Essere Una Donna Lyrics in English Anna Tatangelo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Essere Una Donna by Anna Tatangelo from Italian to English.

With those watchful eyes

Like burning pins

You probe me

Like a wolf you wait

You descend into my soul

You dig deeper and deeper

I seem almost like a butterfly to you

A toy, a ball

Yeah, to grab

Tell me what your love's worth

I know you see me like honey

To eat

But you're wrong, you know

I'm not a cherry

Being a woman

Doesn't just mean filling a miniskirt

Doesn't mean trusting anybody if they fool you

Being a woman is more, more, more, more

It's feeling alive

It's the joy of loving and feeling comforted

Holding a child tight, tight to your breast

With a real man beside me

Being watched

And sometimes even followed

Weighs on me

Certain compliments

If they're crude you then feel

Offended

You feel like a butterfly

A toy, a ball

To grab

But that's not love, it's worth little

Feeling like honey

To eat, no

But you're wrong, you know

I'm really something else

Being a woman

Doesn't just mean filling a miniskirt

Doesn't mean trusting anybody if they fool you

Being a woman is more, more, more, more

I'm not looking for a fling

But the partner I want

Who between a kiss and a laugh

Will make me forget

The problems around me

Being a woman

And it means feeling real emotions inside

And holding back the tears and the pain you feel

Being more, much more

And it means feeling real emotions inside

And holding back the tears and the pain you feel

It's being more, much more!

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SONG MEANING

Essere Una Donna bursts with confident attitude as Anna Tatangelo faces a flirt who sees her as nothing more than a pretty target. With playful but pointed lyrics, she swats away the shallow compliments and tells him she is not a cherry to bite or a toy to catch. The song zooms in on the everyday cat-and-mouse of unwanted attention, turning it into an anthem of self-respect and boundaries.

Far from just critiquing clichés, Anna celebrates the rich, multilayered reality of womanhood: feeling truly alive, loving fiercely, consoling others, cradling a child, and sharing laughter with a real partner. Her message is clear and catchy: being a woman is much more than filling out a miniskirt or believing every sweet talker. It is emotion, resilience, and joy all rolled into one bold pop chorus that invites listeners to sing along and stand tall.

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Anna Tatangelo Essere Una Donna Lyrics