More than three decades had passed since Italy last won the Eurovision Song Contest, but last week, Italian rock band Måneskin changed all that by winning the title with an impressive 524 points.
The other day, we posted the lyrics and English translation to Zitti e Buoni, the song that carried the band to victory. Today we’re sharing last year’s hit for the band called Vent’Anni which means Twenty Years. Enjoy!
Vent’Anni – Official Music Video
Måneskin – Vent’Anni – Italian Lyrics
Io c’ho vent’anni
Perciò non ti stupire se dal niente faccio drammi
Ho paura di lasciare al mondo soltanto denaro
Che il mio nome scompaia tra quelli di tutti gli altri
Ma c’ho solo vent’anni
E già chiedo perdono per gli sbagli che ho commesso
Ma la strada è più dura quando stai puntando al cielo
Quindi scegli le cose che son davvero importanti
Scegli amore o diamanti, demoni o santi
E sarai pronto per lottare, oppure andrai via
E darai la colpa agli altri o la colpa sarà tua
Correrai diretto al sole oppure verso il buio
Sarai pronto per lottare, per cercare sempre la libertà
E andare un passo più avanti, essere sempre vero
Spiegare cos’è il colore a chi vede bianco e nero
E andare un passo più avanti, essere sempre vero
E prometti domani a tutti parlerai di me
E anche se ho solo vent’anni dovrò correre
Io c’ho vent’anni
E non mi frega un cazzo, c’ho zero da dimostrarvi
Non sono come voi che date l’anima al denaro
Dagli occhi di chi è puro siete soltanto codardi
E andare un passo più avanti, essere sempre vero
Spiegare cos’è il colore a chi vede bianco e nero
E andare un passo più avanti, essere sempre vero
E prometti domani a tutti parlerai di me
E anche se ho solo vent’anni dovrò correre per me
E sarai pronto per lottare, oppure andrai via
E darai la colpa agli altri o la colpa sarà tua
Correrai diretto al sole oppure verso il buio
Sarai pronto per lottare, per cercare sempre la libertà
C’hai vent’anni
Ti sto scrivendo adesso prima che sia troppo tardi
E farà male il dubbio di non essere nessuno
Sarai qualcuno se resterai diverso dagli altri
Ma c’hai solo vent’anni
Måneskin – Vent’Anni – English Translation
I’m twenty years old
So don’t be surprised if, out of nowhere, I overreact
I am afraid of leaving only money to this world
That my name will disappear among everyone else’s
But I’m only twenty years old
And I’m already asking for forgiveness for mistakes I’ve made
But the road is harder when you’re reaching for the sky
So choose the things that are truly important
Choose love or diamonds, demons or saints
And you will be ready to fight, or else you will walk away
And you will blame others or it will be your fault
You will run straight toward the sun or into the dark
You will be ready to fight, to always seek freedom
And go one step further, always be true
Explain what colour is to those who see black and white
And go one step further, always be true
And tomorrow, promise you will talk about me to everyone
And even though I’m only twenty, I’ll have to run
I am twenty years old
And I don’t give a shit, I’ve got nothing to prove to you
I am not like you, giving your soul to money
The eyes of the pure see you are nothing but cowards
And go one step further, always be true
Explain what colour is to those who see black and white
And go one step further, always be true
And tomorrow, promise you will talk about me to everyone
And even though I’m only twenty, I’ll have to run for myself
And you will be ready to fight, or else you will walk away
And you will blame others or it will be your own fault
You will run straight toward the sun or into the dark
You will be ready to fight, to always seek freedom
You are twenty years old
I’m writing to you now before it’s too late
And the doubt that you are nobody will hurt
You will be someone if you stay different from the others
But you are only twenty years old
Other Måneskin Lyrics & Translations
In nome del padre
La paura del buio
Coraline
Torna a casa
Le parole lontane
Morirò da re
Vent’anni (current article)
Heather Broster is a graduate with honours in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, proficient in English and Italian, as well as Japanese, Welsh, and French to varying degrees of fluency. Originally from Toronto, Heather has resided in various countries, notably Italy for a period of six years. Her primary focus lies in the fields of language acquisition, education, and bilingual instruction.
