{"id":5735,"date":"2014-05-08T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T07:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2014-05-08T08:59:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T08:59:37","slug":"senza-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/senza-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Senza Tè"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music can be a great consolation in our darkest hours. Many times over the years, when I\u2019ve felt close to desperation music has kept me sane. And so, it was to music that I turned this morning when I pried open the lid of my late grandmother\u2019s tea caddy to discover that I only had one tea bag left. Holding back the tears, I immediately turned on my computer and began to search the internet, which as we all know, holds all the answers to The Meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything.<\/p>\n

Has anyone ever felt as desperate as I do this morning? I asked myself pitifully. I frantically typed a search into YouTube \u2026. \u201csenza t\u00e8\u201d<\/strong> I wrote, and pressed ENTER<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A wave of relief overcame me \u2026 \u201cI\u2019m not alone\u201d I said to myself, as I scanned through the mass of search results, and for the next 30 minutes I consoled myself with some great Italian classics that seemed to perfectly empathise with my dilemma. \u201cStrange\u201d I thought to myself, \u201cthat the Italians, with their mania for coffee, should have so much empathy for the desperation of a poor English soul who\u2019s down to his last tea bag\u201d. Strange, but true. Just take a look at the following wonderful touching lyrics, with my usual expert translation into English:<\/p>\n

Mina: Io Vivr\u00f2 Senza T\u00e8<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"596x373_379444_mina\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO LISTEN TO \u2018IO VIVR\u00d2 SENZA T\u00c8\u2019<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Che non si muore per amore
\u00e8 una gran bella verit\u00e0
perci\u00f2 dolcissimo mio amore
ecco quello,
quello che da domani mi accadr\u00e0<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Io vivr\u00f2
senza t\u00e8
anche se ancora non so
come io vivr\u00f2.
Senza t\u00e8,
io senza t\u00e8 \u2026<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

That one doesn\u2019t die for love
is a great truth
therefore sweet love
here\u2019s what
what will happen to me from tomorrow<\/font><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll live
without tea
even if I still don\u2019t know
how I\u2019ll live.
Without tea
me without tea \u2026<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Even more touching are these lyrics:<\/p>\n

Pino Donaggio: Io Che Non Vivo Senza T\u00e8<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"pino-donaggio-io-mi-domando-columbia\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO LISTEN TO \u2018IO CHE NON VIVO SENZA T\u00c8\u2019<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

S<\/font><\/strong>iamo qui noi soli
come ogni sera
ma tu sei piu’ triste ed io lo so perche’
So che tu vuoi dirmi
che non sei felice
che io sto cambiando e tu mi vuoi lasciar…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Io che non vivo piu’ di un’ora senza t\u00e8
come posso stare una vita senza t\u00e8?
Sei mia, sei mia, mai niente, lo sai
separarci un giorno potra’<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

We are here alone
like every evening
but you\u2019re sadder, and I know why
I know that you want to tell me
that you\u2019re not happy
that I\u2019m changing and you want to leave me \u2026<\/font><\/p>\n

I who can\u2019t live for more than an hour without tea
how can I live a life without tea?
You\u2019re mine, you\u2019re mine, you know that nothing
will ever be able to separate us<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And you know what, the strangest thing of all is that when Dusty Springfield<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/a> sung her English version of Io Che Non Vivo Senza T\u00e8<\/strong>, entitled You Don\u2019t Have To Say You Love Me<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which became a number one hit in the UK, she didn\u2019t even mention tea! I\u2019ll just have to assume that her Italian wasn\u2019t as good as mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Music can be a great consolation in our darkest hours. Many times over the years, when I\u2019ve felt close to desperation music has kept me sane. And so, it was to music that I turned this morning when I pried open the lid of my late grandmother\u2019s tea caddy to discover that I only had…<\/p>\n

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