E' la notte di Natale – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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fermare /ferˈmaːre/ B1 |
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città /tʃitˈta/ A2 |
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umanità /umaˈniːta/ B2 |
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stupendo /stuˈpɛnːdo/ B2 |
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accadere /akːaˈdeːre/ B2 |
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uguale /uˈɡwaːle/ A2 |
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gioia /ˈdʒɔːja/ A2 |
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bimbo /ˈbim.bo/ A1 |
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mezzogiorno /mɛd.dzoˈdʒorno/ B2 |
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natalizio /natalˈittsjo/ B2 |
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guardare /ɡwarˈdaːre/ A2 |
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resta /ˈrɛsta/ A2 |
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muterà /mutoˈreːa/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ferma la città, si ferma anche l'umanità
➔ Verb Conjugation (Present Tense), Reflexive Verb
➔ "Ferma" is a conjugated verb in the present tense. "Si ferma" uses the reflexive pronoun "si", indicating the city and humanity stop themselves.
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Qualcosa di stupendo sta accadendo qua
➔ Present Continuous (Stare + Gerund)
➔ "Sta accadendo" is the present continuous form, formed with "stare" + gerund ("accadendo"). It indicates something is happening right now.
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Che di gioia mi fa voglia di cantar
➔ Relative Pronoun (Che), Idiomatic Expression (Fare voglia di)
➔ "Che" is a relative pronoun connecting the clause to the previous statement. "Fare voglia di" (literally, 'to make desire of') is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to make you want to'.
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Chi non vuol sapere
➔ Relative Pronoun 'Chi', Negation (Non)
➔ "Chi" functions as a relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'. "Non vuol sapere" means 'doesn't want to know'.
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E dice: "nulla mai tra noi migliorerà
➔ Future Simple Tense, Adverb of Time (Mai)
➔ "Migliorerà" is the future simple tense of "migliorare" (to improve). "Mai" means 'never'. So, the line means 'nothing will ever improve between us'.