A fari spenti
by Elodie
How to study this song
“A fari spenti” carries 30 Italian words, 9 adjectives and 21 verb forms — 60 study entries in all, graded B1+. The glossary is the place to begin — settembre, fari and mare are the song’s keywords. This one leans on its verbs: 21 distinct forms against 9 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level part of the list will already be familiar; the rest is what closes the gap.
The words of this song, in six 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| settembre | September | septiembre | septembre | setembro | september |
| fari | headlights | faros | phares |
Adjectives
| IT | EN | ES | FR | PT | NL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spenti | switched off | apagados | éteints | apagados | uit |
| dolci | sweet, gentle | dulces | douces |
Verb forms
| IT | EN | ES | FR | PT | NL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| muove | moves | se mueve | bouge | move-se | beweegt |
| cerca | looks for | busca | cherche |
What this song teaches you
Level · B1+
- Vocabulary words
- 30
- Adjectives
- 9
- Word combos
- 4
- Expressions
- 10
- Verb forms
- 21
- Quiz questions
- 35
Background
About the song
Elodie released «A fari spenti» in September 2023, from the album «Red Light». The title image — driving with the headlights switched off — is the one the song keeps returning to, and everything around it is physical: hands, eyes, skin, a room where the air turns electric. It is a memory song rather than a story song. September keeps being named, the sea is close, and the question at the end is why promises that were never kept still belong to both of them.
Did you know?
Italian builds a whole family of expressions the same way this title does — a preposition plus a past participle — to say what state something is in: with the lights off, with the mouth open, with the eyes closed.
Charts & streaming
Released on 22 September 2023, from the album «Red Light». No chart peak or certification figure is available at the time of writing.