| Lei piangeva adagio
| She wept slowly
|
| col telefonino in mano
| with mobile phone in hand
|
| intanto il treno correva
| meanwhile the train was running
|
| rapido verso Milano
| quick to Milan
|
| Il cielo d’ottobre era perso
| The October sky was lost
|
| dentro a un gran sole d’aprile
| inside a great April sun
|
| e la pianura padana
| and the Po Valley
|
| giovane sembravadormire
| young man seemed to be asleep
|
| Lei era bella e leggera
| She was beautiful and light
|
| bionda e neri gli occhiali
| blonde and black glasses
|
| ogni tanto parlava
| she every now and then she talked
|
| piangeva e stringeva i giornali
| she wept and clutched the newspapers
|
| Poche parole ho udito
| Few words I have heard
|
| col suono di un vero dolore
| with the sound of real pain
|
| «tu, che non torno, lo sai
| "You, who don't come back, you know
|
| mai, mai pi? | never, never again? |
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai
| never
|
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai»
| never"
|
| Per lei era tutto perduto
| For her it was all lost
|
| mentre Milano vicina
| while Milan is nearby
|
| non la lasciava sperare
| she didn't let her hope
|
| e non dava pi? | and she did not give more? |
| aiuto
| Help
|
| Come pu? | How can he? |
| cambiare la vita
| change your life
|
| anche una breve parola
| even a short word
|
| «mai pi? | "Never again? |
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai»
| never"
|
| mare e tempesta in gola
| sea and storm in the throat
|
| Poche parole ho udito
| Few words I have heard
|
| col suono di un vero dolore
| with the sound of real pain
|
| «tu, che non torno, lo sai
| "You, who don't come back, you know
|
| mai, mai pi? | never, never again? |
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai
| never
|
| Poche parole ho udito
| Few words I have heard
|
| col suono di un vero dolore
| with the sound of real pain
|
| «tu, che non torno, lo sai
| "You, who don't come back, you know
|
| mai, mai pi? | never, never again? |
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai
| never
|
| torno, pi? | I go back, more? |
| mai».
| never".
|
| Il treno? | The train? |
| arrivato a Milano
| arrived in Milan
|
| e io l’ho vista che andava
| and I saw her going
|
| sola senza guardare
| alone without looking
|
| stretto il telefono in mano.
| I held the phone in my hand.
|
| Intanto la luce calava
| Meanwhile the light was going down
|
| in compagnia della sera
| in the company of the evening
|
| poi fra la gente confusa
| then among confused people
|
| non ho pi? | I don't have more? |
| visto dov’era. | seen where she was. |