now I don't

You used to tell me you're all I have

Don't believe it anymore, that's all I know

Another night in the city, Buenos Aires Avenue

And it was strange to see you again and still feel bad

Another night in the city, Buenos Aires Avenue

But your eyes were on me, like a hundred blades

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

The wind blows out the smoke

Then it goes away

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires (yeah yeah)

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires (Buenos Aires Avenue)

A hundred blades in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

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[Italian]

A volte è meglio non capire

Se la verità è una rosa, noi siamo le spine

Dicono lasciarsi è sempre meglio di tradire

Per rialzarsi a volte si comincia dalla fine

Ma stasera me ne sto un po' sola

La luna e un colpo di pistola

Di cosa ti dovrei parlare

Se sei tu che mi cerchi ancora

Se resta solo il fumo

Come te mai nessuno

Non ti dimenticherò

A volte ci ho pianto per te ora no

Mi dicevi sei tutto quello che ho

Non crederti più è tutto quello che so

Un'altra notte nella città, Corso Buenos Aires

Ed era strano rivedere te e starci ancora male

Ancora un'altra notte nella città, Corso Buenos Aires

Ma i tuoi occhi erano su di me, come cento lame

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

E' facile incontrarsi in questa città

È quello che ti ho dato, bastava la metà

Tutta questa scena non era prevista

Le scuse sono un mitra, ci spariamo a vista (ram pam pam)

Da due amanti a due sconosciuti

Chi sarà il primo a togliere le maschere

Da due diamanti a due sopravvissuti

Io non ci muoio un'altra volta per te

Non ti dimenticherò

A volte ci ho pianto per te ora no

Mi dicevi sei tutto quello che ho

Non crederti più è tutto quello che so

Un'altra notte nella città, Corso Buenos Aires

Ed era strano rivedere te e starci ancora male

Ancora un'altra notte nella città, Corso Buenos Aires

Ma i tuoi occhi erano su di me, come cento lame

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

Il vento soffia il fumo

Poi se ne va

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires (yeah yeah)

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires (Corso Buenos Aires)

Cento lame in Buenos Aires, Aires, Aires

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tradire /tradiˈre/ B1	verb - to be disloyal or unfaithful
rimorso /rimˈorzo/ B2	noun - deep regret or guilt
lama /ˈlama/ A2	noun - blade or sword blade
scena /ˈʃeːna/ A2	noun - scene, setting
scuro /ˈskuːro/ B1	adjective - dark, not bright
sconosciuto /skonoˈʃuːito/ B2	adjective - unknown, unfamiliar noun - stranger
male /ˈmaːle/ A1	adjective - having a gender that is typically associated with men
scoprire /skoprire/ B1	verb - to find out, to discover
notte /ˈnɔtte/ A2	noun - night
ombra /ˈombra/ B2	noun - shadow
fumo /ˈfumo/ A2	noun - smoke

Key Grammar Structures

• Se la verità è una rosa, noi siamo le spine

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'se' (if) + present indicative, expressing a hypothetical situation

  ➔ 'Se' introduces a **conditional clause** that discusses a hypothetical situation or condition

• Dicono lasciarsi è sempre meglio di tradire

  ➔ Impersonal form using 'dicono' (they say) + infinitive, expressing general opinion

  ➔ 'Dicono' is used to state a **general opinion or belief** that is not attributed to a specific subject

• Per rialzarsi a volte si comincia dalla fine

  ➔ Reflexive verb in the present tense 'si comincia' (one begins), with 'dalla fine' (from the end) indicating starting point

  ➔ 'Si comincia' is a **reflexive verb** in the present tense meaning 'to start oneself', emphasizing the action's self-directed nature

• E' facile incontrarsi in questa città

  ➔ Infinitive reflexive pronoun 'incontrarsi' (to meet oneself), with 'facile' (easy) indicating an easy action

  ➔ 'Incontrarsi' is a **reflexive infinitive** meaning 'to meet each other', with 'facile' (easy) describing the ease of doing so

• Cento lame in Buenos Aires

  ➔ Noun phrase with 'cento lame' (a hundred blades) indicating metaphorical knives, showing quantity and metaphor

  ➔ 'Cento lame' is a **noun phrase** depicting metaphorical blades, emphasizing emotional pain or danger