Tra Te E Il Mare Lyrics in English Laura Pausini

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tra Te E Il Mare by Laura Pausini from Italian to English.
I'm not afraid of you anymore
You're my whole life
I live on the breaths you leave here
That I use up while you're gone
I can't split myself between you and the sea anymore
I can't stand still waiting anymore
I, who would've lived with you
In your foreign city
Alone, with the instinct of someone who knows how to love
Alone, yet still with you
I can't split myself between you and the sea anymore
I can't keep feeling tired of waiting
No, my love, no
I won't put up with it
Either you come back or stay there
I don't live anymore
I don't dream anymore
I'm scared, help me
Love, I don't believe you anymore
Every time you leave
You swear it's the last time
I'd rather say goodbye
At night I look for your reflection in every star
But all this isn't enough for me now, I'm growing up
No, my love, no
I won't put up with it
Either you come back or stay there
I don't live anymore
I don't dream anymore
I'm scared, help me
Love, I don't believe you anymore
Every time you leave
You swear it's the last time
I'd rather say goodbye
I can't split myself between you and the sea anymore
I can't stand still waiting anymore
I can't split myself between you and the sea anymore
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Biagio Antonacci
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SONG MEANING

“Tra Te e il Mare” paints a vivid picture of a woman caught between two powerful forces: the all-consuming love she feels for someone who keeps leaving and the vast, beckoning sea that symbolizes distance, uncertainty, and freedom. Laura Pausini’s narrator admits she once lived off the “breaths” her lover left behind, waiting faithfully while he was away. Yet with every broken promise of “this is the last time I go,” her patience thins and her fear grows, until she realizes she can no longer split herself “between you and the sea.”

The song becomes an anthem of self-respect and decisive courage. Faced with endless goodbyes, she draws a bold line: “Either you come back for good, or you stay away.” Rather than remain stuck in limbo, she chooses to say goodbye, preferring the pain of separation to the slow erosion of hope. The crashing waves in the lyrics echo her emotional storm, but they also hint at renewal—by embracing her own growth, she proves that even the deepest love must make room for dignity and dreams.

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