Il Diluvio Universale Lyrics in English Annalisa

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il Diluvio Universale by Annalisa from Italian to English.

Love isn't a fault

It's not a mystery

It's not a choice

It's not a thought

Love, the one in movies

Love of 'what's your sign?'

There's affinity, an aperitivo, who knows if ever

Maybe, something, something will happen

Tonight's love

Doesn't count

Actually, let it be cursed

And damnably

I won't come back

Because you have no future

And I already have little time for myself

Let alone for people like you

And meanwhile I take this subway

The only one smiling is a wh*re

So I prefer to dream

Because that's how it is, that's how it is, I know

That I let myself go

And you, who remain the only one in the world

Like a room to redo

You stay motionless at the altar

You're a song I've never

Known how to sing

Love will happen

Or maybe it already happened

But you didn't see it

And you see it only now

But tonight I'm staying home

Cooking life

As if it were a good buffet dish

I know love is shameless

Love is selfish

Love is an act of needing you

And while I leaf through another stupid newspaper

I think deep down it's all normal

And meanwhile I prefer to dream

Because that's how it is, that's how it is, I know

That I let myself go

So I prefer to dream

Because from here reality hides better than

Under the universal flood

And you, on the other side of the world

Like a room to redo

You stay motionless at the altar

You're the song I don't have

Known how to sing

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Il Diluvio Universale paints love as an unpredictable storm that sweeps through everyday life. Annalisa strips away romantic clichés, confessing that love is neither a crime nor a choice, yet it can still feel hollow when it shows up as a one-night fling, an awkward date, or a missed sign in the stars. Against a backdrop of neon metros and tabloid pages, she watches hope drown while only a streetwalker manages a smile. The song’s title – “The Universal Flood” – becomes a metaphor for this emotional downpour, where even the smallest moments can feel biblical.

Rather than surrender, the singer decides to escape by dreaming. If reality is flooded, imagination is the last dry land. She cooks up life “like a buffet,” admits that love is shameless and selfish, and still clings to the idea that something beautiful might bloom from the chaos. The result is a bittersweet anthem that balances disillusionment with a stubborn spark of possibility, inviting listeners to float with her above the rising waters of disappointment and desire.

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Annalisa Il Diluvio Universale Lyrics