Pensiero Stupendo – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Patty Pravo

Lyrics & Translation

[Italian]

[English]

E tu

And you

E noi

And us

E lei

And her

Fra noi

Between us

Vorrei

I'd like

Non so

I don't know

Che lei

If she

O no

Or not

Le mani

Her hands

Le sue

Her hands

Pensiero stupendo

Wonderful thought

Nasce un poco strisciando

It's born creeping a little

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

It could be about a need for love

Meglio non dire

Better not to say

E tu

And you

E noi

And us

E lei

And her

Fra noi

Between us

Vorrei

I'd like

Vorrei

I'd like

E lei adesso sa che vorrei

And she now knows what I'd like

Le mani, le sue

Her hands, her hands

Prima o poi

Sooner or later

Poteva accadere, sai

It could have happened, you know

Si puo scivolare se così si puo dire

You can slip if you can say so

Questioni di cuore

Matters of the heart

Pensiero stupendo

Wonderful thought

Nasce un poco strisciando

It's born creeping a little

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

It could be about a need for love

Meglio non dire

Better not to say

E tu

And you

E noi

And us

E lei

And her

Fra noi

Between us

Vorrei

I'd like

Vorrei

I'd like

E lei adesso sa che vorrei

And she now knows what I'd like

Le mani, le sue

Her hands, her hands

E poi un'altra volta noi due

And then another time, the two of us

Vorrei per amore o per ridere

I'd like for love or for a laugh

Dipende da me

It depends on me

E tu ancora

And you again

E noi ancora

And us again

E lei un'altra volta fra noi

And her another time between us

Le mani questa volta, sei tu e lei

Her hands this time, it's you and her

E lei a poco a poco di più, di più

And her little by little, more and more

Vicini per questione di cuore

Close for matters of the heart

Se cosi si pur dire, dirò

If we can say so, I'll say

E tu ancora

And you again

E noi ancora

And us again

E lei un'altra volta fra noi

And her another time between us

Fra noi, fra noi

Between us, between us

Pensiero stupendo

Wonderful thought

Nasce un poco strisciando

It's born creeping a little

Si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

It could be about a need for love

Meglio non dire

Better not to say

Prima o poi

Sooner or later

Poteva accadere, sai

It could have happened, you know

Si può scivolare, se così si può dire

You can slip, if you can say so

Questione di cuore

A matter of the heart

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensiero /penˈsjɛro/ B1	noun - thought
stupendo /stuˈpɛndo/ B2	adjective - wonderful, amazing
mani /ˈmaːni/ A1	noun - hands
nasce /ˈnaʃʃe/ B1	verb - is born, arises
strisciando /striʃˈʃando/ B2	verb - crawling, creeping
trattare /tratˈtaːre/ B1	verb - to deal with, to be about
bisogno /biˈzoɲɲo/ A2	noun - need
amore /aˈmoːre/ A1	noun - love
dire /ˈdiːre/ A1	verb - to say
poteva /poˈteːva/ B1	verb - could
accadere /akˈkaːdere/ B2	verb - to happen
scivolare /ʃʃivoˈlaːre/ B2	verb - to slip, to slide
cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ A1	noun - heart
ridere /ˈriːdere/ A2	verb - to laugh
vicini /viˈtʃiːni/ A2	adjective - close, near

Key Grammar Structures

• Vorrei

  ➔ Conditional form of 'volere' (to want), expressing a polite or hypothetical desire.

  ➔ Used to express a polite or hypothetical desire, similar to 'would like' in English.

• si potrebbe trattare di bisogno d'amore

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'potrebbe' (could/might), implying possibility.

  ➔ Expresses possibility, indicating that something 'might' be related to a need for love.

• nasce un poco strisciando

  ➔ Present tense of 'nasce' (to be born), with an adverb 'poco' (little), describing the manner of emergence.

  ➔ Describes something beginning or emerging slowly or subtly, with 'poco' indicating a small degree.

• si può scivolare

  ➔ Present tense of 'può' (can/may) + infinitive 'scivolare' (to slip), expressing possibility.

  ➔ Expresses that slipping or losing balance is possible.

• questione di cuore

  ➔ Set phrase meaning 'matter of the heart', indicating something emotional or related to love.

  ➔ An idiomatic expression referring to emotional or romantic matters.

• se così si può dire

  ➔ Conditional phrase meaning 'if it can be said that way', often used to qualify or hedge statements.

  ➔ Used to indicate that the phrase or statement is somewhat tentative or subjective.