| Qui dove il mare luccica e tira forte il vento
| Here where the sea shines and the wind blows strong
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| Su una vecchia terrazza davanti al golfo di Sorrento
| On an old terrace facing the Gulf of Sorrento
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| Un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
| A man hugs a girl
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| Dopo che aveva pianto
| After she had cried
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| Poi si schiarisce la voce e ricomincia il canto:
| Then he clears his throat and starts singing again:
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| (Coro)
| (Choir)
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| Te voglio bene assai
| I love you very much
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| Ma tanto tanto bene sai
| But you know very, very well
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| E' una catena ormai
| It's a chain now
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| Che scioglie il sangue dint' e' vene sai…
| That melts the blood inside the veins, you know ...
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| Vide le luci in mezzo al mare
| He saw the lights in the middle of the sea
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| Pens alle notti la in America
| He thought of the nights there in America
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| Ma erano solo le lampare
| But it was only the lamps
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| E la bianca scia di un’elica
| And the white trail of a propeller
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| Guard negli occhi la ragazza
| He looked the girl in the eye
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| Quegli occhi verdi come il mare
| Those green eyes like the sea
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| Poi all’improvviso usc una lacrima
| Then suddenly a tear came out
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| E lui credette di affogare
| And he thought he was drowning
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| (Coro)
| (Choir)
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| Te voglio bene assai
| I love you very much
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| Ma tanto tanto bene sai
| But you know very, very well
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| E' una catena ormai
| It's a chain now
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| E scioglie il sangue dint’e vene sai…
| And it melts the blood inside the veins, you know ...
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| Ma due occhi che ti guardano
| But two eyes that look at you
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| Cos vicini e veri
| So close and true
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| Ti fanno scordare le parole
| They make you forget the words
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| Confondono i pensieri
| They confuse thoughts
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| (Coro)
| (Choir)
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| Te voglio bene assai
| I love you very much
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| Ma tanto tanto bene sai
| But you know very, very well
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| E' una catena ormai
| It's a chain now
|
| Che scioglie il sangue dint’e vene sai…
| That melts the blood inside the veins, you know ...
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| Te voglio bene assai
| I love you very much
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| Ma tanto tanto bene sai
| But you know very, very well
|
| E' una catena ormai
| It's a chain now
|
| Che scioglie il sangue dint’e vene sai…
| That melts the blood inside the veins, you know ...
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| Te voglio bene assai | I love you very much |