Poesia Lyrics in English by Sal Da Vinci

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Poesia by Sal Da Vinci from Italian to English.

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Verse 1

How lovely it is that you are a woman

So poetic even in your mistakes

You talk of the sea, of being shipwrecked

Coming down the stairs, you talk of love

Prechorus 1

You hold the whole meaning of life

All of it inside a single line

With metaphors that seem like images

Because rhyme after rhyme

From a phrase to a word

You are fuel for artists and romantics

Chorus 1

You move through the middle of every street

You do not lie, you tell the truth, always

While everything rushes past

You stay for all eternity

Because you are poetry

You live the world between beauty and madness

Yes, you are poetry

That has no need of a melody

Verse 2

Phrases

You are tenderness when you look for me in our home

And the melancholy of how much I miss you when you leave

You are poetry when you are having fun

Even with your eyes gone dim

If you were a song, you would be like

Prechorus 2

Latin music that sets passion alight

With metaphors that seem like images

Because rhyme after rhyme

From a phrase to a word

You are fuel for artists and romantics

Chorus 2

You move through the middle of every street

You do not lie, you tell the truth, always

While everything rushes past

You stay for all eternity

Because you are poetry

You live the world between beauty and madness

Yes, you are poetry

That has no need of a melody

Outro

Because you are poetry

You live the world between beauty and madness

Yes, you are poetry

That has no need of a melody

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naufragare — to be shipwrecked

Naufragare means "to be shipwrecked" or "to be lost at sea." It is a dramatic, poetic verb that paints the vivid image of a ship breaking apart against the waves, far more evocative than a plain "to fail" or "to sink."

In the song, "Parli di mare, di naufragare" ("You talk of the sea, of being shipwrecked") uses the verb metaphorically, comparing being overwhelmed by love or life to drowning in open water.

In "Poesia," Sal Da Vinci isn't just singing a love song; he's describing a woman who is poetry itself. He sees her as "Così poetica anche nell'errore" (So poetic even in her mistakes). She speaks in grand terms of the sea and love, and she's an endless source of inspiration, described as "benzina per artisti e romantici" (fuel for artists and romantics). She has a way of using "metafore che sembrano immagini" (metaphors that seem like images), making her words come alive.

For the singer, this woman is a constant truth in a fast-moving world. While everything else passes, "Tu rimani pe' l'eternità" (You remain for eternity). The main idea is repeated in the chorus: "Sì, tu sei poesia / Che non ha bisogno di melodia" (Yes, you are poetry / That doesn't need a melody). She is a complete work of art on her own, living somewhere between "bellezza e follia" (beauty and madness).

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