Le Tre Verità Lyrics in English by Lucio Battisti
Ingenuo translates to "naive" or "gullible". It's a word that carries a specific emotional weight, implying a lack of worldly experience or a tendency to trust too easily.
In "Le Tre Verità", the narrator uses this word to address a "povero amico ingenuo" (poor naive friend), highlighting the friend's susceptibility to deception. This word is key to understanding the song's theme of betrayal and the manipulation of truth, making it a compelling choice to entice learners.
"Le Tre Verità" is a jealousy triangle told from inside the argument. The singer opens with blame aimed at himself and circumstance — "Colpa sua, colpa sua" [His fault, his fault] — before turning it straight at his rival: "È colpa tua" [It's your fault]. He warns the other man about her tears: "Ti posso dire sono salate" [I can tell you they're salty], the kind he's already been fooled by once.
By the end he gives up trying to sort out who is lying. "Io non so più a chi credere" [I don't know who to believe anymore], he says, right before naming the song's real subject: three people, three different truths, and only one who walks away from it. He closes by pushing everyone out the door — "Andate via, via" [Go away, go away].
