Hello, guys!
This is an optional lesson showing you how to translate a song from English into Italian.
I chose 'Chandelier' by Sia as it is my favourite and it isn't too difficult to translate.
Cominciamo!
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Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it down
I'm the one "for a good time call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love
[Pre-Chorus]
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
Throw 'em back, 'til I lose count
[Chorus]
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
But I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
On for tonight
Sun is up, I'm a mess
Gotta get out now, gotta run from this
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame
[Pre-chorus]
Traduzione:
Le festaiole non possono farsi male,
non sentono niente, quando avrò imparato
lo tengo giù, tengo giù
Sono quella da chiamare per far festa
il telefono sta per esplodere, mi suonano il campanello
sento l'amore, sento l'amore
[Pre-coro]
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 bevi
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 bevi
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 bevi
Li butto giù, finché non ne perda il conto
[Coro]
Io mi dondolerò dal lampadario, dal lampadario
Io vivrò come se un domani non esistesse, come se non esistesse
Io volerò come un uccello attraverso la notte, sentirò le lacrime che si asciugano
Io mi dondolerò dal lampadario, dal lampadario
Ma sto cercando di rimanere in vita, non guardo in giù non mi apro gli occhi
Tengo il bicchiere pieno fino alla luce del mattino, perché sto tenendo duro per stasera
Aiutami sto cercando di rimanere in vita, non guardo in giù, non mi apro gli occhi
Tengo il bicchiere pieno fino alla luce del mattino, perché sto tenendo duro per stasera, per stasera
Il sole è in alto, sono un disastro
devo andarmene via ora, devo correr via da questo
ecco che arriva la vergogna, arriva la vergogna
[Pre-coro]
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Would you have understood everything had I not told you this was 'Chandelier's lyrics? I don't think you would have understood everything, let alone for some words.
There are grammatical forms you haven't met yet, but you will soon.
Keep on studying from here and when you feel ready, go back to the text and see how much more you can understand!
New phrases from text to learn:
Farsi male-hurt oneself
avrò-I will have
tengo-I keep
giù-down
da chiamare-someone/something to call for something
stare per...-to be about to... (explode)
mi SUOnano il campanello-they're ringing my doorbell
Buttar giù-throw back (swallow)
finché non+subjunctive-until...
mi dondolerò-I'm going to swing (myself)
dal lampadario-from the chandelier
Vivrò-I'll live/going to live
Come se+conditional-As if/Like...
Volerò-I'll fly/going to fly
come...-like/how...
Che-that/which
asciugarsi-to dry (mi asciugo, ti asciughi, si asciuga, ci asciughiamo, vi asciugate, si ascIUgano)
Sto cercando di + infinitive-I'm trying to...
Uccello-bird
Non guardo in giù-I'm not going to look down
aprirsi gli occhi-to open one's eyes (mi apro gli occhi, etc.)
tener...pieno-to keep... full
fino a...-until
Sto tenendo duro-I'm holding on for... (from the verb: tener duro)
aIUtami-help me
rimanere in vita-to stay alive
andarsene via-to get out from somewhere (me ne vado, te ne vai, se ne va, ce ne andiamo, ve ne andate, se ne vanno)
correr via da-to run from
ecco che-there/here (plus verb)
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