Learn Italian With Mahmood
Learning Italian with Mahmood's music is a great way to learn! It is fun, engaging, and includes a cultural aspect that is often missing from other language learning methods. So music and song lyrics are a great way to supplement your learning and stay motivated to keep learning Italian!
Below are 2 song recommendations by Mahmood to get you started learning Italian! We have full lyric translations and lessons for each of the songs recommended below, so check out all of our resources. We hope you enjoy learning Italian with Mahmood!
Mahmood is an Italian singer and songwriter who rose to fame after winning the 2019 Sanremo Music Festival. His music is a mix of pop, rap, and R&B, and he often incorporates elements of his Italian heritage into his songs. He is best known for his hit single "Soldi", which topped the Italian charts and was certified platinum. His Sanremo victories allowed him to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in those respective years, finishing in second place in 2019 and in sixth place in 2022 as the host entrant.
Brividi (Eurovision 2022 Italy) (Shivers)
Ho sognato di volare con te
Su una bici di diamanti
Mi hai detto sei cambiato non vedo
Più la luce nei tuoi occhi
I've dreamed of flying with you
On a diamond bike
You've told me you changed I don't see
Anymore the light in your eyes
In Brividi, Mahmood explores the difficulty of expressing love and the fear of being vulnerable. He sings of dreaming of flying with someone on a bike of diamonds, and of wanting to love them but always making mistakes. He also speaks of the pain of living in a prison of his own making, and of the poison of the words they exchange every day. Ultimately, he is left feeling exposed and vulnerable, with only his shivers to keep him company.
Brividi (Shivers)
Ho sognato di volare con te
Su una bici di diamanti
Mi hai detto sei cambiato non vedo
Più la luce nei tuoi occhi
I dreamed of flying with you
On a diamond bike
You told me you changed I don't see
Anymore the light in your eyes
In "Brividi" by Mahmood, the singer expresses his frustration in not being able to express his feelings and not being able to find a way out of the situation he finds himself in. The lyrics talk about how he and his partner have grown apart, and how he has been left naked and shivering, unable to express what he feels. The singer tries to find a way to get away, even if it means accepting a lie, but in the end he stays there, on a diamond bike, naked and shivering.
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