A song about what to wear in the sun, rain and cold. You learn vocabulary for clothes and accessories, the verb «mettersi» and the subjunctive in phrases like «un aspetto che sia gradito».
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Guardo la strada, c'è un sole lassù
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I look at the street, there is a sun up there (more naturally: the sun is shining up there)
Nel cielo sereno e colorato di blu
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In the clear sky and colored of blue (more naturally: In the clear, blue-colored sky)
Metto i jeans e una t-shirt leggera
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I put on jeans and a light t-shirt
Gli occhiali da sole, da mattina a sera
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Sunglasses, from morning to evening
Cosa mi metto? Dimmi, chissà
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What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadio è pieno di mille età
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The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Un comodo maglione o un bel vestito?
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A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Voglio un aspetto che sia gradito
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I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Arrivano le nuvole, cade la pioggia
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The clouds arrive, the rain falls
Prendo la giacca che sull'anta poggia
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I take the jacket that on the door rests (more naturally: I grab the jacket resting on the closet door)
Stivali e ombrello, sono pronto ad andare
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Boots and umbrella, I am ready to go
Un orologio d'oro per farmi notare
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A gold watch to make myself noticed (more naturally: A gold watch to get noticed)
Cosa mi metto? Dimmi, chissà
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What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadio è pieno di mille età
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The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Un comodo maglione o un bel vestito?
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A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Voglio un aspetto che sia gradito
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I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Il vento è freddo, l'inverno è arrivato
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The wind is cold, the winter has arrived
Voglio un cappotto per restare scaldato
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I want a coat to stay warmed (more naturally: I want a coat to keep warm)
Guanti di lana e una bella sciarpa
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Wool gloves and a nice scarf
Cammino sicuro con la mia scarpa
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I walk confident with my shoe (more naturally: I walk confidently in my shoes; singular 'scarpa' is used here to rhyme with 'sciarpa')
Davanti allo specchio, misuro ogni cosa
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In front of the mirror, I measure everything (here 'misurare' is an idiom that means to try on clothes)
Voglio una giacca che sia favolosa
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I want a jacket that is fabulous
Stasera alla festa non ci rinuncio
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Tonight to the party I do not give up on it (more naturally: I'm not missing the party tonight)
Sono vestito di tutto punto
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I am dressed of every point (idiom meaning 'dressed to the nines' or impeccably dressed)
Cosa mi metto? Dimmi, chissà
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What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadio è pieno di mille età
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The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Un comodo maglione o un bel vestito?
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A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Voglio un aspetto che sia gradito
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I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Cosa mi metto?
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What do I put on myself? (more naturally: What should I wear?)
I look at the street, there is a sun up there (more naturally: the sun is shining up there)
Nelcieloserenoecoloratodiblu
In the clear sky and colored of blue (more naturally: In the clear, blue-colored sky)
Mettoijeanseunat-shirtleggera
I put on jeans and a light t-shirt
Gliocchialidasole, damattinaasera
Sunglasses, from morning to evening
Cosamimetto? Dimmi, chissà
What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadioèpienodimilleetà
The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Uncomodomaglioneounbelvestito?
A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Vogliounaspettochesiagradito
I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Arrivanolenuvole, cadelapioggia
The clouds arrive, the rain falls
Prendolagiaccachesull'antapoggia
I take the jacket that on the door rests (more naturally: I grab the jacket resting on the closet door)
Stivalieombrello, sonoprontoadandare
Boots and umbrella, I am ready to go
Unorologiod'oroperfarminotare
A gold watch to make myself noticed (more naturally: A gold watch to get noticed)
Cosamimetto? Dimmi, chissà
What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadioèpienodimilleetà
The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Uncomodomaglioneounbelvestito?
A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Vogliounaspettochesiagradito
I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Ilventoèfreddo, l'invernoèarrivato
The wind is cold, the winter has arrived
Vogliouncappottoperrestarescaldato
I want a coat to stay warmed (more naturally: I want a coat to keep warm)
Guantidilanaeunabellasciarpa
Wool gloves and a nice scarf
Camminosicuroconlamiascarpa
I walk confident with my shoe (more naturally: I walk confidently in my shoes; singular 'scarpa' is used here to rhyme with 'sciarpa')
Davantiallospecchio, misuroognicosa
In front of the mirror, I measure everything (here 'misurare' is an idiom that means to try on clothes)
Vogliounagiaccachesiafavolosa
I want a jacket that is fabulous
Staseraallafestanoncirinuncio
Tonight to the party I do not give up on it (more naturally: I'm not missing the party tonight)
Sonovestitodituttopunto
I am dressed of every point (idiom meaning 'dressed to the nines' or impeccably dressed)
Cosamimetto? Dimmi, chissà
What do I put on myself? Tell me, who knows (more naturally: What should I wear? Tell me, who knows)
L'armadioèpienodimilleetà
The closet is full of a thousand ages (metaphor meaning it holds clothes from many different eras or stages of life)
Uncomodomaglioneounbelvestito?
A comfortable sweater or a nice suit?
Vogliounaspettochesiagradito
I want an appearance that is appreciated (more naturally: I want a pleasing look)
Cosamimetto?
What do I put on myself? (more naturally: What should I wear?)
Abitiestile
Clothes and style
Unritmodolce
A sweet rhythm
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What it's about
The singer wonders what to wear as the weather changes: first there is the summer sun, then clouds and rain arrive, and finally the cold winter wind. In the end, he gets ready in front of the mirror for a party and dresses with care. The chorus repeats the everyday question: Cosa mi metto?
Useful words and expressions
Clothes:i jeans, una t-shirt, un maglione, un vestito, una giacca, un cappotto
Accessories:gli occhiali da sole, l'ombrello, un orologio, i guanti (di lana), una sciarpa, gli stivali, le scarpe
The weather:c'è il sole, il cielo sereno, le nuvole, cade la pioggia, il vento è freddo, l'inverno è arrivato
L'armadio and l'anta (the wardrobe door), lo specchio
Cosa mi metto? – a typical question when you don't know what to wear
Da mattina a sera – for the whole day
Farsi notare – to attract attention
Misurare un vestito – to try it on to see how it fits
Non ci rinuncio – I don't want to give this up
Vestito di tutto punto – dressed in an elegant and complete way
Grammar
Mettersi (reflexive verb) means indossare: Cosa mi metto?, Mi metto i jeans. In the song you also hear Metto i jeans without mi: it is understandable, but with clothes the most natural form is mi metto.
Subjunctive after a wish:Voglio un aspetto che sia gradito, Voglio una giacca che sia favolosa. When we describe something we want but do not have yet, we use the subjunctive.
Masculine agreement: the singer is a man, so sono pronto, sono vestito. A woman would say pronta, vestita.
C'è / ci sono:c'è un sole lassù.
Note: choices made for the rhyme
L'armadio è pieno di mille età: a poetic image (clothes from many eras) chosen to rhyme with chissà. In spoken language, you say l'armadio è pieno di vestiti.
Prendo la giacca che sull'anta poggia: the word order is inverted for the rhyme. Normally: la giacca che è appoggiata sull'anta.
Per restare scaldato: an unnatural form. You say per stare al caldo or per non avere freddo.
Cammino sicuro con la mia scarpa: the singular is used to rhyme with sciarpa. Normally: con le mie scarpe.
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