Translation of the song lyrics La Vigilia Di Natale - Mina

La Vigilia Di Natale (original)

I bambini aspettavano
Trenini e bambole sognavano
Papà natale si chiedevano
Perdonerà i miei capricci o no
La sera sotto l’albero
Il tuo regalo chissà cos'è
Le mani mi tremavano
Un foglio tuo col nome tuo
E in fondo «Addio, amore mio, addio»
I giorni che seguirono
Con i trenini che correvano
Correvo anch’io, cercando te
In tutti i posti conosciuti insieme a me
Ed era l’anno nuovo ormai
Qualcuno disse: «L'ho visto io
Andava verso il ponte, sai
Era Natale, c’era la neve
Mi ha detto, sì
Non dirle che ero qui»
Domani è Natale già
I bimbi sperano come un anno fa
E gli occhi brillano
Papà Natale viene a casa mia
Ma sotto il mio albero
Papà Natale non passerà
E vorrei avergli scritto anch’io
La bici no
Trenini no
Bambole no
Io voglio solo lui

(translation)

The children waited
Trains and dolls dreamed
Father Christmas they wondered
Will he forgive my whims or not
In the evening under the tree
Your gift who knows what it is
My hands were shaking
A paper of yours with your name
And basically "Goodbye, my love, goodbye"
The days that followed
With the little trains that ran
I was running too, looking for you
In all the places known with me
And it was the new year now
Someone said, “I saw it
It was going towards the bridge, you know
It was Christmas, there was snow
She said to me, yes
Don't tell her I was here "
Tomorrow is Christmas already
The children hope like a year ago
And the eyes sparkle
Father Christmas comes to my house
But under my tree
Father Christmas will not pass
And I wish I had written to him too
The bike no
Trains no
Dolls no
I just want him