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IL CONGIUNTIVO - Lorenzo Baglioni
Song lyrics in Italian
Che io sia.
Che io fossi.
Che io sia stato.
Oh, oh, oh.
Oggigiorno chi corteggia,
Incontra sempre più difficoltà
Coi verbi al congiuntivo.
Quindi è tempo di riaprire
Il manuale di grammatica,
Che è molto educativo.
Gerundio imperativo
E infinito indicativo.
Molti tempi e molte coniugazioni, ma
Il congiuntivo ha un ruolo distintivo,
E si usa per eventi
Che non sono reali.
È relativo a ciò che è soggettivo,
E a differenza di altri modi verbali.
E adesso che lo sai anche tu,
Non lo sbagli più.
Nel caso che il periodo sia
Della tipologia dell’irrealtà (si sa)
Ci vuole il congiuntivo.
Tipo se tu avessi usato
Il congiuntivo trapassato,
Con lei non sarebbe andata poi male.
Condizionale.
Segui la consecutio temporum.
Il congiuntivo ha un ruolo distintivo,
E si usa per eventi
Che non sono reali.
È relativo a ciò che è soggettivo,
E a differenza di altri modi verbali.
E adesso ripassiamo
Un po’ di verbi al congiuntivo:
Che io sia (presente).
Che io fossi (imperfetto).
Che io sia stato (passato).
Che fossi stato (trapassato).
Che io abbia (presente).
Che io avessi (imperfetto).
Che abbia avuto (passato).
Che avessi avuto (trapassato).
Che io sarei.
Il congiuntivo,
Come ti dicevo,
Si usa in questo tipo di costrutto sintattico.
Dubitativo e quasi riflessivo,
Descritto dal seguente esempio didattico.
E adesso che lo sai anche tu,
Non lo sbagli più.
English Translation
That I were.That I were.
That I had been.
Oh, oh, oh.
Nowadays he who courts,
Has more and more difficulty
With verbs in the subjunctive.
So it's time to reopen
The grammar manual,
Which is very educational.
Imperative gerund
And indicative infinitive.
Many tenses and many conjugations, but
The subjunctive has a distinctive role,
And it's used for events
That are not real.
It's relative to what is subjective
And unlike other verb tenses.
And now that you know it too,
Don't get it wrong anymore.
In case the sentence is
Of the typology of unreality (as we know)
The subjunctive is needed.
For example, if you had used
The perfect subjunctive,
It wouldn't have gone so badly with her.
Conditional.
Follow the consecutio temporum.
The subjunctive has a distinctive role,
And it's used for events
That are not real.
It's relative to what is subjective
And unlike other verb tenses.
And now let's review
Some verbs in the subjunctive:
That I were (present).
That I were (imperfect).
That I had been (past).
That I had been (pluperfect).
That I had (present).
That I had (imperfect).
That I had had (past).
That I had had (pluperfect).
That I would be.
The subjunctive,
As I was telling you,
Is used in this type of syntactic construction.
Dubitative and almost reflexive,
Described by the following example.
And now that you know it too,
Don't get it wrong anymore.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of the song "Il Congiuntivo"?
The song "Il Congiuntivo", performed by Italian singer Lorenzo Baglioni at the 2018 Sanremo Music Festival, is a fun, humorous, and educational take on the decline of the subjunctive mood in the Italian language. It criticizes modern society for replacing the subjunctive with the simpler indicative —particularly in online communication and text messaging— thereby impoverishing the language.
The lyrics suggest that people trying to win someone's heart today face difficulties if they lack proper command of verb forms. The artist proposes revisiting grammar books as the key to success in love.
The song also serves as an educational tool by explaining the use of the subjunctive mood, noting that it expresses desires, doubts, hypotheses, and situations outside of reality. Furthermore, the artist conjugates common verbs in subjunctive tenses, making them easier to memorize.
What is the meaning of "Consecutio temporum"?
"Consecutio temporum" is a Latin term meaning "sequence of tenses". It refers to a strict set of grammar rules that determine which tense you must use in a subordinate clause based on the tense of the main verb and the time relationship between the two actions. When people accidentally mix these up, it's considered a glaring grammatical error, the exact kind of linguistic crisis that Baglioni mocks in his song.
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