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Learn Italian in Song: Parco Sempione

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Sempione Park

Another piece of dark humor from Elio e le Storie Tese, which also follows in the eco-aware tradition of Il Ragazzo della via Gluck – and, like that song, is inspired by Milan, environmentally one of the worst places to live in Italy.

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Learn Italian in Song: Mi Piaci

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I Like You

Another Alex Britti instant classic. Note that in Italian “to like” is a reflexive verb: mi piaci translates literally as “you please me.”

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