If you watched the 2021 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, you will know that for the first time in over 30 years, Italy emerged victorious thanks to Italian rock band Måneskin and the head-banging tune Zitti e Buoni!
If you enjoyed their performance, you may be curious to listen to some of their previous singles. Today we’ll be looking at the lyrics and English translation of Le Parole Lontane (literally The Distant Words) which was the band’s sixth single released in 2019.
Le Parole Lontane – Official Music Video
Måneskin – Le Parole Lontane – Italian Lyrics
Come l’aria mi respirerai
Il giorno che
Ti nasconderò dentro frasi che
Non sentirai
Che l’errore tuo è stato amarmi
Come se domani
Il mondo fosse uguale a com’era ieri
Adesso lasciami credere che questo sia reale
E sento l’ansia che sale
Bevo le lacrime amare
Ti prego lasciami perdere dentro all’acqua del mare
Che le parole lontane solo a te le voglio urlare
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana da me
Il tempo brucerà
Tutti i fogli che
Parlan di te
Piangerai con me
Sotto il sole poi
Diluvierà
E portare via le parole forse inutili
Canteremo insieme
Ma restando muti
Adesso portarmi a casa che mi spaventa l’inverno
Le gambe stanno cedendo
Non vedi che ho troppo freddo
Marlena portami a casa che il tuo sorriso è stupendo
Ma sai, se adesso ti perdo
Non vedo neanche più a un metro
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
(tu sei lontana da me, tu sei lontana da me)
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
(tu sei lontana da me, tu sei lontana da me)
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me, yeah
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Perché ti sento lontana, lontana da me
Come l’aria mi respirerai
Il giorno che
Ti nasconderò dentro frasi che
Non sentirai
Måneskin – Le Parole Lontane – English Translation
Like air you will breathe me in
The day that
I will hide you in phrases that
You will not hear
‘Cause your mistake was loving me
As if tomorrow
The world was the same as it was yesterday
Now let me believe this is real
And I feel the anxiety rising
I drink the bitter tears
Please leave me alone in the sea water
‘Cause you’re the only one I want to scream the distant words to
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you are far from me
Time will burn
All the pieces of paper that
Talk about you
You will cry with me
Under the sun then
The rain will pour
And take away the words that are perhaps useless
We will sing together
While remaining silent
Now take me home because winter scares me
My legs are giving out
Can’t you see I’m too cold
Marlena take me home ’cause your smile is gorgeous
But you know, if I lose you now
I can’t even see one meter away
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
(you are far from me, you are far from me)
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
(you are far from me, you are far from me)
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you are far away
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you far away, far away from me, yeah
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Because I feel you are far away, far from me
Like air you will breathe me in
The day that
I will hide you in phrases that
You will not hear
Other Måneskin Lyrics & Translations
In nome del padre
La paura del buio
Coraline
Torna a casa
Le parole lontane (current article)
Morirò da re
Vent’anni
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.
