Per ogni matematico – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Angelo Branduardi
• Album: Il dito e la luna

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enchanting world of Angelo Branduardi's "Per ogni matematico." This song offers a unique way to connect with the Italian language, weaving mathematical metaphors into a heartfelt declaration of love. Learn Italian through its evocative lyrics and melodies, understanding how simple numbers can transform into profound expressions of human connection.

[English]

For every mathematician

There’s a sense of infinity

In the pursuit of numbers

That are already elusive by themselves

There’s a Pythagorean dream

That hasn’t served me

Now that

In two times three

I know what you are to me

For every mathematician

Who has never regretted

Having made a mistake in a calculation

Which is already serious by itself

There remains a logical sense

That hasn’t served me

Now that

In three plus three

I know what you are to me

For every mathematician

Infinity comes to an end

If confirming the rule

Is the exception by itself

But there remains a unique case

That hasn’t served me

Now that

In I plus you

I know what you are to me

...

[Italian]

Per ogni matematico

C'è un senso d'infinito

Nel dar la caccia ai numeri

Già sfuggenti di per sè

C'è un sogno pitagorico

Che a me non è servito

Adesso che

Nel due per tre

So cosa sei per me

Per ogni matematico

Che non si è mai pentito

D'aver sbagliato un calcolo

Che è già grave di per sè

Rimane un senso logico

Che a me non è servito

Adesso che

Nel tre più tre

So cosa sei per me

Per ogni matematico

Finisce l'infinito

Se a confermar la regola

è l'eccezione di per sè

Ma resta un caso unico

Che a me non è servito

Adesso che

Nell'io più te

So cosa sei per me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
matematico /mateˈma.ti.ko/ B1	noun - mathematician
senso /ˈsɛn.so/ B1	noun - sense
infinito /in.fiˈni.to/ B2	noun - infinity
caccia /ˈkat.tʃa/ B2	noun - hunt
numeri /ˈnu.me.ri/ A1	noun - numbers
sogno /ˈso.ɲo/ B1	noun - dream
grave /ˈɡra.ve/ B2	adjective - serious
logico /ˈlɔ.dʒi.ko/ B2	adjective - logical
regola /ˈrɛ.go.la/ B1	noun - rule
eccezione /et.tʃeˈtsjo.ne/ B2	noun - exception
caso /ˈka.so/ B1	noun - case
unico /ˈu.ni.ko/ B2	adjective - unique
pentito /penˈti.to/ B2	adjective - repentant
servito /serˈvi.to/ B2	verb - served
so /so/ A1	verb - I know
te /te/ A1	pronoun - you

Key Grammar Structures

• C'è un senso d'infinito

  ➔ Use of the impersonal pronoun "C'è" (there is/are) to indicate existence.

  ➔ "C'è" is used to say "there is" or "there are" in Italian, indicating the existence of something.

• Nel due per tre

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with "Nel" (in the) + article + noun indicating a location or context.

  ➔ "Nel" is a contraction of "in" + "il", meaning "in the", used to specify the context.

• So cosa sei per me

  ➔ Use of the verb "sapere" (to know) in the present tense + "cosa" (what) + "sei" (you are) + "per me" (for me).

  ➔ "So" is the first person singular form of "sapere" (to know), implying the speaker's knowledge.

• D'aver sbagliato un calcolo

  ➔ Use of "d'aver" (contraction of di + avere) as an infinitive to express "having made" someone mistake.

  ➔ "D'aver" is a contraction of "di" and "avere" (to have), used as an infinitive form indicating the act of having committed.

• Rimane un senso logico

  ➔ Use of "rimane" (remains) in the third person singular of "rimanere" (to remain).

  ➔ "Rimane" is the third person singular present tense form of "rimanere," meaning "to remain" or "to stay."

• Finisce l'infinito

  ➔ Use of the verb "finisce" (finishes/ends) in third person singular of "finire" (to finish).

  ➔ "Finisce" is the third person singular present tense of "finire," meaning "to finish" or "to end."

• Se a confermar la regola

  ➔ Conditional clause introduced by "se" (if), expressing a condition.

  ➔ "Se" means "if" in Italian, introducing a conditional clause.

• Ma resta un caso unico

  ➔ Use of "resta" (remains) in third person singular of "rimanere" (to remain).

  ➔ "Resta" is the third person singular form of "rimanere," meaning "to remain" or "to stay."