La Canzone Che Hai Scritto Tu Lyrics in English by Brunori Sas

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I wanted to write you a special song

A song to cheer you up

With a chorus that slowly rises

And the tears that fall

But you have to settle

I really can't do more

And if someone says it's trivial

Let's pretend that you wrote it

That you wrote it

But you take it, sing it

Play it on a rainy day

When you feel bad

Lying on the bed staring at the hours

Or in the afternoons spent smoking

And if the words I wrote aren't enough anymore

Throw them away and invent them yourself

I wanted to write a popular song

Of those that aren't written anymore

With a chorus that feels like Christmas

And the snow that falls

But you have to settle, my love

I really can't do more

And if it resembles some old song

Let's tell everyone that you wrote it

That you wrote it

But you take it, sing it

Let it fly on a rainy day

When you feel bad

Lying on the bed staring at the hours

Or in the afternoons spent smoking

And if the words I wrote aren't enough anymore

Throw them away

And invent them yourself

And if the words I wrote aren't enough anymore

And if everything I said isn't useful to you anymore

And if the words I wrote aren't useful anymore

Throw them away

And invent them yourself

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Dario Brunori

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accontentare — to settle / to be content

Accontentare means "to satisfy" or "to please," but in its reflexive form, accontentarsi, it means "to settle" or "to be content with what you have." It's a nuanced verb that goes beyond a simple translation.

In this song, the singer repeatedly tells the listener, "Però ti devi accontentare" (But you have to settle/be content). It conveys a humble acceptance of his limitations in writing the perfect song, inviting the listener to find beauty in its imperfections. This word captures a key theme of the song: finding contentment in simplicity.

Brunori Sas sets out to write his partner a special song, "una canzone per tirarti su" (a song to cheer you up), with a chorus that climbs while the tears come down. Then he admits right away: "Io non so fare davvero di più" (I really can't do more). It's a modest, very funny opening. If anyone calls it trite, he says, "facciamo finta che l'hai scritta tu" (let's pretend you wrote it).

The chorus is where it turns tender. He hands the song over: "prendila, cantala" (take it, sing it), play it on a rainy day when you're lying on the bed "a fissare le ore" (staring at the hours) or smoking away the afternoon. And if his words stop being enough, "buttale via e inventale tu" (throw them away and make them up yourself). The second verse jokes that he wanted a canzone popolare (a popular, old-fashioned song) with a chorus that "sa di Natale" (tastes of Christmas), and if it sounds like some old tune, well, tell everyone she wrote it.

Listen for the imperatives stacked with pronouns: prendila, cantala, falla, buttale, inventale. Each one glues the object (la, le) onto the verb, which is everyday Italian you'll hear constantly.

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