Italian pop

Learn Italian in Song: Il Solito Sesso

January 30, 2009

Max Gazzé – The Usual Sex Ciao, sono quello che hai incontrato alla festa,    Hi, I’m the one you met at the party ti ho chiamata solo per sentirti e basta…    I called you just to hear you, that’s all si, lo so, è passata appena un’ora, ma ascolta:    Yes, I know it’s only been [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Translations of Italian Popular Songs

September 20, 2006

A friend told me that she learned Italian via song lyrics. My Italian husband, as a teenager, wanted to learn English so he could understand the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar. So, to aid in your Italian studies, I present side-by-side translations of some popular (with me, at least) Italian songs. See my Amazon Italian [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: La Canzone del Sole

September 2, 2006

The Song of the Sun One of the greatest pop songs ever, in any language. Music by Lucio Battisti, lyric by Mogol (1971). If you only ever listen to one Italian pop song, it should be this one. Le bionde trecce gli occhi azzurri e poi        Blonde braids, blue eyes, and then le tue [...]

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