Nera – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Irama
• Album: Plume

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Italian pop music with Irama's sensational hit, "Nera"! This catchy and upbeat track, filled with vivid descriptions and relatable emotions, offers a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the Italian language. You'll pick up everyday expressions related to love, desire, and summer fun, all while grooving to its infectious Latin-infused rhythm. Its widespread popularity makes it a special entry point for understanding contemporary Italian culture through song.

[English]

♪ I've been watching you for a while and I don't know if I've ♪

♪ Already seen you on the street or inside the Rolling Stone ♪

♪ I don't know what's wrong with me but I know we can ♪

♪ Go deep together inside another shot ♪

♪ You and me, a bar, let's quickly get out of here ♪

♪ Where the horizon has no end, the fine sand ♪

♪ How fine you are when you blush at a compliment ♪

♪ And if we get lost, a moment will remain ♪

♪ Let's toast to life for every wound that will have served ♪

♪ To be with you ♪

♪ Come on, don't you see that ♪

♪ I want you, do you see how much I want you ♪

♪ Black like your back ♪

♪ Dressed for the evening ♪

♪ Let your hair down ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ Black like tonight ♪

♪ With the full moon ♪

♪ Move, then dance ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ I've been watching you for a while and I don't know if I've ♪

♪ Bla bla bla, talk to me, come on ♪

♪ Show me what you do ♪

♪ When I tease you ♪

♪ How can you say no to me ♪

♪ You know, you're just wasting time ♪

♪ You know, love is complicated ♪

♪ Especially when it's born ♪

♪ From a lightning strike that hit the wrong heart ♪

♪ But they say that maybe it's not for you ♪

♪ They say that maybe you're not for me ♪

♪ Let's toast to envy for every wound ♪

♪ That will have served to be with you ♪

♪ Come on, don't you see that ♪

♪ I want you, do you see how much I want you ♪

♪ Black like your back ♪

♪ Dressed for the evening ♪

♪ Let your hair down ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ Black like tonight ♪

♪ With the full moon ♪

♪ Move, then dance ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ Dance a little ♪

♪ Dance, you dance a little ♪

♪ Beautiful even without photoshop ♪

♪ You burn like in a coffee shop ♪

♪ When you raise your elbow a little ♪

♪ You are sexier than usual ♪

♪ But you, dance, you dance a little ♪

♪ Black like your back ♪

♪ Dressed for the evening ♪

♪ Let your hair down ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ Black like tonight ♪

♪ With the full moon ♪

♪ Move, then dance ♪

♪ Then dance a little ♪

♪ Dance a little ♪

♪ Dance, you dance a little ♪

♪ Dance a little ♪

♪ Dance, you dance a little ♪

♪ Dance a little ♪

♪ Dance, you dance a little ♪

[Italian]

♪ Ti osservo da un po’ e non so se ti ho ♪

♪ Già vista per la strada o dentro al Rolling Stone ♪

♪ Non so che cos’ho ma so che si può ♪

♪ Andare a fondo insieme dentro a un altro shot ♪

♪ Io e te, un bar, svelta andiamocene via di qua ♪

♪ Dove l’orizzonte non ha fine, la sabbia fine ♪

♪ Quanto sei fine quando arrossisci per un complimento ♪

♪ E se ci perderemo rimarrà un momento ♪

♪ Brindiamo alla vita per ogni ferita che sarà servita ♪

♪ Per stare con te ♪

♪ Dai non vedi che ♪

♪ Ti vorrei, lo vedi quanto ti vorrei ♪

♪ Nera come la tua schiena ♪

♪ Vestita da sera ♪

♪ Sciogliti i capelli ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Nera come questa sera ♪

♪ Con la luna piena ♪

♪ Muoviti poi balla ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Ti osservo da un po’ e non so se ti ho ♪

♪ Bla bla bla parlami dai ♪

♪ Fa-fa-fammelo vedere che fai ♪

♪ Quando ti provoco ♪

♪ Come puoi dirmi di no ♪

♪ Lo sai, che sprechi solo tempo ♪

♪ Sai l’amore è complicato ♪

♪ Specialmente quando è nato ♪

♪ Da un colpo di fulmine andato sul cuore sbagliato ♪

♪ Ma dicono che forse non fa per te ♪

♪ Dicono che forse non fai per me ♪

♪ Brindiamo all’invidia per ogni ferita ♪

♪ Che sarà servita per stare con te ♪

♪ Dai non vedi che ♪

♪ Ti vorrei, lo vedi quanto ti vorrei ♪

♪ Nera come la tua schiena ♪

♪ Vestita da sera ♪

♪ Sciogliti i capelli ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Nera come questa sera ♪

♪ Con la luna piena ♪

♪ Muoviti poi balla ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla, tu balla un po’ ♪

♪ Bella anche senza photoshop ♪

♪ Bruci come in un coffee shop ♪

♪ Quando alzi un po’ il gomito ♪

♪ Sei più sexy del solito ♪

♪ Ma tu, balla, tu balla un po’ ♪

♪ Nera come la tua schiena ♪

♪ Vestita da sera ♪

♪ Sciogliti i capelli ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Nera come questa sera ♪

♪ Con la luna piena ♪

♪ Muoviti poi balla ♪

♪ Poi balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla, tu balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla, tu balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla un po’ ♪

♪ Balla, tu balla un po’ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
osservo /osˈveːro/ B2	verb - to watch, observe
strada /ˈstrada/ A2	noun - street
vista /ˈvista/ B1	noun - view, sight
cose /kose/ A2	noun - things, matters
ho /o/ A1	verb - to have
so /so/ A2	verb - to know
può /ˈpwo/ A2	verb - can, to be able to
fondo /ˈfondo/ B1	noun - bottom, depth
fine /fiːne/ A2	adjective - thin, fine
compleanno /kompletˈt͡sanno/ B1	noun - birthday
vita /ˈviːta/ A2	noun - life
ferita /feˈriːta/ B2	noun - wound

Key Grammar Structures

• Ti osservo da un po’ e non so se ti ho

  ➔ Present tense and indirect questions.

  ➔ The phrase "non so se ti ho" uses an indirect question structure.

• Brindiamo alla vita per ogni ferita che sarà servita

  ➔ Future tense and purpose clauses.

  ➔ The phrase "che sarà servita" indicates a future action.

• Dai non vedi che

  ➔ Imperative mood and informal speech.

  ➔ The phrase "Dai non vedi che" uses the imperative to encourage someone.

• Nera come la tua schiena

  ➔ Similes and comparisons.

  ➔ The phrase "Nera come la tua schiena" uses a simile to create imagery.

• Quando ti provoco

  ➔ Adverbial clauses of time.

  ➔ The phrase "Quando ti provoco" indicates a specific time when an action occurs.

• Lo sai, che sprechi solo tempo

  ➔ Present tense and conditional clauses.

  ➔ The phrase "Lo sai, che sprechi solo tempo" uses the present tense to express a fact.

• Sai l’amore è complicato

  ➔ Present tense and general statements.

  ➔ The phrase "Sai l’amore è complicato" makes a general statement about love.