Eternità Lyrics in English by Ornella Vanoni
Eternità directly translates to "eternity." It's a profound and evocative word that immediately sets a romantic and timeless tone for the song.
In Ornella Vanoni's classic, the word isn't just a concept of endless time; it's a feeling, a state of being, and even a personification. The singer describes the feeling of being with her beloved as having "the taste of eternity" and later addresses eternity directly, asking it to "open its arms." This makes the word central to the song's emotional core and its enduring appeal.
Ornella Vanoni sings this one like she's holding her breath. The whole song is a single scene: watching someone sleep and refusing to break the spell. "Stare qui, ha il sapore dell'eternità" ["Being here tastes like eternity"] opens it, and that's really the whole idea. No plot, no crisis, just staying still next to someone and calling that eternity.
The chorus turns the watching into a promise. "Spalanca le tue braccia, io sono qua" ["Throw your arms wide open, I'm right here"] is where she steps from observer to protector, and by the end she's gone all the way: "Finché ne avrà bisogno, io ci sarò, per asciugare le sue lacrime" ["As long as he needs me, I'll be there, to dry his tears"]. It plays like a lullaby wearing a love song's clothes, or maybe it's the other way around.
