Learn Italian in Song: Come Mai

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Come Mai

How On Earth?

Le notti non finiscono The nights don’t end
all’alba nella via at dawn in the street
le porto a casa insieme a me I bring them home with me
ne faccio melodia And make melodies of them
e poi mi trovo a scrivere And then I find myself writing
chilometri di lettere Kilometers of letters
sperando di vederti ancora qui. Hoping to see you here again.
Inutile parlarne sai It’s useless to talk about it, you know
non capiresti mai You’d never understand
seguirti fino all’alba e poi Follow you until dawn and then
vedere dove vai See where you go
mi sento un po’ bambino ma I feel a bit like a child, but
lo so con te non finirà I know that with you it won’t end
il sogno di sentirsi dentro un film. this dream of feeling oneself inside a film.
(ritornello) (refrain)
E poi all’improvviso And then suddenly
sei arrivata tu you arrived
non so chi l’ha deciso I don’t know who decided it
m’hai preso sempre più You took me ever more
una quotidiana guerra A daily war
con la razionalità With rationality
ma va bene purchè serva But it’s okay as long as it serves
per farmi uscire. to get me out.
Come mai, ma chi sarai How on earth, but who are you
per fare questo a me to do this to me?
notti intere ad aspettarti Whole nights waiting for you,
ad aspettare te waiting for you
dimmi come mai, ma chi sarai Tell me how on earth, but who are you
per farmi stare qui to make me stay here
qui seduto in una stanza Here seated in a room
pregando per un sì. Praying for a yes.
Gli amici se sapessero My friends if they knew
che sono proprio io that it was really me
pensare che credevano To think that they believed
che fossi quasi un dio that I was almost a god
perchè non mi fermavo mai Because I never stopped,
nessuna storia inutile no useless love stories
uccidersi d’amore Kill oneself for love?
ma per chi? But for who?
(ritornello) (refrain)
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