Perdutamente Lyrics in English by Achille Lauro

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Verse 1

I've seen a man die for other people, eh

While the sun strokes the buildings, oh, no, no

A woman doing crazy things

And feeling small, so small

Verse 2

People walk past without looking at each other, eh, oh, no

They live together but only to console each other, oh, no, no

If forgiving each other were easy

The music would come to an end

Prechorus

What a stupid life

And I know, I know, I know that you can fall

But I don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know for how long after that

And I know, I know, I know that it can happen

Expecting one kind of life and then

Chorus 1

And what if one night were enough, yes, to make us disappear

To wipe us out in a flash like a meteorite

Yes, to enjoy the impact and not care how it ends

If space catches fire, my love, put the roof down

Hopelessly, we're out on the open sea

Hopelessly, it's already early morning

If one night were missing, I want a new suit

If to God we're nothing, nothing at all, nothing at all

A firework

Verse 3

Some are born rich, some know how to settle for what they have, and some don't

And some can love until it makes them ill, a little longer

Kids out on the street dying to get high

To feel free, just that bit freer

Chorus 2

And what if one night were enough, yes, to make us disappear

To wipe us out in a flash like a meteorite

Yes, to enjoy the impact and not care how it ends

If space catches fire, my love, put the roof down

Hopelessly, we're out on the open sea

Hopelessly, it's already early morning

If one night were missing, I want a new suit

If to God we're nothing, nothing at all, nothing at all

Bridge

And every night there's someone who

In the end only wants a woman

And every day there's someone who

Says enough, and doesn't come home

And every time there's someone who

Always has the money to push himself right to the bottom

And someone who carries on like that, to the point of no return

Chorus 3

And what if one night were enough, yes, to make us disappear

To wipe us out in a flash like a meteorite

Yes, to enjoy the impact and not care how it ends

If space catches fire, my love, put the roof down

Hopelessly, we're out on the open sea

Hopelessly, it's already early morning

If one night were missing, I want a new suit

If to God we're nothing, nothing at all, nothing at all

A firework

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Perdutamente — Desperately / Madly

Perdutamente is an adverb that translates to "desperately" or "madly." It's a strong, evocative word that suggests an intense, all-consuming state of being or emotion.

In Achille Lauro's song, it's used to describe a profound sense of being lost or completely immersed, as in "Perdutamente, siamo in mare aperto" (Desperately, we are in the open sea). This word perfectly captures the song's theme of reckless abandon and intense emotion, making it both memorable and impactful.

Achille Lauro spends the verses watching other people from a distance. "Ho visto un uomo morire per gli altri, eh" [I've seen a man die for other people], "Persone passano senza guardarsi" [people walk past without looking at each other], and then the flat, tired verdict: "Ma che vita stupida" [what a stupid life]. Later he adds "Ragazzi in strada a morire per farsi" [kids out on the street dying to get high]. Nobody in this song is a villain. They are all just slightly stuck, and he says so without pitying any of them.

Then the chorus asks for the end of the world and treats it as a night out. "E se bastasse una notte, sì, per farci sparire" [and what if one night were enough to make us disappear], wiped out "come un meteorite" [like a meteorite], and his reaction is not fear but "godersi l'impatto" [to enjoy the impact]. There is a genuinely funny line in there: "Se si incendia lo spazio, amore, abbassa il tettino" [if space catches fire, love, put the roof down], which is a convertible driving through the apocalypse. The title does the heavy lifting. Perdutamente means hopelessly, the adverb Italians save for being madly in love, and here it gets attached to being lost at sea and to the sun coming up anyway. If we are nothing to God, he decides, then at least be "un fuoco d'artificio" [a firework].

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