Summer Funk
Francesco Gabbani
How to study this song
The card for “Summer Funk” is built from 53 study entries at A2-: 24 Italian words, 6 adjectives and 23 verb forms. Start with the glossary: unghie, polvere and sparo come up again and again, so they are the ones to know first. This one leans on its verbs: 23 distinct forms against 6 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level the goal is recognition: hear a word, place it, keep going.
The words of this song, in several languages
Every word below is taken from this song and translated by us. Nothing here is the lyric itself — these are the individual words you need in order to follow it.
Vocabulary
| IT | EN | ES | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unghie | nails | uñas | ongles | unhas | nagels | Nägel |
| polvere | powder / dust | polvo | poudre | pó | poeder | Pulver / der Staub |
| sparo | gunshot | disparo | coup de feu | tiro | schot | Schuss |
| lampada | lamp | lámpara | lampe | candeeiro |
What this song teaches you
Level · A2-
- Vocabulary words
- 24
- Adjectives
- 6
- Word combos
- 10
- Expressions
- 8
- Verb forms
- 23
- Quiz questions
- 35
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Background
About the song
Released on 8 May 2026 on BMG, «Summer Funk» is Francesco Gabbani writing a summer single that quietly argues with itself. The verses pile up images of status — a manicure, a lamp chosen for its look, a ring whose stone is worth exactly what its wearer is worth — and then ask a blunt question: you wanted to be on television, you got there, so why are you no longer sure? The chorus answers by refusing to answer. He calls himself magical, Italic and romantic, admits he has no money left, and keeps dancing on the razor’s edge anyway. The song launched the summer tour that opened on 12 June, marking ten years of his career.
Did you know?
The chorus rhymes «dinero» with «sentiero» — and «dinero» is Spanish, not Italian. Gabbani reaches across the border for the rhyme, in a song whose title is already English. There is also a biblical aside: the verse asks whether you remember Samson with the Philistines, the strongman undone by a haircut, dropped into a track about losing your edge.
Charts & streaming
Released 8 May 2026 on BMG, as the single announcing the summer tour that began on 12 June 2026, ten years into his career. No FIMI certification or chart peak has been published for it so far.