I P’ ME, TU P’ TE – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Geolier

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt Neapolitan lyrics of Geolier's "I p' me, tu p' te." This track, a blend of electropop and urban sounds, offers a poignant reflection on love and separation, making it a special song to connect with the nuances of relationships and potentially improve your understanding of the Italian language through its evocative storytelling.

[English]

We are two stars that are falling

You are getting dressed knowing that you have to undress

Even the bad does us good, together you and I

We hoped to be together forever, you and I

No, no, no, how can it be, no, no, no, forget you?

For now, no, I can't do it, if you weren't here, I would have to invent you

How much does happiness cost if money can't buy it?

I wasted time talking

I never thought about it

Because the beginning of the story was already the end of the story for us

The sky is watching us

And when it rains, it's because it felt sorry for me and for you

So now it's starting to rain

We are two strangers who meet

And I was thinking about all the things I've done

And all those I've lost, I can't do anything else

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

You trap me by hugging me, even the devil was an angel

How can you love me if I don't love you? How can you fly without wings?

And no, it's been a long time since the last time

Give me a little more time for the last time

And no, no, no, no, how can it be, no, no, no, forget you?

For now, no, I can't do it

I never thought about it

Because the beginning of the story was already the end of the story for us

The sky is watching us

And when it rains, it's because it felt sorry for me and for you

So now it's starting to rain

We are two strangers who meet

And I was thinking about all the things I've done

And all those I've lost, I can't do anything else

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

This night is only ours

If you want to find the moon, I’ll go get it and bring it to you

And even if I did, you wouldn’t be happy

I would want all the stars, I would want more time with you

So now it's starting to rain

We are two strangers who meet

And I was thinking about all the things I've done

And all those I've lost, I can't do anything else

I for me, you for you

I for me, you for you

...

[Italian]

Nuje simmo ddoje stelle ca stanno precipetanno

Te staje vestenno consapevole ca t'hê 'a spuglià

Pure 'o mmale ce fa bbene, 'nzieme i' e te

C'ammo sperato 'e stà pe sempe 'nzieme i' e te

No, no, no, comme se fà, no, no, no, a te scurdà?

Pe mo, no, nn"o ppozzo fà, si nn'ce stive, t'er"a 'nventà

'A felicità quanto costa si 'e sorde nn"a ponno accattà?

Aggio sprecato tiempo a parlà

Nun l"ess"a penzato maje

Ca ll'inizio d"a storia era ggià 'a fine d" storia pe nuje

'O cielo ce sta guardanno

E quando chiove è pecché s'è dispiaciuto pe'mmé e pe'tté

Picciò mo sta inizianno a chiovere

Simmo duje estranei ca se 'ncontrano

E stevo penzanno a tutte le cose che ho fatto

E a tutte quelle che ho perso, non posso fare nient'altro

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

Tu me 'ntrappole abbracciannome, pure 'o diavolo era n'angelo

Comme me può amà si nun t'amo? Comme può vulà senz'ali?

E no, è passato tantu tiempo d'a ll'ultima vota

Damme n'atu poco 'e tiempo pe ll'ultima vota

E no, no, no, no, comme se fa, no, no, no, a te scurdà?

Pe mo, no, nn"o ppozzo fá

Nun l"ess"a penzato maje

Ca ll'inizio d"a storia era ggià 'a fine d" storia pe nuje

'O cielo ce sta guardanno

E quando chiove è pecché s'è dispiaciuto pe'mmé e pe'tté

Picciò mo sta inizianno a chiovere

Simmo duje estranei ca se 'ncontrano

E stevo penzanno a tutte le cose che ho fatto

E a tutte quelle che ho perso, non posso fare nient'altro

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

'Sta notte è sulo d"a nosta

Si vuò truanno 'a luna, 'a vaco a piglià e t"a porto

E pure si 'o facesse, tu nun fusse cuntenta

Vulisse tutt"e stelle, vulesse cchiù tiempo cu'tté

Picciò mo sta inizianno a chiovere

Simmo duje estranei ca se 'ncontrano

E stevo penzanno a tutte le cose che ho fatto

E a tutte quelle che ho perso, non posso fare nient'altro

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

I' pe'mmé, tu pe'tté

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stelle /ˈstɛlle/ A1	noun - stars
tempo /ˈtɛmpo/ A2	noun - time
cielo /ˈtʃɛlo/ A2	noun - sky
felicità /feliʧiˈta/ B1	noun - happiness
incontrano /inˈkontrano/ B1	verb - to meet
perdere /ˈpɛrdere/ B2	verb - to lose
sprecato /spreˈkato/ B2	adjective - wasted
pensare /penˈzare/ B2	verb - to think
votà /voˈta/ B2	verb - to vote
diavolo /diˈavolo/ B2	noun - devil
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
cose /ˈkoze/ A2	noun - things
sorde /ˈsorde/ B2	noun - money
abrazzi /aˈbrattsi/ B2	verb - to hug

Key Grammar Structures

• Nuje simmo ddoje stelle ca stanno precipetanno

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action, as in "we are two stars that are falling".

• Pe mo, no, nn' o ppozzo fà, si nn'ce stive, t'er'a 'nventà

  ➔ Conditional sentences

  ➔ This line expresses a condition: "if you were here, I would have to invent you".

• Aggio sprecato tiempo a parlà

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ This line uses the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action: "I wasted time talking".

• E quando chiove è pecché s'è dispiaciuto pe'mmé e pe'tté

  ➔ Causative form

  ➔ This line uses a causative form to explain the reason for an action: "when it rains, it's because it is sad for me and for you".

• Simmo duje estranei ca se 'ncontrano

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to state a fact: "we are two strangers who meet".

• Tu me 'ntrappole abbracciannome, pure 'o diavolo era n'angelo

  ➔ Past tense with a metaphor

  ➔ This line uses the past tense to create a metaphor: "you trap me by embracing me, even the devil was an angel".

• Vulisse tutt'e stelle, vulesse cchiù tiempo cu'tté

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ This line expresses a wish using the subjunctive mood: "I would like all the stars, I would like more time with you".