A song about flavors: sweet, salty, spicy and cold. Learn food and taste vocabulary, adjectives like croccante and amaro, and useful phrases like «mi va», «mi tira su» and «dammi un assaggio».
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Zucchero e miele, una torta per me
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Sugar and honey, a cake for me
Il sapore dolce è il migliore che c'è
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The sweet flavor is the best that there is
Il cioccolato si scioglie, lo sento già
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The chocolate melts, I feel it already (more naturally: The chocolate is melting, I can already taste it)
È un gusto perfetto, che gioia mi dà
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It is a perfect taste, what joy it gives me
Dolce, salato, e caldo o freddo
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Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Un mondo di gusti in cui io mi perdo
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A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, o croccante così
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Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammi un assaggio, e dimmi di sì
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Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
Ora voglio il salato, patatine nel blu
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Now I want the salty, chips in the blue (more naturally: Now I want something savory, potato chips in the blue)
Sgranocchiare qualcosa che mi tira su
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To crunch on something that pulls me up (the idiom 'tirare su' means to cheer someone up or give them an energy boost)
Con sale e salatini, mi sento un re
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With salt and savory snacks, I feel like a king
Un pasto croccante per te e per me
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A crunchy meal for you and for me
Dolce, salato, e caldo o freddo
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Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Un mondo di gusti in cui io mi perdo
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A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, o croccante così
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Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammi un assaggio, e dimmi di sì
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Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
Il clima è gelato, la zuppa mi va
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The climate is frozen, the soup goes to me (more naturally: The weather is freezing, I feel like having soup; 'mi va' is an idiom meaning to fancy or feel like having something)
Bollente e piccante, che fumo che fa
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Boiling and spicy, what smoke that it makes (more naturally: Piping hot and spicy, look how much steam it makes)
Il pepe fa fuoco, mi brucia un po' qui
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The pepper makes fire, it burns me a little here (more naturally: The pepper is fiery, it burns a bit right here)
Ma scalda il mio corpo per tutto il dì
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But it warms my body for the whole day
Io sono una buona forchetta, lo sai
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I am a good fork, you know it (the idiom 'essere una buona forchetta' refers to someone who loves to eat and has a hearty appetite)
Davanti a un buon piatto non mi fermo mai
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In front of a good dish I never stop
Dall'aspro all'amaro, io provo di tutto
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From the sour to the bitter, I try everything
Mangiare con gusto è il massimo frutto
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Eating with gusto is the maximum fruit (more naturally: Eating with pleasure is the ultimate reward)
L'estate è un gran sole, mi voglio freddare
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The summer is a big sun, I want to cool myself down (more naturally: Summer is very sunny, I want to cool off)
Un bel gelato, lo vado a comprare
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A nice ice cream, I go to buy it (more naturally: I'm going to buy a nice ice cream)
Freddo e cremoso, rinfresca la mente
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Cold and creamy, it refreshes the mind
Gusto di fragola, deliziosamente
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Flavor of strawberry, deliciously (more naturally: Strawberry flavor, so delicious)
Dolce, salato, e caldo o freddo
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Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Un mondo di gusti in cui io mi perdo
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A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, o croccante così
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Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammi un assaggio, e dimmi di sì
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Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
The chocolate melts, I feel it already (more naturally: The chocolate is melting, I can already taste it)
Èungustoperfetto, chegioiamidà
It is a perfect taste, what joy it gives me
Dolce, salato, ecaldoofreddo
Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Unmondodigustiincuiiomiperdo
A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, ocroccantecosì
Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammiunassaggio, edimmidisì
Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
Oravoglioilsalato, patatinenelblu
Now I want the salty, chips in the blue (more naturally: Now I want something savory, potato chips in the blue)
Sgranocchiarequalcosachemitirasu
To crunch on something that pulls me up (the idiom 'tirare su' means to cheer someone up or give them an energy boost)
Consaleesalatini, misentounre
With salt and savory snacks, I feel like a king
Unpastocroccanteperteeperme
A crunchy meal for you and for me
Dolce, salato, ecaldoofreddo
Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Unmondodigustiincuiiomiperdo
A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, ocroccantecosì
Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammiunassaggio, edimmidisì
Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
Ilclimaègelato, lazuppamiva
The climate is frozen, the soup goes to me (more naturally: The weather is freezing, I feel like having soup; 'mi va' is an idiom meaning to fancy or feel like having something)
Bollenteepiccante, chefumochefa
Boiling and spicy, what smoke that it makes (more naturally: Piping hot and spicy, look how much steam it makes)
Ilpepefafuoco, mibruciaunpo' qui
The pepper makes fire, it burns me a little here (more naturally: The pepper is fiery, it burns a bit right here)
Mascaldailmiocorpopertuttoildì
But it warms my body for the whole day
Iosonounabuonaforchetta, losai
I am a good fork, you know it (the idiom 'essere una buona forchetta' refers to someone who loves to eat and has a hearty appetite)
Davantiaunbuonpiattononmifermomai
In front of a good dish I never stop
Dall'asproall'amaro, ioprovoditutto
From the sour to the bitter, I try everything
Mangiarecongustoèilmassimofrutto
Eating with gusto is the maximum fruit (more naturally: Eating with pleasure is the ultimate reward)
L'estateèungransole, mivogliofreddare
The summer is a big sun, I want to cool myself down (more naturally: Summer is very sunny, I want to cool off)
Unbelgelato, lovadoacomprare
A nice ice cream, I go to buy it (more naturally: I'm going to buy a nice ice cream)
Freddoecremoso, rinfrescalamente
Cold and creamy, it refreshes the mind
Gustodifragola, deliziosamente
Flavor of strawberry, deliciously (more naturally: Strawberry flavor, so delicious)
Dolce, salato, ecaldoofreddo
Sweet, salty, and hot or cold
Unmondodigustiincuiiomiperdo
A world of tastes in which I lose myself
Morbido, amaro, ocroccantecosì
Soft, bitter, or crunchy like this
Dammiunassaggio, edimmidisì
Give me a taste, and tell me yes (more naturally: Give me a taste, and say yes)
Dolce, salato
Sweet, salty
Caldo, freddo
Hot, cold
Dimmidisì
Tell me yes (more naturally: Say yes)
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What it's about
The singer is a real food lover and takes us on a journey through flavors. First sweet (cake, honey, chocolate), then salty (chips, savory snacks), then a hot and spicy soup on cold days, and finally a strawberry ice cream in the summer. The chorus sums it all up: a world of flavors she gladly gets lost in.
Useful words and expressions
il sapore / il gusto: how a food tastes. Gusto di fragola also refers to the ice cream flavor.
dolce, salato, amaro, aspro, piccante: the main flavors (sweet, salty, bitter, sour, spicy).
morbido, croccante, cremoso, bollente: how food feels to the touch and in the mouth (soft, crunchy, creamy, boiling hot).
sciogliersi: to become liquid, to melt (il cioccolato si scioglie).
sgranocchiare: to eat something crunchy in small bites.
mi tira su: it puts me in a good mood, cheers me up.
mi va: I feel like having it (la zuppa mi va).
essere una buona forchetta: an idiom for someone who eats gladly and heartily.
un assaggio: a small amount to try, a taste.
mangiare con gusto: to eat with pleasure.
Grammar
Imperative with attached pronouns: dammi (da' + mi), dimmi (di' + mi). With these short forms, the consonant of the pronoun doubles.
Indirect pronouns before the verb: che gioia mi dà, mi brucia, mi tira su.
Pronoun with verb + infinitive: lo vado a comprare = vado a comprarlo. Both forms are correct.
Relative clause with a preposition: un mondo di gusti in cui io mi perdo.
Relative superlative: il migliore che c'è.
Adverbs in -mente: deliziosamente.
Reflexive verbs: mi perdo, mi sento un re.
Watch out: stretches for the rhyme
patatine nel blu: this has no real meaning; it is only used to rhyme with su. Simply say voglio delle patatine.
il clima è gelato: you say fa freddo or il tempo è gelido. Clima refers to the average climate of an area, not today's weather.
mi voglio freddare: incorrect form. Today, freddare mainly means «to kill on the spot». You say mi voglio rinfrescare.
il massimo frutto: an unusual expression. More natural: il piacere più grande.
per tutto il dì: dì is a poetic or old-fashioned word for giorno. In everyday language, you say per tutto il giorno.
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