Ti Ho Voluto Bene Veramente Lyrics in English Marco Mengoni

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ti Ho Voluto Bene Veramente by Marco Mengoni from Italian to English.
So I set off on a long journey
Far from the mistakes and the errors I've made
I visited places so I wouldn't have to see you again
And the farther I got, the better I felt
It was snowing a lot but I kept walking
Sometimes I lit a fire, in the cold I'd think of you
Day-dreaming on the deck of a ferry
I thought I saw your reflection in the sea
The lights inside the harbor looked distant
And I felt happy to dock
And my face changed, my beard grew
I spent whole days without saying a word
And how I wished in that moment you were there
Because I really care about you
And there's no place where you don't come back to mind
And I would've really liked to have you
And not hear people say there's nothing I can do
I would've found many more answers
If I'd asked you, but never mind
I can't do it now that you're so far away
I'd feel like telling you that travel changes a man
And the starting point now seems so far
The destination isn't a place but what we feel
And we don't know where or when we'll get there
I spent whole days without saying a word
I thought you were truly far
If only we knew before we leave
That the meaning of the journey is the goal and the call
Because I really care about you
And there's no place where you don't come back to mind
And I would've really liked to have you
And not hear people say there's nothing I can do
I would've found many more answers
If I'd asked you, but never mind
I can't do it now that you're so far away
I can't do it now
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SONG MEANING

Imagine lacing up your boots for a journey meant to erase someone from your heart, only to find every snowflake, ferry ride, and flickering campfire spelling out their name. In "Ti Ho Voluto Bene Veramente," Marco Mengoni paints a cinematic road-trip where the traveler keeps running from memories of a past love. He treks through blizzards, stares at the sea, and even lets his beard grow in silence, yet every mile whispers the same truth: you are still here, in my mind. The farther he goes, the clearer it becomes that distance cannot thaw feelings that are frozen inside him.

The song flips the classic breakup story on its head. Instead of finding freedom, the protagonist discovers that the real destination is not a city on a map but an emotional revelation: love remains, unmovable. As he admits that he “would have found many more answers if I had asked you,” we feel the bittersweet weight of missed chances. The track becomes a heartfelt reminder that the purpose of any voyage is not the place we reach but the growth—and sometimes the regret—we carry within us.

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