Come Si Fa – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Pooh

Lyrics & Translation

[Italian]

[English]

C'era un accordo fra di noi

There was an understanding between us

Che non sbagliava quasi mai

That almost never failed

Più che fratelli, tu lo sai.

More than brothers, you know.

Io le mie avventure, tu le tue

I had my adventures, you had yours

C'era una stanza presa in due

There was a room shared by us

E tirare a sorte chi ci va.

And drawing lots to see who'd go.

Poi raccontarsi come fu

Then sharing our stories about how it was

E inventarsi qualche cosa in più

And inventing something extra

E dirsi "da domani un'altra" e via!

And saying "from tomorrow, another," and off we go!

Sinceramente non lo so

Honestly, I don't know

Se cercavamo oppure no

If we were looking or not

La donna giusta prima o poi.

For the right woman, sooner or later.

O se solo per spavalderia

Or just for bravado

O per stupire la compagnia

Or to impress our friends

Si diceva "da domani un'altra" e via!

We'd say "from tomorrow, another," and off we go!

Poi la donna

Then the woman

Che vuol nascondere

Who wants to hide

Non racconti

Doesn't tell

Quello che fai con lei

What you do with her

Guai, parlarne a nostro modo, tu non sei più tu.

Trouble if we talk about it our way, you wouldn't be yourself anymore.

Cosa dirti,

What can I tell you,

Tu non mi crederai

You won't believe me

Cosa dirti,

What can I tell you,

Tu non mi ascolterai

You won't listen to me

Bene quand'è così, amico mio, peggio per te!

Well, if that's how it is, my friend, too bad for you!

Un giorno lei cercò di me

One day she looked for me

Mi chiese più o meno se

Asked me roughly if

Non mi ero accorto mai di lei.

I had never noticed her before.

Certo io non l'ho mandata via

Of course, I didn't send her away

E lei si illude di esser mia

And she dreams of being mine

Adesso qui come si fa.

Now, how do we do this?

Certo io non l'ho mandata via

Of course, I didn't send her away

E lei si illude di esser mia

And she dreams of being mine

Adesso qui come si fa.

Now, how do we do this?

Certo io non l'ho mandata via

Of course, I didn't send her away

E lei si illude di esser mia

And she dreams of being mine

Adesso qui come si fa.

Now, how do we do this?

Certo io non l'ho mandata via

Of course, I didn't send her away

E lei si illude di esser mia

And she dreams of being mine

Adesso qui come si fa.

Now, how do we do this?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
accordo /akˈkɔrdːo/ B1	noun - agreement
sbagliava /zbaʎˈʎaːva/ B1	verb - he/she/it was wrong
fratelli /fraˈtɛlːi/ A2	noun - brothers
avventure /avvenˈtuːre/ B1	noun - adventures
stanza /ˈstan.tsa/ A2	noun - room
sorte /ˈsɔr.te/ B1	noun - luck, fate
raccontarsi /rakkonˈtaːrsi/ B2	verb - to tell each other, to recount oneself
inventarsi /invenˈtarsi/ B2	verb - to invent oneself, to imagine
dire /diˈrɛ/ A2	verb - to say, to tell
domani /doˈmaːni/ A1	adverb - tomorrow
nascondere /nasˈkɔn.de.re/ B2	verb - to hide
parlarne /parˈlarne/ B2	verb - to talk about, to discuss

Key Grammar Structures

• C'era un accordo fra di noi

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe past situations.

  ➔ The phrase "C'era" indicates an ongoing state in the past.

• E tirare a sorte chi ci va.

  ➔ Infinitive form used after a conjunction.

  ➔ The phrase "tirare a sorte" means to draw lots.

• Sinceramente non lo so

  ➔ Adverb placement for emphasis.

  ➔ The adverb "Sinceramente" emphasizes the speaker's honesty.

• Certo io non l'ho mandata via

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate past actions with relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "non l'ho mandata via" indicates that the action of not sending her away is still relevant.

• E lei si illude di esser mia

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions done to oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "si illude" indicates that she is deceiving herself.

• Cosa dirti, tu non mi crederai

  ➔ Future tense to express uncertainty about future actions.

  ➔ The phrase "tu non mi crederai" suggests doubt about being believed.