Learn Italian in Song

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 the links at left under "song lyrics". See the Amazon store below if you'd like to honor these artists by buying their music.

These translation do not attempt to be elegant - they are intentionally very literal, to help you learn, and therefore do not do full justice to the linguistic beauties of the songs in the original.

Jun, 2007 - Ultimamente, anche degli italiani mi dicono che trovano utili queste traduzioni nel senso opposto: cosi' imparano l'inglese!