Italian listening practice with side-by-side translation
Listen to Mina sing her heart out in this 1966 video of Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore.
Listening comprehension
| Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore, di Mina | You burst into my heart, by Mina |
| Era Solamente ieri sera Io parlavo con gli amici Scherzavamo fra di noi |
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It was
Only last night I was talking to friends We were joking with each other |
| E tu, e tu, e tu Tu sei arrivato M’hai guardato E allora tutto è cambiato per me |
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And you, and you, and you
You arrived You looked at me And then everything changed for me |
| Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore All’improvviso, all’improvviso |
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You burst into my heart
Suddenly, suddenly |
| Non so perché Non lo so perché All’improvviso, all’improvviso |
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I don’t know why
I don’t know why Suddenly, suddenly |
| Sarà Perché mi hai guardato Come nessuno mi ha guardato mai Mi sento viva All’improvviso per te |
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Maybe
Because you looked at me Like no one has ever looked at me I feel alive Suddenly for you |
| Ora, io non ho capito ancora Non so come può finire Quello che succederà |
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Now, I don’t understand yet
I don’t know how it can end What will happen |
| Ma tu, ma tu, ma tu Tu l’hai capito L’hai capito Ho visto che eri cambiato anche tu |
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But you, but you, but you
You understood it You understood it I saw that you’d changed too |
| Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore All’improvviso, all’improvviso Non so perché Non lo so perché All’improvviso, all’improvviso |
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You burst into my heart
Suddenly, suddenly I don’t know why I don’t know why Suddenly, suddenly |
| Sarà Perché mi hai guardato Come nessuno mi ha guardato mai Mi sento viva All’improvviso per te |
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Maybe
Because you looked at me Like no one has ever looked at me I feel alive Suddenly for you |
| Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore All’improvviso, all’improvviso |
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You burst into my heart
Suddenly, suddenly |
| Non so perché Non lo so perché All’improvviso, all’improvviso |
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I don’t know why
I don’t know why Suddenly, suddenly |
| Sarà Perché mi hai guardato Come nessuno mi ha guardato mai Mi sento viva All’improvviso per te |
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Maybe
Because you looked at me Like no one has ever looked at me I feel alive Suddenly for you |
| Video courtesy of Letizia Pasquale. | Translation by LKL |
Grammar comprehension
- io, tu – subject pronouns
- gli amici, il cuore – definite articles
- Non so perché – negative adverbs
Reading practice: Biography of Mina Mazzini
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