Vietato Morire Lyrics in English Ermal Meta

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vietato Morire by Ermal Meta from Italian to English.

I remember those eyes full of life

And your smile bruised by punches in the face

I remember the night with few lights

But at least out there there weren't wolves

I remember the first day of school

Twenty-nine kids and teacher Margherita

Everyone asked me in chorus

Why I had a black eye

Your necklace with the magic stone

I squeezed it to take you away from there

And fear shattered my thoughts

While the others looked after the bones

And the struggle you had to make

From a book of hate to teach me love

You stopped dreaming so I could dream

Your words are a song now

Change your stars, if you try you'll make it

And remember love never hits you in the face

My son, remember

The man you'll become

Will never be bigger than the love you give

I haven't forgotten the moment

When I forced myself to grow up

To defend you from those hands

Even though I wore shorts

Your necklace with the magic stone

I squeezed it to take you away from there

But the magic was over

All that was left was to bite into life

Change your stars, if you try you'll make it

And remember love never hits you in the face

My son, remember

The man you'll become

Will never be bigger than the love you give

Bridge

You know a wound closes and inside you can't see it

What did you expect when grown up, it's not too late to start again

Choose a different road and remember love isn't violence

Remember to disobey and remember dying's forbidden, dying's forbidden

Change your stars, if you try you'll make it

And remember love never shoots you in the face

My son, remember well that

The life you'll have

Will never be far from the love you give

Outro

Remember to disobey

Because it's forbidden to die

Remember to disobey

Because it's forbidden to die

Forbidden to die

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SONG MEANING

Vietato Morire (Forbidden to Die) is Ermal Meta’s heartfelt tribute to resilience. Through the eyes of a child who grows up in a home shadowed by domestic violence, the lyrics mix vivid childhood images — a bruised smile, a classroom of curious classmates, a “magic” necklace clutched for protection — with soaring hope. Meta turns painful memories into a rallying cry: change your stars, love never punches, and it is forbidden to give up.

The song blossoms into an anthem of defiance and love. A mother sacrifices her own dreams so her child can dream bigger, teaching that true strength is measured by the love you give. Meta urges listeners to “disobey” any fate ruled by fear, choose a different road, and bite into life with courage. In short, Vietato Morire transforms darkness into light, reminding us that our future can outgrow our past as long as we keep love — and ourselves — alive.

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Ermal Meta Vietato Morire Lyrics