SEGRETO – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Gojardi, Sina Tekle

Lyrics & Translation

[Italian]

[English]

Non guardarmi con quegli occhi

Don't look at me with those eyes

Tanto già sai che sarà no

You already know it'll be a "no" anyway

Tra me e te solo ricordi

Between you and me, only memories

Mi vedi senti il fuoco

You see me, you feel the fire

Basta poco

It takes little

Menomale ti eri tolto

Luckily you were gone

Mi chiedi sempre foto

You always ask me for photos

Sai che non le non le manderò

You know I won't, won't send them

So che finirà in un altro modo

I know it will end another way

Sai che non le non le manderò

You know I won't, won't send them

So che mi pensi ogni secondo

I know you think of me every second

Da te da te non ci tornerò

To you, to you, I won't return

Me l'hai ripetuto mille volte

You told me a thousand times

Alla fine torni da me

In the end, you come back to me

Che resti tra noi

Let it stay between us

Agli altri non dire niente

Don't tell anyone else

Stasera mentirai ai tuoi

Tonight you'll lie to your parents

E pure al tuo boyfriend

And even to your boyfriend

Il nostro rimarrà un segreto

Ours will remain a secret

Lo sarà per un altro po' di tempo

It will be for a little while longer

Ti vengo a cercare dentro la tenebra

I come looking for you in the darkness

I tuoi occhi lacrimando fanno alta marea

Your teary eyes create a high tide

Sei sempre elegante

You're always elegant

Ti muovi a modo

You move with style

Su tutti fai colpo

You impress everyone

Fulmini con lo sguardo

You strike with your gaze

Non ti tolgono mai gli occhi di dosso

They never take their eyes off you

Lasci lo stampo in ogni posto

You leave your mark everywhere

Mille messaggi al giorno

A thousand messages a day

Divento sempre più geloso

I'm getting more and more jealous

Geloso baby

Jealous, baby

Sono passati dei giorni

Days have passed

Non ho più news su di te

I haven't heard from you anymore

Sparisci quando torna il tuo boy

You disappear when your boy comes back

Presto sarà il tuo ex

Soon he'll be your ex

Non dirmi di no, no

Don't tell me no, no

So che non lo vuoi vuoi

I know you don't want him, want him

Ti nascondi da lui perché vuoi me vuoi me vuoi me

You hide from him because you want me, you want me, you want me

Che resti tra noi

Let it stay between us

Agli altri non dire niente

Don't tell anyone else

Stasera mentirai ai tuoi

Tonight you'll lie to your parents

E pure al tuo boyfriend

And even to your boyfriend

Il nostro rimarrà un segreto

Ours will remain a secret

Lo sarà per un altro po' di tempo

It will be for a little while longer

Ti vengo a cercare dentro la tenebra

I come looking for you in the darkness

I tuoi occhi lacrimando fanno alta marea

Your teary eyes create a high tide

Che resti tra noi

Let it stay between us

Agli altri non dire niente

Don't tell anyone else

Stasera mentirai ai tuoi

Tonight you'll lie to your parents

E pure al tuo boyfriend

And even to your boyfriend

Il nostro rimarrà un segreto

Ours will remain a secret

Lo sarà per un altro po' di tempo

It will be for a little while longer

Ti vengo a cercare dentro la tenebra

I come looking for you in the darkness

I tuoi occhi lacrimando fanno alta marea

Your teary eyes create a high tide

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
segreto /seˈɡreːto/ B1	noun - secret adjective - secret (adj.)
ricordo /riˈkɔrdo/ B1	noun - memory; souvenir
tenebr /ˈtɛnebra/ B2	noun - darkness; gloom
marea /maˈrɛːa/ B2	noun - tide
mentire /menˈtiːre/ B1	verb - to lie; to tell a lie
nascondere /naskonˈdeːre/ B1	verb - to hide; to conceal
sparire /spaˈriːre/ B1	verb - to disappear; to vanish
geloso /dʒeˈloːzo/ B1	adjective - jealous
sguardo /ˈzɡwardo/ B1	noun - gaze; look
fulminare /fulmiˈnaːre/ B2	verb - to strike with lightning; to glare intensely (fig.)
colpo /ˈkolpo/ B1	noun - hit; blow; shot; (idiom: fare colpo) to make an impression
stampo /ˈstampo/ B2	noun - imprint; mold; stamp
elegante /eleˈɡante/ B1	adjective - elegant; stylish
togliere /ˈtɔʎʎere/ B1	verb - to remove; to take off; to subtract
rimanere /rimaˈneːre/ B1	verb - to remain; to stay
tornare /torˈnaːre/ A2	verb - to return; to come back
occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ A1	noun - eye
fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/ A2	noun - fire
lacrimare /lakriˈmaːre/ B2	verb - to cry; to weep; to tear up

Key Grammar Structures

• Non guardarmi con quegli occhi

  ➔ Negative Imperative (tu form) + combined object pronoun

  ➔ The negative imperative in Italian for the 'tu' form is created by placing "non" before the infinitive verb ("guardare" - to look). The direct object pronoun "mi" (me) is attached to the end of the infinitive. "Quegli" is the masculine plural demonstrative adjective meaning 'those', used before a noun starting with a vowel, 's + consonant', 'z', 'ps', 'gn', 'x', or 'y'.

• Menomale ti eri tolto

  ➔ Trapassato Prossimo (Past Perfect) + Reflexive Verb

  ➔ "Ti eri tolto" uses the 'trapassato prossimo' tense, formed by the imperfect of 'essere' ("eri") + the past participle of the main verb ("tolto"). It indicates an action completed before another past action. The verb "togliersi" is reflexive (to remove oneself/to leave), hence "ti". "Menomale" is an interjection meaning "luckily" or "it's a good thing".

• Me l'hai ripetuto mille volte

  ➔ Passato Prossimo (Present Perfect) + combined object pronouns

  ➔ "Me l'hai ripetuto" is in the 'passato prossimo', formed with the auxiliary 'avere' ("hai") + past participle ("ripetuto"). The complex pronoun "me l'" combines the indirect object pronoun "mi" (to me) and the direct object pronoun "lo" (it), which contracts to "l'" before the auxiliary. This structure expresses "you have repeated it to me".

• Da te da te non ci tornerò

  ➔ Future Simple + 'ci' particle (locative adverbial pronoun)

  ➔ "Tornerò" is the simple future tense of 'tornare' (to return). The particle "ci" functions as a locative adverbial pronoun, meaning "there" or "to that place," but here it implicitly refers back to "da te" (from you / your place), reinforcing the idea of not returning to the person or location associated with them. Repetition of "da te" emphasizes the source.

• Che resti tra noi

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present Subjunctive) in an elliptical clause

  ➔ "Che resti" uses the present subjunctive form of 'restare' (to remain). While often introduced by a main clause expressing desire, possibility, or doubt, here it functions elliptically (without an explicit main verb like "Voglio che..." or "Spero che...") to express a strong wish, a soft command, or a suggestion, meaning "May it remain between us" or "Let it remain between us."

• Non ti tolgono mai gli occhi di dosso

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression + Double Negation ("non... mai") + Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ This phrase employs the idiomatic expression "non togliersi gli occhi di dosso," meaning "not to take one's eyes off someone." The negation is reinforced by "non... mai" (never), and "ti" is the reflexive/direct object pronoun referring to the person being looked at. The verb "togliere" is conjugated in the third person plural present tense, implying "they" are the ones looking.

• I tuoi occhi lacrimando fanno alta marea

  ➔ Gerund ("lacrimando")

  ➔ "Lacrimando" is the gerund form of 'lacrimare' (to cry/to tear up). The gerund in Italian indicates an action that occurs simultaneously with the main verb ("fanno" - they make), or describes the manner in which an action is performed. Here, it means "while crying" or "by crying."

• Divento sempre più geloso

  ➔ Comparative structure ("sempre più")

  ➔ The phrase "sempre più" (more and more / increasingly) is used with adjectives to express a continuous or progressive increase in a quality or state. It indicates that the speaker is becoming progressively "more jealous."

• Non ho più news su di te

  ➔ Negative construction "non... più"

  ➔ The phrase "non... più" functions as a negative adverbial construction, meaning "no longer" or "not anymore." It indicates the cessation of an action, state, or possession. In this context, "Non ho più" means "I no longer have."

• Ti nascondi da lui perché vuoi me vuoi me vuoi me

  ➔ Reflexive Verb ("nascondersi") + Stressed Pronouns

  ➔ "Ti nascondi" uses the reflexive verb 'nascondersi' (to hide oneself), where "ti" is the reflexive pronoun. "Vuoi me" employs the stressed/tonic pronoun "me" (me), used after verbs or prepositions for emphasis or clarity, as opposed to unstressed object pronouns. The repetition "vuoi me vuoi me vuoi me" adds strong emphasis to the desire.