Una storia importante – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Eros RAMAZZOTTI

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Una storia importante," a timeless Italian pop-rock ballad by Eros Ramazzotti. This song, a cornerstone of his early career, beautifully captures the nuances of burgeoning love and the vulnerability that comes with it. Through its heartfelt lyrics and emotive melody, you can explore themes of desire, hesitation, and the profound impact of a significant relationship, offering a relatable emotional journey.

[English]

How many excuses I've invented

Just to always have my way

...

To avoid such an important love story

I didn't want to find myself already grown up

How many people I've met

How many stories, how much company

Now I want more: an important love story

What you are, maybe it's you

Stop for a moment

...

Speak clearly

Like you've never done

Tell me a bit, who are you?

I can't free myself

This life bothers me, you know

How I'd like you

How much I'd like you

...

I open my hands to receive you

But a thought takes me away

While you close them to defend yourself

Fear is also a bit mine

Maybe we still need to grow

Maybe it's an alibi, it's a lie

If I look for you, you hide

Then you come back

Stop for a moment

Speak clearly

Put your eyes into mine

How I'd like you

I can't free myself

This life bothers me, you know

How I'd like you

How much I'd like you

...

How I'd like you

...

How much I'd like you

...

[Italian]

Quante scuse ho inventato io

Pur di fare sempre a modo mio

Evitare così una storia importante

Non volevo, così, ritrovarmi già grande

Quanta gente ho incontrato io

Quante storie, quante compagnie

Ora voglio di più: una storia importante

Quello che sei tu, forse sei tu

Fermati un istante

Parla chiaro

Come non hai fatto mai

Dimmi un po' chi sei

Non riesco a liberarmi

Questa vita mi disturba sai

Come ti vorrei

Quanto ti vorrei

Apro le mie mani per riceverti

Ma un pensiero mi porta via

Mentre tu le chiudi per difenderti

La paura è anche un po' la mia

Forse noi dobbiamo ancora crescere

Forse è un alibi, è una bugia

Se ti cerco ti nascondi

Poi ritorni

Fermati un istante

Parla chiaro

Metti gli occhi dentro i miei

Come ti vorrei

Non riesco a liberarmi

Questa vita mi disturba sai

Come ti vorrei

Quanto ti vorrei

Come ti vorrei

Quanto ti vorrei

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scusa /ˈskuːza/ A2	noun - excuse
storia /ˈstɔːria/ A1	noun - story
importante /imporˈtante/ B1	adjective - important
gente /ˈdʒɛnte/ A2	noun - people
compagnia /kompaˈɲia/ B1	noun - company
paura /paˈura/ B1	noun - fear
vita /ˈvita/ A1	noun - life
liberare /libeˈrare/ B2	verb - to free
vorrei /vorˈrei/ A2	verb - I would like
ritrovare /ritroˈvare/ B2	verb - to find again
pensiero /penˈsjeːro/ B1	noun - thought
alibi /ˈalibi/ B2	noun - alibi
bugia /buˈdʒia/ B2	noun - lie

Key Grammar Structures

• Quante scuse ho inventato io

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present, as in "I have invented many excuses".

• Non volevo, così, ritrovarmi già grande

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe past actions that were ongoing or habitual, as in "I didn't want to find myself already grown up".

• Quanta gente ho incontrato io

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ This line also uses the present perfect tense to express experiences up to the present, as in "I have met many people".

• Fermati un istante

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as in "Stop for a moment".

• Come ti vorrei

  ➔ Conditional mood

  ➔ The conditional mood expresses desires or hypothetical situations, as in "How I would like you".

• La paura è anche un po' la mia

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to state facts or general truths, as in "The fear is also a bit mine".

• Se ti cerco ti nascondi

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to express a conditional situation, as in "If I look for you, you hide".