Lyrics & Translation
Experience the poignant Italian ballad "Il Tempo Se Ne Va" by Adriano Celentano. This song offers a beautiful glimpse into the complex emotions of a father watching his daughter mature, capturing the universal theme of time's relentless march. Through its touching lyrics and melancholic melody, you can connect with the nuances of familial love and the passage of life.
What a sight seeing it on you
If your mother sees you, you know
Tonight we’ll end up in trouble
It’s strange, but it’s really you
Fourteen or a bit more years old
You haven’t played with your Barbie in a while
And your step is more womanly now
It’s always a secret on the phone
So many things in just a breath
And I want to ask you who it is
But I know you’re ashamed of me
The door’s not closing right, and you
Mirror, makeup, and chest pushed up
And soon you’ll go out tonight
Those nights I’ll never sleep
Meanwhile, time just slips away
And you no longer feel like a girl
You grow up so fast at your age
I didn’t realize it before
Meanwhile, time just slips away
Between dreams and worries
Stockings already replaced
The socks you used to wear
Becoming a woman is more than normal
But a daughter is something special
Maybe you have a boyfriend
Sometimes you’ve already cried for him
A slightly shorter skirt, and then
Mischief in some of your gestures
And soon you’ll go out tonight
Those nights I’ll never sleep
Meanwhile, time just slips away
And you no longer feel like a girl
You grow up so fast at your age
I didn’t realize it before
Meanwhile, time just slips away
Between dreams and worries
Stockings already replaced
The socks you used to wear
Key Vocabulary
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vestito /vesˈtiːto/ A2 |
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impressione /impreˈssjone/ B1 |
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madre /ˈmadre/ A1 |
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sera /ˈsera/ A1 |
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guai /ɡwai/ B2 |
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segreto /seˈɡreto/ B1 |
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cose /ˈkoze/ A2 |
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tempo /ˈtɛmpo/ A2 |
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bambina /bamˈbina/ B1 |
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crescere /ˈkrɛʃere/ B1 |
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preoccupazioni /preokkupat͡sjoˈni/ B2 |
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figlia /ˈfiʎʎa/ A2 |
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ragazzo /raˈɡattso/ A2 |
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gonna /ˈɡonna/ A2 |
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malizia /maˈlit͡sja/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Quel vestito da dov'è sbucato?
➔ Interrogative structure
➔ The sentence uses an interrogative structure to ask about the origin of the dress.
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E il tuo passo è da donna ormai
➔ Present tense
➔ The present tense is used to describe a current state or characteristic.
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E tra poco la sera uscirai
➔ Future tense
➔ The future tense indicates an action that will happen soon.
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E intanto il tempo se ne va
➔ Present continuous
➔ The present continuous is used to express an ongoing action.
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La tua Barbie è da un po' che non l'hai
➔ Present perfect
➔ The present perfect is used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.
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Farsi donna è più che normale
➔ Infinitive form
➔ The infinitive form is used to express an action in a general sense.
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Il ragazzo magari ce l'hai
➔ Modal verbs
➔ Modal verbs are used to express possibility or ability.
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Le calze a rete han preso già il posto dei calzettoni
➔ Past participle
➔ The past participle is used to form perfect tenses and passive voice.
