Tanto Tempo Fa Lyrics in English by Gianluca Grignani

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tanto Tempo Fa by Gianluca Grignani from Italian to English.
Tanto tempo fa
A long time ago
Tanto tempo fa
A long time ago
Che non so neanche quanto
That I don't even know how long
C'era un vecchio mare
There was an old sea
Vecchio e stanco mare
Old and tired sea
Che parlava a un mondo
That spoke to a world
Gli diceva: 'Sai, caro amico mio
It told him: "You know, my dear friend
Non so più dove andare
I don't know where to go anymore
Per sbatter le mie onde
To crash my waves
Devo naufragare
I must run aground
Io che sono il mare'
I, who am the sea"
E così anch'io come il vecchio mare
And so I too, like the old sea
Anche se vecchio non son così tanto
Even if I'm not that old
Devo naufragare
I must run aground
Per trovare nello specchio
To find in the mirror
La mia vera faccia da indossare
My true face to wear
Una faccia che non dà
A face that doesn't fit
Una faccia che non sa
A face that doesn't know
Una faccia che mi scivola
A face that slips off me
Una faccia che non sta
A face that doesn't stay
Tanto tempo fa
A long time ago
Tanto tempo fa
A long time ago
Che non so neanche quanto
That I don't even know how long
C'era un vecchio mare
There was an old sea
Vecchio e stanco mare
Old and tired sea
Che parlava a un mondo
That spoke to a world
Gli diceva: 'Sai, caro amico mio
It told him: "You know, my dear friend
Ho trovato il mio posto
I've found my place
Per sbatter le mie onde
To crash my waves
Non devo naufragare
I don't have to run aground
Perché sono il mare
Because I am the sea
E così anch'io come il vecchio mare
And so I too, like the old sea
Anche se vecchio non son così tanto
Even if I'm not that old
Non devo naufragare
I don't have to run aground
Per trovare nello specchio
To find in the mirror
La mia vera faccia da indossare
My true face to wear
Una faccia io l'ho già
I already have a face
Una faccia che mi va
A face that suits me
Una faccia che non scivola
A face that doesn't slip off
Una faccia che mi sta
A face that stays on me
Una faccia io l'ho già
I already have a face
Una faccia che mi va
A face that suits me
Una faccia che non scivola
A face that doesn't slip off
Una faccia che mi sta
A face that stays on me
Una faccia io l'ho già
I already have a face
Una faccia che mi va
A face that suits me
Una faccia che non scivola
A face that doesn't slip off
Una faccia che mi sta
A face that stays on me
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Gianluca Grignani, Massimo Luca
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naufragare — to be shipwrecked

Naufragare means "to be shipwrecked" or "to sink". It's a dramatic and evocative verb that isn't commonly found in everyday conversation or many songs.

In "Tanto Tempo Fa", Grignani uses this word both literally and metaphorically. The old sea laments, "Devo naufragare / Io che sono il mare" (I must be shipwrecked / I who am the sea), expressing a profound sense of loss and aimlessness. Grignani then connects this to his own search for identity, suggesting a metaphorical

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