Storia D'amore – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Adriano Celentano

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Adriano Celentano's "Storia d'amore" is a perfect starting point for Italian. This song is like a mini-movie, with a clear and compelling story that will help you follow the narrative and learn new vocabulary in a dramatic context. Its repetitive musical structure also makes it easier to pick up the lyrics. What makes it special is its raw emotion and timeless tale of love and regret, offering a glimpse into Italian culture and storytelling.

[English]

You don't know what I did that day when I met her

On the beach, I acted like a clown

To show off in her eyes

She was joking with all the boys except me

Because, because, because, because

She liked me

She loved me, she hated me

She loved me, she hated me

She was against me

I wasn't yet her boyfriend and she was already suffering for me

And to make me jealous that night by the sea

She came with you

Now you come to ask me where your wife is

You should have imagined that one day or another

She would leave you

You married her knowing that she

Knowing that she was dying for me

With your money, you bought her body

But certainly not her heart

She loved me, she hated me

She loved me, she hated me

She was against me

I wasn't yet her boyfriend and she was already suffering for me

And to make me jealous that night by the sea

She came with you

One day I saw her enter my room

She looked at me silently

She was waiting for a yes from me

I got up from bed and looked at her completely

She looked like an angel

She held me close to her body

She gave me her mouth

She said to me, I am yours

But I remained like stone

I loved her, I hated her

I loved her, I hated her

I was against her

If I hadn't been her boyfriend, it was her fault

And suddenly I slapped her on her beautiful face

Sending her back to you

And I returned to bed

Crying, I dreamed of her

She looked like an angel

She held me close to her body

She gave me her mouth

She said to me, I am yours

And in the dream, I kissed her

I returned to bed

Crying, I dreamed of her

She looked like an angel

She held me close to her body

She gave me her mouth

She said to me, I am yours

And in the dream, I kissed her

...

[Italian]

Tu non sai cosa ho fatto quel giorno quando io la incontrai

In spiaggia ho fatto il pagliaccio

Per mettermi in mostra agli occhi di lei

Che scherzava con tutti i ragazzi all'infuori di me

Perché, perché, perché, perché

Io le piacevo

Lei mi amava, mi odiava

Mi amava, mi odiava

Era contro di me

Io non ero ancora il suo ragazzo e già soffriva per me

E per farmi ingelosire quella notte lungo il mare

È venuta con te

Ora tu vieni a chiedere a me tua moglie dov'è

Dovevi immaginarti che un giorno o l'altro

Sarebbe andata via da te

L'hai sposata sapendo che lei

Sapendo che lei moriva per me

Coi tuoi soldi hai comprato il suo corpo

Non certo il suo cuor

Lei mi amava, mi odiava

Mi amava, mi odiava

Era contro di me

Io non ero ancora il suo ragazzo e già soffriva per me

E per farmi ingelosire quella notte lungo il mare

È venuta con te

Un giorno io vidi lei entrar nella mia stanza

Mi guardava silenziosa

Aspettava un sì da me

Dal letto io mi alzai e tutta la guardai

Sembrava un angelo

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

Mi donava la sua bocca

Mi diceva sono tua

Ma di pietra, io restai

Io l'amavo, la odiavo

L'amavo, la odiavo

Ero contro di lei

Se non ero stato il suo ragazzo era colpa di lei

E uno schiaffo all'improvviso le mollai sul suo bel viso

Rimandandola da te

E a letto ritornai

Piangendo la sognai

Sembrava un angelo

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

Mi donava la sua bocca

Mi diceva sono tua

E nel sogno la baciai

A letto ritornai

Piangendo la sognai

Sembrava un angelo

Mi stringeva sul suo corpo

Mi donava la sua bocca

Mi diceva sono tua

E nel sogno la baciai

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
incontrai /iŋkonˈtrare/ B1	verb - to meet someone
scherzava /skɛrˈtsaːva/ B1	verb - to joke or tease
amava /aˈmaːva/ B1	verb - to love
odiava /ɔˈdjaːva/ B1	verb - to hate
soffriva /sofˈfriːva/ B1	verb - to suffer
ingelosire /iŋ.ɡe.loˈziː.re/ B2	verb - to make jealous
sposata /spozˈzaːta/ A2	noun - wife
moriva /moˈriːva/ B2	verb - to die
comprare /kɔmˈprarɛ/ A2	verb - to buy
colpire /kolˈpjire/ B2	verb - to hit or strike
restai /risˈtaːi/ A2	verb - to stay, remain
stringeva /strinˈdʒɛːva/ B2	verb - to hold tightly, to squeeze
dona /ˈdɔːna/ A1	verb - to give (as a gift)
baciai /battʃaˈi/ A2	verb - to kiss

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu non sai cosa ho fatto quel giorno quando io la incontrai.

  ➔ Past tense (ho fatto) and subjunctive mood (quando io la incontrai).

  ➔ The phrase "non sai" indicates a lack of knowledge about the past action "ho fatto".

• Era contro di me.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (era) indicating a continuous state in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "era contro di me" describes a past situation that was ongoing.

• Coi tuoi soldi hai comprato il suo corpo.

  ➔ Present perfect (hai comprato) indicating a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "hai comprato" indicates that the action of buying is completed.

• Mi guardava silenziosa.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (guardava) indicating an ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "mi guardava" describes a past action that was ongoing.

• Mi diceva sono tua.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (diceva) indicating a repeated action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "mi diceva" indicates that the action of saying was repeated.

• E a letto ritornai.

  ➔ Simple past (ritornai) indicating a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "ritornai" indicates that the action of returning is completed.

• Sembrava un angelo.

  ➔ Imperfect tense (sembrava) indicating a continuous state in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "sembrava un angelo" describes a past state that was ongoing.