Do Re Mi [Do Re Mi] (Italian)
Do Re Mi
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IMPORTANT EXPLANATION (HOMOPHONY and HOMOGRAPHY)
1) Do, se do qualcosa a te
~Homophony + homography
"do" is the present first singular person of the verb "dare" (to give), so it means "I give"
2) Re, è il re che c'era un dì
~homography
"re" is the Italian word for "king"
3) Mi, è il mi per dire "a me"
~homophony + homography
"mi" is the Italian word we use to say "to me"
4) Fa, la nota dopo il mi
~homophony + homography
"fa" is the present third singular person of the verb "fare" (to do), so it means "he/she/it does"
~homophony
Additionally during the song this line (and the previous one) can also be understood as «Mi è il "mi" per dire a me: "fa' la nota dopo il Mi" = Mi, it's the "me" to say to me "do (sing) the note after Mi"» because "fa' " is also the imperative form of the verb "fare" (to do)
5) Sol, è il Sole in fronte a me
~homography
"Sole" means "Sun"
6) La, se proprio non è qua
~homophony
"La" is the musical note; "là" means "there", so she sings «Là, se proprio non è qua = There, if it's not really here»
7) Si, se non ti dico no
~homophony
"Si" is the musical note; "sì" means "yes", so she sings «Sì, se non ti dico no = Yes, if I don't tell you "no"»







