Ti amo
Soprano Lyrics

Elle
This refers to a woman who is on vacation in Venice.

Ti amo, ti amo
This is Italian for 'I love you' and is repeated throughout the song.

Il
This refers to a man who is in Venice on business.

Elle était à Venise pour les vacances
She is in Venice on vacation.

1 mètre 70, aucun enfant
She is 1.7 meters tall, and has no children.

Célibataire jeune cadre oui elle
She is a young, single executive.

52 kilos, vingt-six ans
She weighs 52 kilograms and is 26 years old.

Passionné de romance elle attend
She is passionate about romance and is waiting for fate to bring her love.

Que le destin lui fasse un petit signe, que la chance
She hopes for a sign from destiny, a lucky break.

Lui sourit enfin
She hopes for a smile of fortune.

Oui, à elle qui a trop eu son cœur aux urgences
She has had her heart broken too many times before.

Mais une péniche arrive à contresens
But then, a barge passes by in the opposite direction.

Deux regards se croisent par inadvertance
Their eyes meet by accident.

Elle tombe sous le charme et puis elle brise ce silence
She falls under his spell and breaks the silence between them.

Et ciao vengo di France
And she says goodbye to France.

Allons prendre un verre, faisons connaissance
They go have a drink and get to know each other.

Ils finissent au Pullman puis elle lui chante à l'oreille tendrement
They end up at the Pullman hotel and she sings tenderly in his ear.

Il était à Venise pour les affaires
He is in Venice on business.

1 mètre 80, blond aux yeux verts
He is 1.8 meters tall, blond, and has green eyes.

Marié deux enfants, oui il
He is married and has two children.

70 kilos, haut fonctionnaire
He weighs 70 kilograms and is a senior official.

Passionné de musées il repense à sa vie de famille, à sa femme
He is passionate about museums and thinks about his family and wife.

Oui, il se dit qu'il a d'la chance
He thinks to himself that he is lucky.

La routine n'a pas rouillé son alliance
His daily routine has not eroded his bond with his wife.

Et d'un coup c'est le coup d'foudre
Suddenly, it's love at first sight.

Oui son cœur devient fou
His heart goes wild with love.

Elle propose de boire un verre
She suggests they have a drink.

Il veut refuser mais son cœur fait l'contraire
He wants to decline, but his heart says otherwise.

Il finit au Pullman puis il lui chante à l'oreille lui aussi
They end up at the Pullman, and he sings to her as well.

Il est dans l'avion, direction Paris Charles de Gaulle
He is on a plane headed for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

Je me demande à quoi il pense
Someone is wondering what he is thinking about.

Il est entre le ciel et la terre
He is in between the sky and the earth.

Dans les décisions
He is in the process of making decisions.

Est-ce que l'on se reverra?
The question is whether they will see each other again.

Le cœur a des raisons, que la raison ne connaît pas
The heart has reasons that reason cannot understand.

Ti amo, ti ti ti amo
Repetition of 'I love you'.

Ti amo, ti ti ti amo (Ti amo)
Repetition of 'I love you'.