Tappeto di fragole – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Modà
• Album: Viva i romantici

Lyrics & Translation

[Italian]

[English]

Resto fermo tra le onde

I stand still among the waves

Mentre penso a te

While I think of you

Fuoco rosso luce e rondine

Red fire, light and swallow

Tra le foglie soffia un vento molto debole

Among the leaves, a breeze blows very softly

Nel frattempo un fiore sta per nascere

Meanwhile, a flower is about to bloom

Eccoci qua

Here we are

A guardare le nuvole

Watching the clouds

Su un tappeto di fragole

On a strawberry rug

Come si fa

How do you do it

A spiegarti se mi agito

To explain to you if I get nervous

E mi rendo ridicolo

And I look ridiculous

Tu parlami e stringimi

You talk to me and hold me tight

Oppure fingi di amarmi

Or pretend to love me

E una foto un po' ingiallita

And a slightly yellowed photo

E' tutto quel che ho

Is all I have

Ma non capisco se ridevi o no

But I can't tell if you were laughing or not

Qui trafitto sulla terra

Here, pierced by the earth

Steso me ne sto

Lying flat, I stay

Aspettando di volare un po'

Waiting to fly a little

Eccoci qua

Here we are

A guardare le nuvole

Watching the clouds

Su un tappeto di fragole

On a strawberry rug

Come si fa

How do you do it

A spiegarti se mi agito

To explain to you if I get nervous

E mi rendo ridicolo

And I look ridiculous

Tu parlami, stringimi

You talk to me, hold me tight

Oppure fingi di amarmi

Or pretend to love me

...

...

Eccoci qua

Here we are

A guardare le nuvole

Watching the clouds

Su un tappeto di fragole

On a strawberry rug

Come si fa

How do you do it

A spiegarti che mi agito

To tell you that I get nervous

E mi rendo ridicolo

And I look ridiculous

Tu parlami, stringimi

You talk to me, hold me tight

Oppure fingi di amarmi

Or pretend to love me

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
onde /ˈɔnde/ A2	noun - waves, especially in water
fuoco /ˈfwɔko/ B1	noun - fire, flame
luce /ˈlu.tʃe/ B1	noun - light, illumination
rondine /ronˈdi.ne/ B2	noun - swallow (bird)
vento /ˈvɛnto/ A2	noun - wind
fiore /ˈfjɔ.re/ A2	noun - flower
nascere /nasˈʃeː.re/ B1	verb - to be born
guardare /ɡwarˈdaː.re/ A2	verb - to look at, to watch
fragola /ˈfraf.ɡoː.la/ A2	noun - strawberry
spiegare /spjeˈɡaː.re/ B2	verb - to explain
agito /aˈdʒiː.to/ B2	verb - to stir, to be affected emotionally
ridicolo /riˈdi.ko.lo/ B2	adjective - ridiculous, laughable
parlami /parˈla.mi/ A2	verb - speak to me
stringimi /striˈɡje.mi/ A2	verb - hold me tight
fingi /ˈfiːn.dʒi/ B1	verb - to pretend

Key Grammar Structures

• Resto fermo tra le onde

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The verb "resto" (I remain) is in the present tense, indicating a current state.

• Aspettando di volare un po'

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The phrase "aspettando" (waiting) is a gerund, indicating an ongoing action.

• E una foto un po' ingiallita

  ➔ Indefinite article

  ➔ The use of "una" (a) indicates an indefinite article, referring to a non-specific photo.

• Tu parlami e stringimi

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verbs "parlami" (talk to me) and "stringimi" (hold me) are in the imperative mood, giving commands.

• Eccoci qua a guardare le nuvole

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ The phrase "a guardare" (to watch) indicates an ongoing action in the present continuous tense.

• Come si fa a spiegarti

  ➔ Interrogative structure

  ➔ The phrase "come si fa" (how is it done) is an interrogative structure asking for clarification.

• Oppure fingi di amarmi

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb "fingi" (pretend) is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or hypothetical situation.