A sweet song that celebrates someone from head to toe. Learn the parts of the body (testa, spalle, braccia, gambe…), possessive adjectives, and the expression «essere alla mano».
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Guarda lo specchio, che cosa ci vedi?
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Look at the mirror, what do you see in it?
Un viso stupendo, se a me tu ci credi
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A gorgeous face, if you believe me
I capelli in testa brillano un po'
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The hair on your head shines a bit
E il naso perfetto che hai, io lo so
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And the perfect nose that you have, I know it
Dalla testa ai piedi, sei fatto così
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From the head to the feet, you are made like this (more naturally: From head to toe, that's just how you're made)
Sotto il sole caldo di questo bel dì
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Under the warm sun of this beautiful day
Le spalle, la schiena, il petto, le braccia
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The shoulders, the back, the chest, the arms
Adoro guardare la tua bella faccia
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I adore looking at your beautiful face
I tuoi occhi grandi, di un colore chiaro
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Your big eyes, of a light color (more naturally: Your big, light-colored eyes)
Le orecchie che ascoltano un suono assai raro
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The ears that listen to a very rare sound
La bocca che parla, le labbra che ridono
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The mouth that speaks, the lips that laugh
E il collo elegante che tutti ti invidiano
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And the elegant neck that everyone envies you (more naturally: that everyone is envious of)
Con le tue gambe, tu fai lunghe gite
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With your legs, you make long trips (more naturally: you go on long walks)
E i tuoi due piedi camminano uniti
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And your two feet walk united (more naturally: walk together)
Le dita e le mani, le porgi pian piano
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The fingers and the hands, you hold them out slowly
Mi piaci perché sei un tipo alla mano
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I like you because you are an easygoing guy (here the idiom 'alla mano', literally 'at the hand', refers to being down-to-earth and friendly)
Dalla testa ai piedi, sei fatto così
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From the head to the feet, you are made like this (more naturally: From head to toe, that's just how you're made)
From the head to the feet, you are made like this (more naturally: From head to toe, that's just how you're made)
Sottoilsolecaldodiquestobeldì
Under the warm sun of this beautiful day
Lespalle, laschiena, ilpetto, lebraccia
The shoulders, the back, the chest, the arms
Adoroguardarelatuabellafaccia
I adore looking at your beautiful face
Ituoiocchigrandi, diuncolorechiaro
Your big eyes, of a light color (more naturally: Your big, light-colored eyes)
Leorecchiecheascoltanounsuonoassairaro
The ears that listen to a very rare sound
Laboccacheparla, lelabbracheridono
The mouth that speaks, the lips that laugh
Eilcolloelegantechetuttitiinvidiano
And the elegant neck that everyone envies you (more naturally: that everyone is envious of)
Conletuegambe, tufailunghegite
With your legs, you make long trips (more naturally: you go on long walks)
Eituoiduepiedicamminanouniti
And your two feet walk united (more naturally: walk together)
Leditaelemani, leporgipianpiano
The fingers and the hands, you hold them out slowly
Mipiaciperchéseiuntipoallamano
I like you because you are an easygoing guy (here the idiom 'alla mano', literally 'at the hand', refers to being down-to-earth and friendly)
Dallatestaaipiedi, seifattocosì
From the head to the feet, you are made like this (more naturally: From head to toe, that's just how you're made)
Sottoilsolecaldodiquestobeldì
Under the warm sun of this beautiful day
Lespalle, laschiena, ilpetto, lebraccia
The shoulders, the back, the chest, the arms
Adoroguardarelatuabellafaccia
I adore looking at your beautiful face
Dallatesta...
From the head... (more naturally: From head...)
Aipiedi...
To the feet... (more naturally: ...to toe)
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What it is about
The song is a declaration of affection: the singer looks at a person and praises every part of them, from head to toe. The face, the hair, the eyes, the hands: everything is beautiful. At the end comes the real reason: «Mi piaci perché sei un tipo alla mano», meaning a simple and friendly person.
Useful words: the body
la testa, i capelli, il viso, la faccia, il naso
gli occhi, le orecchie, la bocca, le labbra, il collo
le spalle, la schiena, il petto, le braccia
le gambe, i piedi, le mani, le dita
Watch out for irregular plurals: il braccio → le braccia, il labbro → le labbra, il dito → le dita, l'orecchio → le orecchie, la mano → le mani.
Expressions
dalla testa ai piedi: completely, in every way.
sei fatto così: that's just how you are, this is your nature. Here it is said to a man; to a woman you say sei fatta così.
essere un tipo alla mano: to be a simple, friendly, down-to-earth person. There is a small play on words here, because the verse is talking specifically about hands.
pian piano: slowly, calmly.
assai: very, a lot (somewhat literary).
Grammar
Possessive adjectives with the article: i tuoi occhi, la tua bella faccia, i tuoi due piedi.
Relative clauses with «che»: le orecchie che ascoltano, la bocca che parla, il collo elegante che tutti ti invidiano.
Pronoun repeating the object: Le dita e le mani, le porgi pian piano. The object goes at the beginning and the pronoun le repeats it. This is normal in spoken Italian.
The «ci» of place: Che cosa ci vedi? = what do you see there, in the mirror.
Poetic license, not to be copied
«se a me tu ci credi»: the ci here is extra. You say se mi credi or se credi a me.
«di questo bel dì»: dì is an old and poetic form of giorno, chosen to rhyme with così. In everyday language you say in questa bella giornata.
«le labbra che ridono»: this is a poetic image. Normally si ride con la bocca or le labbra sorridono.
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