A song that encourages overcoming fear and doubt. Practice emotion vocabulary, the imperative with "tu", and expressions like «ce l'hai» and «gettare il cuore oltre l'ostacolo».
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A volte tu tremi, hai molta paura
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Sometimes you tremble, you have a lot of fear (more naturally: you are very afraid)
Ti sembra di stare in una notte scura
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It seems to you to be in a dark night (more naturally: You feel like you're in a dark night)
Le mani che sudano, il cuore che batte
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The hands that sweat, the heart that beats (more naturally: Sweaty hands, a beating heart)
Ma queste paure non son mai esatte
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But these fears are never exact (more naturally: But these fears are never true)
Tu puoi essere forte, con grande coraggio
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You can be strong, with great courage
Inizia da qui il tuo nuovo viaggio
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Starts from here your new journey (more naturally: Your new journey starts here)
Non avere timore, guarda nel petto
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Do not have fear, look into the chest (more naturally: Don't be afraid, look inside your heart)
Tu vali moltissimo, te lo prometto
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You are worth very much, I promise it to you (more naturally: You are worth so much, I promise you)
Fai un bel respiro, vai verso la luce
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Make a nice breath, go towards the light (more naturally: Take a deep breath, go towards the light)
L'istinto ti guida e ti conduce
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The instinct guides you and leads you (more naturally: Your instinct guides and leads you)
Tu hai il potere di fare qualcosa
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You have the power to do something
La vita davanti è meravigliosa
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The life ahead is wonderful
È dura lottare se il dubbio ti assale
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It is hard to fight if the doubt attacks you (more naturally: It's hard to fight when doubt overwhelms you)
Sentire la voce che tutto va male
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To hear the voice that everything goes badly (more naturally: Hearing the voice saying everything is going wrong)
Ma alzati in piedi, la forza ce l'hai
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But get up on your feet, the strength you have it (more naturally: But stand up, you have the strength)
Devi gettare il cuore oltre l'ostacolo, lo sai
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You must throw the heart beyond the obstacle, you know it (idiom: 'gettare il cuore oltre l'ostacolo' means to summon all your courage to overcome a difficult challenge)
Tu puoi essere forte, con grande coraggio
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You can be strong, with great courage
Inizia da qui il tuo nuovo viaggio
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Starts from here your new journey (more naturally: Your new journey starts here)
Non avere timore, guarda nel petto
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Do not have fear, look into the chest (more naturally: Don't be afraid, look inside your heart)
Tu vali moltissimo, te lo prometto
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You are worth very much, I promise it to you (more naturally: You are worth so much, I promise you)
Sometimes you tremble, you have a lot of fear (more naturally: you are very afraid)
Tisembradistareinunanottescura
It seems to you to be in a dark night (more naturally: You feel like you're in a dark night)
Lemanichesudano, ilcuorechebatte
The hands that sweat, the heart that beats (more naturally: Sweaty hands, a beating heart)
Maquestepaurenonsonmaiesatte
But these fears are never exact (more naturally: But these fears are never true)
Tupuoiessereforte, congrandecoraggio
You can be strong, with great courage
Iniziadaquiiltuonuovoviaggio
Starts from here your new journey (more naturally: Your new journey starts here)
Nonaveretimore, guardanelpetto
Do not have fear, look into the chest (more naturally: Don't be afraid, look inside your heart)
Tuvalimoltissimo, teloprometto
You are worth very much, I promise it to you (more naturally: You are worth so much, I promise you)
Faiunbelrespiro, vaiversolaluce
Make a nice breath, go towards the light (more naturally: Take a deep breath, go towards the light)
L'istintotiguidaeticonduce
The instinct guides you and leads you (more naturally: Your instinct guides and leads you)
Tuhaiilpoteredifarequalcosa
You have the power to do something
Lavitadavantièmeravigliosa
The life ahead is wonderful
Èduralottareseildubbiotiassale
It is hard to fight if the doubt attacks you (more naturally: It's hard to fight when doubt overwhelms you)
Sentirelavocechetuttovamale
To hear the voice that everything goes badly (more naturally: Hearing the voice saying everything is going wrong)
Maalzatiinpiedi, laforzacel'hai
But get up on your feet, the strength you have it (more naturally: But stand up, you have the strength)
Devigettareilcuoreoltrel'ostacolo, losai
You must throw the heart beyond the obstacle, you know it (idiom: 'gettare il cuore oltre l'ostacolo' means to summon all your courage to overcome a difficult challenge)
Tupuoiessereforte, congrandecoraggio
You can be strong, with great courage
Iniziadaquiiltuonuovoviaggio
Starts from here your new journey (more naturally: Your new journey starts here)
Nonaveretimore, guardanelpetto
Do not have fear, look into the chest (more naturally: Don't be afraid, look inside your heart)
Tuvalimoltissimo, teloprometto
You are worth very much, I promise it to you (more naturally: You are worth so much, I promise you)
Seicoraggioso...
You are brave...
Vaiversolaluce...
Go towards the light...
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What it's about
The song speaks to someone who is afraid: their hands are shaking, their heart is beating fast, and everything seems dark. Step by step, the voice encourages them to breathe, stand up, and keep going, until they become brave. The title describes this very journey: da nervoso a coraggioso.
Useful words and expressions
avere paura / avere timore: to feel afraid. Non avere timore = non avere paura (don't be afraid).
tremare, sudare, il cuore batte: the physical signs of fear (to tremble, to sweat, the heart beats).
il coraggio, coraggioso/coraggiosa: courage, brave—the opposite of nervoso (nervous) and pauroso (fearful).
fare un bel respiro: to take a deep breath to calm down.
il dubbio ti assale: doubt hits you suddenly and forcefully.
alzarsi in piedi: to stand up; here also in the sense of reacting and taking action.
gettare il cuore oltre l'ostacolo: an idiomatic expression meaning to face a difficulty bravely, without overthinking it.
valere moltissimo: to have great worth as a person.
Grammar
Imperative with tu: fai, vai, guarda, alzati (with the pronoun attached to the verb). The negative imperative is formed with non + infinitive: non avere timore.
Potere + infinitive: Tu puoi essere forte, hai il potere di fare qualcosa.
Sembrare di + infinitive: Ti sembra di stare in una notte scura.
Avercela: la forza ce l'hai = hai la forza (you have the strength). It is very common in spoken Italian.
Combined pronouns: te lo prometto (ti + lo → te lo).
Absolute superlative: moltissimo = molto molto (very, very much).
Masculine and feminine: the lyrics say Sei coraggioso; when speaking to a woman or a girl, you say sei coraggiosa.
Watch out: choices made for the rhyme
Ma queste paure non son mai esatte: son is a shortened poetic form of sono, and esatte is chosen to rhyme with batte. In standard Italian, you would say queste paure non sono mai fondate or non dicono la verità.
L'istinto ti guida e ti conduce: guidare and condurre mean almost the same thing here; the repetition serves to rhyme with luce.
Guarda nel petto is a poetic image; usually you say guarda dentro di te.
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