Italian language

Learn Italian in Song: Il Mio Canto Libero

March 29, 2009

My Free Song Battisti‘s #1 hit of 1972. In un mondo che non ci vuole piu’ il mio canto libero sei tu e l’immensita’ si apre intorno a noi aldila’ del limite degli occhi tuoi nasce il sentimento, nasce in mezzo al pianto e s’innalza altissimo e va e vola sulle accuse della gente a [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Anna

March 28, 2009

Another Battisti classic. Hai ragione anche tu cosa voglio di più un lavoro io l’ho una casa io l’ho la mattina c’è chi mi prepara il caffè questo io lo so e la sera c’è chi non sa dirmi no cosa voglio di più hai ragione tu cosa voglio di più cosa voglio Anna voglio [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Jan 2 2009

January 15, 2009

Lecco: Beats/strikes [female] companion – arrested Pasturo [a small town in the mountains]: party in a mountain cabin, dies at 22 years. [We know from the local grapevine that the cause of death was probably a drug overdose. The young man dropped dead at the dinner table at a New Year's party among friends.]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Jan 1 2009

January 3, 2009

Left: Savings: countdown: January 3 the sales begin, but some are already giving discounts Falls into a creek and his friend saves his life Happy birthday Riccardo! The great Cassin turns 100 [Italy's "greatest living mountaineer," a native of Lecco, turned 100 on January 2nd. There will be a statue etc.] Center: Taxes: The tax [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Dec 2008

January 2, 2009

headlines from Dec, 2008 Left: The race for gifts paralyzes Lecco Lecco [the soccer team] defeated during the last minutes Center: Nurse at Manzoni [hospital], native of Lecco, dies on the Medale [local cliff face] Roads and trains in chaos [from holiday traffic, presumably] Right: Eluana: the decision [belongs to] the Udine clinic [this is [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Certi Momenti

July 13, 2008

Certain Moments Pierangelo Bertoli, 1980 A song in favor of a woman’s right to choose, from a time when either choice to be made for an unwanted pregnancy resulted in social stigma. Unfortunately, the song is relevant still today. For the moment (2008), abortion is legal in Italy, but the political right wing and the [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 22

June 3, 2008

Left: Free gift: map of northern Lake Garda Nudists at Pradello Two commuters wounded Disco party for dog Johnny – photo Right: Young person dies in a car run over by a train Insert: housing market

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 21

June 2, 2008

Upper left: Health: “golden” consultations at the hospital and local health authority: they spend 2.3 million Departments and services at the Manzoni [hospital] up for bidding by private interests? Tragedy: mother of three dies in the crash Left: Free gift: the map of the pre-Alpine lakes 350 thousand euros to the extortionists: gas station owner [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Chitarra, Suona Piu’ Piano

May 6, 2008

Guitar, Play More Softly Nicola Di Bari Chitarra suona più piano qualcuno può sentire soltanto lei deve capire lei sola deve sapere che sto parlando d’amore cantano i grilli nel grano e un passero sul ramo nessuno dorme questa sera nemmeno lei a quest’ora stringe il cuscino e sospira la luna e’ ferma nel cielo [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Dieci Ragazze per Me

April 8, 2008

Ten Girls for Me Another Lucio Battisti classic, this has been part of the Italian pop lexicon for decades, as illustrated in this clip from the film Bianca, starring Nanni Moretti. Ho visto un uomo che moriva per amore,            I saw a man who was dying for love, ne ho visto un altro [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Con il Nastro Rosa

April 7, 2008

With a Pink Ribbon Lucio Battisti Inseguendo una libellula in un prato  un giorno che avevo rotto col passato quando già credevo di esserci riuscito son caduto. Una frase sciocca un volgare doppio senso mi hanno allarmato non è come io la penso ma il sentimento era già un po’ troppo denso e son restato [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 20

April 2, 2008

Clamorous: Videocameras and ZTL [zona traffico limitato - "limited traffic zone"]: the justice of the peace annuls the [traffic] fines Molests a girl: band leader arrested (the photo) Parking: Mayor Faggi “We’ll do the Serpentino” [?] Scandal: young girl has sex at school in exchange for cell phone recharges Albanian severely beats the owner of [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 19

March 4, 2008

Goodbye to the widow and historic pharmacist Degradation at Bione [a local sports complex] – teams in revolt Offerings stolen from the Capucin [friars] Tragedy: Worker at Fiocchi [a factory] tries to kill himself, his mother wants to save him and dies Black Thursday on the trains and Trenitalia threatens price increases

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 18

March 3, 2008

Vandals raid the Resinelli [a tourist area on the mountain above Lecco]: the shocking photos [note that choc = shock, not chocolate] Tax fraud: troubles for Sergio Longoni Free gift: the volume “In dialect you say it this way” Sting: garbage tax goes up 30% for homes, shops, garages, and warehouses Lecco ever more expensive: [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 17

March 2, 2008

Mar, 2008 Lecco – Minors mistreated, three arrests Dervio – The students plant trees “Massacred” with blows his two children: arrested [massacrato di botte means severely beaten, but not literally massacred] Sells her shop to cure her sick child in Canada Lecchese [resident of Lecco] donates bone marrow and refuses a reward of 700 thousand [...]

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Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola: L’Amore Secondo Me

February 23, 2008

Love, According to Me Toto, the former village idiot (apparently, the only thing wrong with him was that he didn’t understand sex), has just spent a wonderful night with Consolazione the travelling prostitute, which has changed the lives of both. He goes to discuss it with Don Silvestro, who is concerned that Toto may not [...]

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 16

November 8, 2007

They cheat us [fregare] on the gas bills.

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 15

November 7, 2007

Three newborns dead in 20 days. 80 year old saves a peer [person of the same age] from the lake. Here is the partner of the Lecchese bank. Station plaza – all ready for the new parking. Maxi fender-bender on the “superhighway” – three wounded.

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Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 14

November 6, 2007

War between gas stations: “My distributor [gas pump] set on fire by a colleague.” Attempted rape – she hits him “below the belt.” [Good for her!]

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Learn Italian in Song: Tu Come Stai

November 5, 2007

    by Zero Assoluto Nov 5, 2007 Keeley asked: "I’m going to Italy with my high school soon and would LOVE to be able to sing the songs that I may here on Deejay or MTV." Oh, dear. I don’t listen to the radio or watch TV at all, so without Ross in the [...]

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