A Te Lyrics in English Jovanotti

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A Te by Jovanotti from Italian to English.

To you, who's the only one in the world, the only reason

To reach the very end of every breath I take

When I look at you after a day full of words

Without you saying a thing, everything turns clear

To you, who found me in the corner with clenched fists

With my back against the wall, ready to defend myself

Eyes down, I was in line with the disillusioned

You picked me up like a cat

And took me with you

To you I sing a song ’cause I've got nothing else

Nothing better to give you than everything I have

Take my time and the magic that with one single leap

Lets us fly in the air like little bubbles

To you who are, simply are

Substance of my days

To you who's my great love

And my big love

To you who took my life

And made so much more of it

To you who gave time meaning without measuring it

To you who's my big love

And my great love

To you, whom I've seen cry in my hand

Fragile, I could've killed you by squeezing a bit

Then I saw you with the power of an airplane

Grab your life and drag it to safety

To you who taught me dreams

And the art of adventure

To you who believe in courage and in fear too

To you who's the best thing that's happened to me

To you who change every day

And always stay the same

To you who are, simply are

Substance of my days

Substance of my dreams

To you who are, essentially are

Substance of my dreams

Substance of my days

To you who never like yourself and yet you're a wonder

The forces of nature concentrate in you

You're a rock, you're a plant, you're a hurricane

You're the horizon that welcomes me when I drift away

To you who's the only friend I can have

The only love I'd want if I didn't have you with me

To you who made my life drop-dead beautiful

Who manage to turn strain into immense pleasure

To you who's my great love

And my big love

To you who took my life

And made so much more of it

To you who gave time meaning without measuring it

To you who's my big love

And my great love

To you who are, simply are

Substance of my days

Substance of my dreams

And to you who are, simply are

Companion of my days

Substance of dreams

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FRANCO SANTARNECCHI, LORENZO CHERUBINI, RICCARDO ONORI, SATURNINO CELANI

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SONG MEANING

“A Te” is Jovanotti’s love letter to the person who turned his world right-side up. In a gentle, almost whispered melody, he names her the only reason he keeps breathing, the substance of his days, the friend, rock, hurricane, and horizon rolled into one. Line after line he stacks vivid images—being rescued like a stray cat, flying like sparkling bubbles, witnessing tears as fragile as glass yet strength as powerful as an airplane—to show how her presence pulls clarity out of chaos and daring out of doubt.

At its heart, the song is a joyful thank-you note. It celebrates how love can lift someone from the back of the line of the “disillusioned,” give time a new flavor, and turn effort into delight. Jovanotti sings with playful awe, reminding us that real love is equal parts adventure, tenderness, and everyday magic—an ever-changing force that somehow always feels the same.

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