La mia estate con te – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: FRED BONGUSTO

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the romantic Italian pop ballad "La mia estate con te" by Fred Bongusto. Through its nostalgic lyrics and smooth melody, you can explore themes of summer love and cherished memories, offering a glimpse into the emotional landscape of classic Italian music.

[English]

I would like to send you to hell

With my useless problems

That are here in the waiting room of my mind

They create obstacles to my quiet survival

Give me time to decide

If it's worth having your arms

Your face against my chest

And to walk alone

To act as if you weren't there

And throw away some love

To pretend I don't care

As if

This summer with you

My summer with you

No longer mattered

Was no longer enough

Would never return

As if

My summer with you

My life with you

No, had never

Existed

And had never

Lived

Those car rides

Through impractical paths

The uncontrollable laughter

And the endless silences

Made me feel freer

Like when under the trees

We would go make love, we

And the senses would ignite

And the thoughts would fade away

All things

That I have experienced

I cannot deny them

Don't try

To convince me

As if

This summer with you

My life with you

No longer mattered

No, had never

Existed

...

[Italian]

Io vorrei mandarti al diavolo

Con i miei problemi inutili

Che son qui nell'anticamera della mente

Fanno ostacoli al mio quieto sopravvivere

Dammi il tempo per decidere

Se conviene aver le braccia tue

La tua faccia, contro il petto mio

E da solo camminare io

Fare come non ci fossi tu

E gettarmi qualche amore via

Fare finta di fregarmene

Come se

Questa estate con te

La mia estate con te

Non contasse più

Non bastasse più

Non tornasse più

Come se

La mia estate con te

La mia vita con te

No, non fosse mai

Esistita mai

E vissuta mai

Quelle corse in automobile

Per sentieri impraticabili

Le risate incontenibili

E i silenzi interminabili

Mi rendevano più libero

Come quando sotto gli alberi

Scendevamo a far l'amore, noi

E i sensi s'accendevano

E i pensieri si spegnevano

Tutte cose

Che ho provato, io

Non posso rinnegarle, io

Non cercare

Di convincermi

Come se

Questa estate con te

La mia vita con te

Non contasse più

No, non fosse mai

Esistita mai

E vissuta mai

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mandarti /manˈdarti/ B1	verb - to send you
problemi /proˈblemi/ A2	noun - problems
mente /ˈmente/ B1	noun - mind
tempo /ˈtempo/ A2	noun - time
braccia /ˈbrattʃa/ B1	noun - arms
faccia /ˈfattʃa/ A2	noun - face
petto /ˈpetto/ B1	noun - chest
camminare /kammiˈnare/ A2	verb - to walk
amore /aˈmore/ A2	noun - love
vita /ˈvita/ A2	noun - life
cose /ˈkoze/ B1	noun - things
corse /ˈkorze/ B2	noun - races
risate /riˈzate/ B1	noun - laughter
silenzi /siˈlɛntsi/ B2	noun - silences
libero /ˈlibero/ B2	adjective - free

Key Grammar Structures

• Io vorrei mandarti al diavolo

  ➔ Conditional tense (Vorrei + infinitive)

  ➔ "Vorrei" is the conditional form of "volere" (to want). Using "vorrei + infinitive" expresses a desire or a polite request.

• Che son qui nell'anticamera della mente

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'che' as subject.

  ➔ "Che" refers back to "problemi inutili" and acts as the subject of the verb "son".

• Dammi il tempo per decidere

  ➔ Imperative mood with indirect object pronoun ('mi')

  ➔ "Dammi" is the imperative form of "dare" (to give) with the indirect object pronoun "mi" (to me) attached. It means "give me".

• Se conviene aver le braccia tue

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'conviene' + infinitive

  ➔ "Conviene" means "it is convenient" or "it is advisable." Impersonal verbs don't have a specific subject. The infinitive "aver" (to have) follows.

• Fare come non ci fossi tu

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (imperfetto congiuntivo) in an unreal conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase uses the "imperfetto congiuntivo" ("fossi") to express a hypothetical situation that is contrary to fact. The main clause (implied here as "Fare") is in the conditional mood.

• E gettarmi qualche amore via

  ➔ Reflexive verb ('gettarmi') + adverbial phrase ('via')

  ➔ "Gettarmi" is the reflexive form of "gettare" (to throw), meaning "to throw myself". "Via" is an adverbial phrase meaning "away". Together, "gettarmi ... via" suggests discarding something.

• Come se Questa estate con te La mia estate con te Non contasse più

  ➔ Hypothetical clause introduced by "come se" (as if) + subjunctive mood (imperfetto congiuntivo implied), repeated noun.

  ➔ "Come se" introduces a hypothetical situation or a comparison that is not real. The implied subjunctive shows that the statement is contrary to fact. The repetition of "estate con te" emphasizes the specific summer.

• Mi rendevano più libero

  ➔ Imperfect tense (rendevano) expressing a habitual action in the past.

  ➔ The imperfect tense "rendevano" indicates that the actions (corse in automobile, le risate, i silenzi) happened repeatedly or continuously over a period of time in the past.