Translation of the song lyrics Prima di ripartire - Angelo Branduardi

Prima di ripartire (original)

In casa non c’era nessuno
Il sole sui letti sfatti
Sfinita dal caldo d’agosto
La bambina s’era addormentata
Così, trattenendo il respiro
L’ho guardata dormire
In silenzio per non farle paura
Per lasciarla riposare
In casa non c’era nessuno
Il sole sui letti sfatti
Chissà mai da dov’era venuta
Da quale misterioso viaggio
Col capo fra le braccia
Bambina sconosciuta
Stava sognando di cose bambine
Prima di ripartire

(translation)

There was no one in the house
The sun on the unmade beds
Exhausted by the August heat
The little girl had fallen asleep
Thus, holding my breath
I watched her sleep
In silence so as not to scare her
To let it rest
There was no one in the house
The sun on the unmade beds
Who knows where she had come from
From what a mysterious journey
With his head in his arms
Unknown little girl
She was dreaming of little girl things
Before leaving