Translation of the song lyrics Come prima (for the First Time) - Tony Dallara

Come prima (for the First Time) (original)

Come prima, più di prima t’amerò
Per la vita, la mia vita ti darò
Sembra un sogno rivederti, accarezzarti
Le tue mani fra le mani stringere ancor'
I-Il mio mondo, tutto il mondo sei per me
A nessuna voglio bene come a te
Ogni giorno, ogni istante dolcemente ti dirò:
Come prima, più di prima t’amerò
Come prima, più di prima t’amerò
Per la vita, la mia vita ti darò
Sembra un sogno rivederti, accarezzarti
Le tue mani fra le mani stringere ancor'
I-Il mio mondo, tutto il mondo sei per me
A nessuna voglio bene come a te
Ogni giorno, ogni istante dolcemente ti dirò:
Come prima, più di prima t’amerò

Come prima (for the First Time) (translation)

As once before—no, more than ever—I shall love you,
For life entire, with all my being I shall gift myself to you,
To see you once more—such wonder it is, as if I wandered through a dream’s garden and touched your cheek,
To hold your hands enfolded in my own, as roots entwine beneath the earth’s cool hush,
You—my world’s axis, the boundless turning of my globe and sky,
No soul commands my tenderness as you alone,
Each dawn and every trembling instant, in hushed sweetness I will whisper:
As once, but more than once, my love shall rise for you,
As once, but higher still, my love shall rise for you,
For all my days, my very pulse, I lay before your feet,
To see you once again—like waking where rose-scent still lingers, brushing you close,
To press your fingers into mine, as twilight threads together dusk and dew,
You—my universe, my longitude and latitude made flesh,
To no other do I offer such abiding grace,
With every hour’s breath, each fleeting moment, softly I will vow:
As once, yet more than once, my love endures for you