Azzurro, il pomeriggio è troppo azzurro e lungo per me
Blue, the afternoon is too blue and long for me
Ho voglia di te
I long for you / I want you
Sei lontana da me
You are far away from me
Song Summary
A melancholic love song expressing longing and yearning for a distant beloved. The speaker is overwhelmed by the endless blue afternoon and their desire for the absent person.
Key Vocabulary
azzurro
blue
adjective; also used metaphorically to describe sadness or melancholy
pomeriggio
afternoon
masculine noun; often associated with longing in Italian poetry
lungo
long
adjective; suggests the afternoon feels endless or tedious
lontana
far away, distant
feminine adjective; agrees with the feminine object 'te'
da
from
preposition; 'da me' means 'from me'
Useful Phrases
Ho voglia di te
I long for you / I want you
il pomeriggio è troppo azzurro e lungo
the afternoon is too blue and long
Sei lontana da me
You are far away from me
troppo azzurro
too blue / excessively melancholic
Colloquial Expressions
Ho voglia di
I want/I crave/I long for (expressing desire or need)
Grammar Notes
Present indicative
The verb 'è' (is) and 'Sei' (you are) are in present tense, creating immediacy and expressing current emotional state
Adjective agreement
Both 'azzurro' and 'lungo' are masculine adjectives agreeing with the masculine noun 'pomeriggio'; 'lontana' is feminine agreeing with 'te' (you, feminine)
Direct object pronoun
'te' in 'Ho voglia di te' is a stressed indirect object pronoun meaning 'you'; commonly used after prepositions
Practice Questions
1.What emotion does the speaker associate with the color blue and the afternoon?
2.Why does the speaker say the afternoon is 'too long'?
3.What is the main reason for the speaker's sadness according to these lyrics?
Suggested Flashcards
azzurro→bluevoglia→desire, longingpomeriggio→afternoonHo voglia di te→I long for youlontana→far away, distantlungo→long