What it's about

The song is a guided tour of one's home. The singer enters through the door, walks down the hallway, goes into the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom, and tells what they do in each room. The chorus describes the home as a warm and safe refuge, a place to rest and dream. The bridge says that a home is not made of walls, but of peace and love.

Useful words and expressions

  • The rooms: il corridoio, la cucina, il soggiorno, il bagno, la camera da letto
  • Furniture and objects: la porta, il frigorifero, il tavolo, il divano, la televisione, il telecomando, lo specchio, il letto, la lampada, l'armadio, i mobili, i quadri, la parete
  • accogliente: making you feel good and welcome (calde e accoglienti)
  • il riparo: a place that protects (riparo dal vento)
  • appeso alla parete: hanging on the wall, like a picture
  • Nessun posto è come casa: a very common expression
  • Benvenuto a casa mia: the phrase used to welcome a guest

Grammar

  • Present tense, first person: apro, vado, guardo, leggo, accendo. The whole song describes habitual actions.
  • Reflexive verbs: mi rilasso, mi siedo, mi sento, mi lavo le mani, mi fermo. With body parts, Italian uses the article and not the possessive: mi lavo le mani, not "lavo le mie mani".
  • Prepositions of place: in cucina, in bagno, in camera da letto (without an article), but al tavolo and alla parete (articulated prepositions).
  • da + infinitive: una storia da raccontare indicates something that can or should be done.
  • cominciare a + infinitive: comincio ad amare. Before a vowel, a often becomes ad.
  • Gerund: guardo lo specchio pensando a domani, meaning while I think.
  • Future tense: avrò, from the verb avere.
  • col = con il: col telecomando is the contracted form of con il telecomando.

Note: choices made for the rhyme

  • la mia dolce rete: used to rhyme with parete. It is not a common Italian expression. Rete means "safety net" or "network of affection". To talk about home, people say casa dolce casa.
  • l'armadio che sempre avrò: the word order is changed to rhyme with un po'. Usually, people say che avrò sempre. The meaning is also a bit forced.
  • un letto comodo per non soffrire: this is an exaggeration to rhyme with dormire. Normally, people say per dormire bene or per riposare.
  • frigorifero / libero: this is just an imperfect rhyme. The sentences are correct.