Io Non Abito Al Mare Lyrics in English Francesca Michielin

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Io Non Abito Al Mare by Francesca Michielin from Italian to English.

I don't get love, I don't know how to talk about it

I don't get you, that's why you don't come with me

I don't live by the sea, but I know how to imagine it

It's time to sleep but it's the mind that takes us away

Beyond these buoys, it seems like a lie

Because I can't swim

I'd like to whisper these things in your ear

While they scream and shove me at a concert

Shout them in a forest, in the wind

To see if you're listening to me

I'd like to say these things to you over techno

Crumple them into a piece of paper then sink it in a bin

Tonight I won't wear makeup, I look even better

I wanna see if you're listening to me

If you're listening to me

I don't get love, I don't know how to explain it

But when I'm eating with you, I'm afraid the coffee will come

'Cause you're too sweet to me

I'd like to get up from here, see if you run after me outside

I'd like to whisper these things in your ear

While they scream and shove me at a concert

Shout them in a forest, in bed

To see if you're listening to me

I'd like to say these things to you over techno

Crumple them into a piece of paper then sink it in a bin

Tonight I won't wear makeup, I look even better

I wanna see if you're listening to me

If you're listening to me

Bridge

A night of emotions to avoid

Maybe it's better if we talk about university

Or about Serie A

I'd like to whisper these things in your ear

While they scream and shove me at a concert

Scream them in a forest, in the wind

To see if you're listening to me

I'd like to say these things to you over techno

Crumple them into a piece of paper then sink it in a bin

Tonight I won't wear makeup, I look even better

I wanna see if you're listening to me

If you're listening to me

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SONG MEANING

Imagine wanting to whisper a secret feeling to someone while the world around you is booming with techno beats, forest winds, and concert crowds. Io Non Abito Al Mare captures that exact moment of fragile courage. Francesca Michielin tells us about a girl who "doesn’t live by the sea" – she is far from the calm, fluent language of love – yet she can picture the waves perfectly. Every verse circles around the same tension: she longs to tell her crush how she feels, but her words sink like stones because she "doesn’t understand love" and "can’t swim" in its waters.

The song becomes a playful hide-and-seek of emotions. Over coffee she dreads the moment when the bitter espresso interrupts their sweet connection. At a concert she wonders if her voice can rise above the shouting crowd. Even without makeup, she tests whether genuine simplicity will make him truly listen. Michielin turns everyday scenes – a noisy show, a dinner table, crumpled paper tossed at a bin – into metaphors for the bigger question: Are you listening to me? With bright indie-pop energy and delicate Italian imagery, the track invites learners to dive into vocabulary about feelings, places, and senses while exploring the universal fear of speaking your heart.

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Francesca Michielin Io Non Abito Al Mare Lyrics