Paracetamolo – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Calcutta
• Album: Paracetamolo

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with the culture, and Calcutta's 'Paracetamolo' is a perfect start for Italian learners. The song uses simple, everyday language and metaphors, like comparing love to a common medicine, which can help you understand how Italians express deep emotions in a conversational and poetic way. Its catchy melody and relatable story of love and heartache make it a special and memorable song to learn with.

[English]

You know that Tylenol 500

If you take two, it becomes 1000?

...

It shows you’ve tried a little something, they talk

Your pupils speak

...

And now that you’re holding my hand, go slow

Because if you squeeze me like that

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

...

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

...

The Milan Cathedral is like a paracetamol

Always ready for your sore throat

...

Tomorrow I’m not working, come over to me

But you never come to see me

Because over at your place, it’s not Versailles (it’s not Versailles)

And now that you’re holding my hand, go slow

Because I feel my heart racing at a thousand

Io sento il cuore a mille

...

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

(A thousand, a thousand, a thousand, a thousand, a thousand)

Seagull song

Inside my hand

Whether we’re on the metro or train, I don’t care

I feel the Mediterranean Sea

Within this radio

Please, go slow

Because if you squeeze me like that

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

...

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

...

I feel my heart racing at a thousand, a thousand, a thousand

I feel my heart racing at a thousand, a thousand, a thousand

I feel my heart racing at a thousand

...

[Italian]

Lo sai che la Tachipirina 500

Se ne prendi due diventa 1000?

Si vede che hai provato qualcosina, parlano

Parlano le tue pupille

E adesso che mi prendi per la mano, vacci piano

Che se mi stringi così

Io sento il cuore a mille

Sento il cuore a mille

Il Duomo di Milano è un paracetamolo

Sempre pronto per le tue tonsille

Domani non lavoro, puoi venire un po' da me

Ma poi da me non vieni mai

Che poi da te non è Versailles (non è Versailles)

E adesso che mi stringi per la mano, vacci piano

Che sento il cuore a mille

Io sento il cuore a mille

Sento il cuore a mille

(Mille, mille, mille, mille, mille)

Canto di gabbiano

Dentro la mia mano

Se siamo in metro o in treno, non m'importa

Io sento il Mar Mediterraneo

Dentro questa radio

Ti prego, vacci piano

Che se mi stringi così

Io sento il cuore a mille

Sento il cuore a mille

Io sento il cuore a mille, mille, mille

Sento il cuore a mille, mille, mille

Sento il cuore a mille

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tachipirina /takkiˈpiːriːna/ B1	noun - a brand name of paracetamol used as a fever reducer and pain reliever
diventa /diˈvɛnta/ A2	verb - it becomes
provato /prɔˈvato/ B1	verb - tried or tested
parlano /parˈlano/ A2	verb - they talk
pupille /puˈpille/ A2	noun - pupil (of the eye)
stringi /ˈstriŋɡi/ A2	verb - to tighten or clasp
cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ A2	noun - heart
mille /ˈmille/ A1	number adjective - thousand
mediterraneo /mediterˈraːneo/ B1	noun - Mediterranean Sea or region
radio /ˈrædiˌoʊ/ A1	noun - radio (device) or radio station

Key Grammar Structures

• Se ne prendi due diventa 1000?

  ➔ Conditional sentences (if-clauses)

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional structure to express a situation where if you take two doses, it becomes 1000.

• E adesso che mi prendi per la mano, vacci piano

  ➔ Temporal and subjunctive mood in subordinate clause

  ➔ The phrase contains a temporal clause 'che mi prendi per la mano' indicating when something happens, and an imperative 'vacci piano' advising to act gently.

• Sento il cuore a mille

  ➔ Expression of an intense feeling using the verb 'sentire' (to feel) + a prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'sento il cuore a mille' metaphorically means feeling very excited or having a racing heart.

• Dentro la mia mano

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location

  ➔ The phrase 'Dentro la mia mano' specifies the location where feelings or actions are recognized or being expressed.

• Se siamo in metro o in treno, non m'importa

  ➔ Conditional clause with subjunctive mood expressing indifference

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional clause to show that the speaker's feelings are unaffected by the mode of transportation.

• Io sento il Mar Mediterraneo Dentro questa radio

  ➔ Metaphorical usage of 'sentire' with a geographical/national symbol

  ➔ The phrase conveys a poetic feeling, implying the speaker feels connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the radio.