Mi Fiderò – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Marco Mengoni, Madame
• Album: MATERIA (TERRA)

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with "Mi Fiderò," the compelling collaboration between Marco Mengoni and Madame. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in Italian, as its lyrics deeply explore themes of trust, vulnerability, and human connection. With its blend of pop, R&B, and funk, the song's engaging rhythm and evocative storytelling make it a special piece for language learners to appreciate modern Italian expressions and cultural nuances.

[English]

A subtle difference

Between doing and saying

You know there's an ocean in between

And you could die there

I drew a line

They are just lines

I walked a thousand roads

To avoid being discovered

In this small space

In such a large square

My life surprises me

And fills me with questions

And you have no answers

But you smile at the right moment

Enough to make me furious

And then suddenly burst out laughing

I will trust your lips that speak

That sound like a mantra and I don't even listen

I will trust your hands at night

That take me to places I didn't know

I will trust your courage more than my own

When out of fear I even hid it from God

I will trust, but it won't be without reservations

To fear loving, or to love without fearing anything

I will trust

Without fearing anything

Better something to suffer for

Than nothing to live for

Better something you can't understand

Than something you can only say

I'll say that

Loving you is easy, impossible

Your life is an inaccessible area

But I can only enter, but, but

If you don't set limits for yourself and stop deciding

Instead of letting yourself go

And only telling me no, no

You can only tell me no, no

If I don't set limits for myself

And I never decided to close a door with you

Because I know what I have, what I have

And I know that you

I will trust your lips that speak

That sound like a mantra and I don't even listen

I will trust your hands at night

That take me to places I didn't know

I will trust your courage more than my own

When out of fear I even hid it from God

I will trust, but it won't be without reservations

To fear loving, or to love without fearing anything

I will trust

Without fearing anything

I will trust

Without fearing anything

I will trust because you keep me safe

On any given day, an hour before dark

I will trust because it's not a promise

And neither of us ever said, "I swear it"

I will trust your courage more than my own

When out of fear I even hid it from God

I will trust, but it won't be without reservations

To fear loving, or to love without fearing anything

I will trust

Without fearing anything

I will trust

Without fearing anything

...

[Italian]

Differenza sottile

Tra il fare e il dire

Sai che c'è di mezzo un mare

E ci puoi morire

Ho tracciato un confine

Sono solo linee

Ho camminato mille strade

Per non farmi scoprire

In questo piccolo spazio

In una piazza così grande

La mia vita mi sorprende

E mi riempie di domande

E tu non hai risposte

Ma sorridi al momento giusto

Da farmi incazzare

E poi dal niente ridere di gusto

Mi fiderò delle tue labbra che parlano

Che sembrano una mantra e non ascolto nemmeno

Mi fiderò delle tue mani la notte

Che mi portano in posti che non conoscevo

Mi fiderò del tuo coraggio più del mio

Quando per paura l'ho nascosto pure a Dio

Mi fiderò, ma non sarà senza riserve

Temere di amare o amare senza temere niente

Mi fiderò

Senza temere niente

Meglio qualcosa per cui soffrire

Che niente per cui vivere

Meglio qualcosa che non puoi capire

Che qualcosa che puoi solo dire

Dirò che

Amarti è facile, impossibile

La tua vita è un'area inagibile

Io posso entrare solamente però, però

Se tu non ti dai limiti e smetti di decidere

Al posto di lasciarti andare

E dirmi solo di no, di no

Sai dirmi solo di no, di no

Se io non mi do limiti

E non ho mai deciso di chiudere una porta con te

Perché so che cos'ho, cos'ho

E so che tu

Mi fiderò delle tue labbra che parlano

Che sembrano una mantra e non ascolto nemmeno

Mi fiderò delle tue mani la notte

Che mi portano in posti che non conoscevo

Mi fiderò del tuo coraggio più del mio

Quando per paura l'ho nascosto pure a Dio

Mi fiderò, ma non sarà senza riserve

Temere di amare o amare senza temere niente

Mi fiderò

Senza temere niente

Mi fiderò

Senza temere niente

Mi fiderò perché mi tieni al sicuro

In un giorno qualunque un'ora prima del buio

Mi fiderò perché non è una promessa

E nessuno dei due ha mai detto, "Lo giuro"

Mi fiderò del tuo coraggio più del mio

Quando per paura l'ho nascosto pure a Dio

Mi fiderò, ma non sarà senza riserve

Temere di amare o amare senza temere niente

Mi fiderò

Senza temere niente

Mi fiderò

Senza temere niente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fidarsi /fiˈdarsi/ B1	verb - to trust, to rely on (reflexive)
amare /aˈmare/ A2	verb - to love
temere /ˈteːmere/ B1	verb - to fear, to be afraid of
paura /ˈpaːura/ A2	noun - fear
coraggio /koˈradd͡ʒo/ B1	noun - courage, bravery
dire /ˈdiːre/ A1	verb - to say, to tell
parlare /parˈlaːre/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
labbro /ˈlabbro/ A2	noun - lip (plural: labbra)
mano /ˈmaːno/ A1	noun - hand (plural: mani)
notte /ˈnɔtte/ A1	noun - night
posto /ˈpɔsto/ A1	noun - place, spot, seat
conoscere /koˈnoʃʃere/ A2	verb - to know (a person or place), to meet
confine /konˈfiːne/ B1	noun - border, boundary, limit
vita /ˈviːta/ A1	noun - life
riserva /riˈzɛrva/ B2	noun - reserve, reservation, condition (as in 'without reserve')
soffrire /sofˈfriːre/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure
vivere /ˈviːvere/ A2	verb - to live
capire /kaˈpiːre/ A2	verb - to understand, to realize
lasciare /laʃˈʃaːre/ A2	verb - to leave, to let, to allow
decidere /deˈt͡ʃiːdere/ B1	verb - to decide
sicuro /siˈkuːro/ A2	adjective - safe, sure, certain

Key Grammar Structures

• Sai che c'è di mezzo un mare

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'esserci' and idiomatic expression.

  ➔ The phrase "c'è" is the impersonal form of "esserci" (there is/are). "Esserci di mezzo un mare" is an idiomatic expression meaning there is a "big difference" or a "huge obstacle" between two things or people. The "ci" here is part of the "esserci" construction.

• Per non farmi scoprire

  ➔ Negative infinitive clause with causative verb.

  ➔ This uses the causative verb "fare" (to make/have) followed by an infinitive ("scoprire"), and the reflexive pronoun "mi". "Per non farmi scoprire" means "in order not to let myself be discovered" or "so as not to be discovered". The "mi" indicates the subject is performing the action on themselves.

• Mi fiderò delle tue labbra che parlano

  ➔ Future simple tense, reflexive verb with preposition, and relative clause.

  ➔ "Mi fiderò" is the future simple tense of the reflexive verb "fidarsi" (to trust). "Fidarsi" typically requires the preposition "di" (of/in). "Che parlano" is a relative clause modifying "labbra" (lips), describing them as talking.

• Quando per paura l'ho nascosto pure a Dio

  ➔ Passato Prossimo, direct object pronoun, and adverb 'pure'.

  ➔ "L'ho nascosto" is the *Passato Prossimo* (present perfect) of "nascondere" (to hide). The "l'" is the direct object pronoun "lo" (it) contracted before the auxiliary verb "ho". "Pure" acts as an intensifier, meaning "even" or "also", emphasizing the extent to which something was hidden.

• Temere di amare o amare senza temere niente

  ➔ Infinitives as nouns, prepositions 'di' and 'senza' with infinitives.

  ➔ Infinitives like "temere" (to fear) and "amare" (to love) are used here substantively (as nouns). "Di amare" is a common construction (e.g., after certain verbs or nouns), while "senza temere" means "without fearing", where the preposition "senza" always takes an infinitive.

• Meglio qualcosa per cui soffrire

  ➔ Comparative 'meglio' and relative pronoun 'cui' with preposition.

  ➔ "Meglio" means "better" and is used as a comparative adverb. "Per cui" is a relative pronoun construction meaning "for which" or "that you can suffer for". "Cui" is an invariable relative pronoun used after a preposition, indicating purpose or relation.

• Se tu non ti dai limiti e smetti di decidere

  ➔ Type 1 conditional, reflexive verb, and verb phrase 'smettere di'.

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional clause (real or probable condition) using "Se" (if) + present indicative. "Non ti dai limiti" uses the reflexive verb "darsi" (to give oneself) meaning "not to set limits for oneself". "Smettere di" is a common verb phrase meaning "to stop (doing something)", followed by an infinitive.

• E non ho mai deciso di chiudere una porta con te

  ➔ Passato Prossimo, negative adverbs 'non... mai', and verb phrase 'decidere di'.

  ➔ This sentence uses the *Passato Prossimo* (present perfect) "ho deciso" with the negative adverbs "non... mai" (never). "Decidere di" is a common verb phrase meaning "to decide to (do something)", which is followed by an infinitive.

• Mi fiderò perché mi tieni al sicuro

  ➔ Future simple, verb 'tenere' with direct object and adverbial phrase.

  ➔ "Mi tieni al sicuro" uses the verb "tenere" (to keep) with a direct object pronoun "mi" (me) and the adverbial phrase "al sicuro" (safe/secure). It means "you keep me safe". This illustrates a common construction of "tenere" + direct object + adjective/adverbial phrase.

• E nessuno dei due ha mai detto, 'Lo giuro'

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun, partitive expression, and direct object pronoun 'lo'.

  ➔ "Nessuno" (no one/none) is an indefinite pronoun, often used with "mai" (never) for emphasis. "Dei due" means "of the two", indicating a partitive relationship. "Lo giuro" uses "lo" as a direct object pronoun referring to "it" or "that", i.e., the act of swearing.