Andrea Boccelli sings an Italian song entitled 'Mi Manchi'.?

Question

Although it sounds a little as though he is singing "Me Monkey", it's a beautiful sounding song never the less (well it is when he sings it anyway), but I really don't know what he is actually singing about, so I am wondering:-

Firstly, I can't seem to find the word 'Manchi' in my Italian dictionary, so are there any Italians or Italian speakers out there who can translate the title into English?

Secondly, whilst I can only imagine that it is a romantic song, he could be singing about emptying the dustbins for all I know, so does anyone please know what the song is actually about, and is it possible to translate the lyrics into English?

It isn't important that the English lyrics fit the music. I would just like to know what story the song tells.

Answer 1

The song's title ( "Mi manchi") means "I miss you".
You cannot find this word on the dictionary because "manchi" is the 2 sing pers.,present indicative of the verb "mancare".
Previous answer, given by using some translator on the Internet, it's a bunch of nonsenses.
You can judge by yourself how reliable could be on line translators...!!

This is the original lyrics in Italian followed by my "human" translation into English.

Mi manchi
Quando il sole da la mano all’orizzonte
Quando il buio spegne il chiasso
della gente
La stanchezza addosso che non
va più via
Come l’ombra di qualcosa
ancora mia.

Mi manchi
Nei tuoi sguardi
E in quell sorriso un pò incosciente
Nelle scuse di quei tuoi probabilmente
Sei quell nodo in gola
che non scende giù
E tu e tu

Mi manchi mi manchi
Posso far finta di star bene ma mi manchi
Ora capisco che vuol dire
Averti accanto prima di dormire
Mentre cammino a piedi nudi
dentro l’anima

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un’altra donna
ma m’ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi

Ora che io posso darti un pò di più
E tu e tu

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un’altra donna
ma m’ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi


I miss you
When the sun shake hands with the horizon
when the darkness turns off people's noise
The tiredness on no more goes away
as the shadow of something still mine

I miss you
in your glances
and in that smile a bit unconscious
in the excuses of those your "probably"
You are a lump in the throat
that doesn't go down
And you, and you

I miss you, I miss you
I can pretend feeling good but I miss you
Now I realize what means
to have you nearby before sleeping
While I'm barefoot walking
inside the soul.

I miss you and I could
look for another woman
but I would cheat myself
You're my endless remorse
the coldness of my mornings
When I look around me
and I feel that I miss you

Now that I can give you a little more
And you and you

I miss you and I could
look for another woman
but I would cheat myself
You're my endless remorse
the coldness of my mornings
When I look around me
and I feel that I miss you

Answer 2

Mi manchi Quando il sole da l. a. mano all'orizzonte Quando il buio spegne il chiasso della gente l. a. stanchezza addosso che non va più by potential of way of Come l'ombra di qualcosa ancora mia. Mi manchi Nei tuoi sguardi E in quell sorriso un pò incosciente Nelle scuse di quei tuoi probabilmente Sei quell nodo in gola che non scende giù E tu e tu Mi manchi mi manchi Posso some distance finta di celeb bene ma mi manchi Ora capisco che vuol dire Averti accanto prima di dormire Mentre cammino a piedi nudi dentro l'anima Mi manchi e potrei Cercarmi un'altra donna ma m'ingannerei Sei il mio rimorso senza advantageous Il freddo delle mie mattine Quando mi guardo intorno E sento che mi manchi Ora che io posso darti un pò di più E tu e tu Mi manchi e potrei Cercarmi un'altra donna ma m'ingannerei Sei il mio rimorso senza advantageous Il freddo delle mie mattine Quando mi guardo intorno E sento che mi manchi English translation: I omit You I omit you - whilst the sunlight touches the horizon whilst darkness covers the sounds of the individuals, The listlessness now no longer is going away like the shadow of something that is nonetheless mine I omit you - on your look In that thoughtless smile In those excuses of yours, you are the lump in my throat that doesn't pass away and you, and you I omit you, I omit you i will pretend to be ok yet I omit you presently i understand what it potential - To have you ever close to until now going to sleep together as I stand undisguised interior of my soul I omit you and that i ought to discover yet another woman yet i could be cheating myself you're my remorseful approximately with out an end and the nippiness of my mornings, whilst i glance around And sense that I omit you. Now that i will furnish you with slightly greater - and you, and you I omit you and that i will have yet another woman yet i might in user-friendly terms be cheating myself, you're my remorseful approximately with out an end and the nippiness of my mornings, whilst i glance around and sense that I omit you

Answer 3

it means "i miss you" (or "i lack you" if you want to be more technical)

the lyrics are as follows:
I miss
When the sun from his hand on the horizon
When darkness off the noise
People
Tiredness not wearing
Most go away
As the shadow of something
Still mine.
I miss
In your eyes
And that smile a little unconscious
In your excuses of those probably
You are that lump in his throat
That does not fall down
And you and you
I miss I miss
I can not pretend to feel good but I miss
Now I understand that means
Averti next before sleep
While walking barefoot
Inside the soul
I could miss and
Cercarmi another woman
But m'ingannerci
You are my remorse endless
The cold of my morning
When I look around
And I feel that I miss
Now that I can give you a little more
And you and you
I could miss and
Cercarmi another woman
But m'ingannerci
You are my remorse endless
The cold of my morning
When I look around
And I feel that I miss