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Sassi che il mare ha consumato Sono le mie parole d'amore per te Io non t'ho saputo amare Non ti ho saputo dare quel che volevi da me Ogni parola che ci diciamo è stata detta mille volte Ogni attimo che noi viviamo è stato vissuto mille volte Sassi che il mare ha consumato Sono le mie parole d'amore per te Ogni parola che ci diciamo è stata detta mille volte Ogni attimo che noi viviamo è stato vissuto mille volte Sassi che il mare ha consumato Sono le mie parole d'amore per te Sassi © 1960, Gino Paoli |
Stones that the sea has consumed are my words of love for you. I didn’t know how to love you, didn’t know how to give what you wanted from me. Every word we said to each other was said a thousand times, every moment we lived was lived a thousand times. Stones that the sea has consumed are my words of love for you. Every word we said to each other was said a thousand times, every moment we lived was lived a thousand times. Stones that the sea has consumed are my words of love for you. English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser "Sassi" was Gino Paoli's ninth single, released in 1960 and then included on his eponymous first album in 1961. |
I began exploring Italian popular songs as part of learning Italian. Here are my translations for some of my favorite "canzoni" by Italian singers, songwriters, and bands whose work I admire. It's a work in progress that can serve as a curated introduction to Italian popular music, with an emphasis on the 1950s through the 1990s. If you speak Italian, send me a message if you see lyrics I've misunderstood.
