| C’era una volta una favola antica
| Once upon a time there was an ancient fairy tale
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| Quasi da tutti ormai dimenticata
| Almost everyone has now forgotten
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| Che continuava a volare nell’aria
| That kept flying in the air
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| Aspettando colui
| Waiting for him
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| Che l’avrebbe di nuovo narrata
| That he would have told it again
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| Era una favola vecchia
| It was an old fairy tale
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| Un poco svanita
| A little faded
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| Come un barattolo
| Like a jar
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| Di aranciata aperta
| Of open orange soda
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| Ma non voleva rassegnarsi
| But she didn't want to give up
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| E cercava di «non dimenticarsi»!
| And he was trying to "not forget"!
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| Parlava di una bambina bionda
| It was about a blond girl
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| Che non voleva dormire da sola
| That she didn't want to sleep alone
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| E la sua mamma poverina
| And his poor mother
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| Doveva starle sempre vicina
| She had to always be close to her
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| Un giorno venne una bella signora
| One day she came a beautiful lady
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| Tutta vestita di luce viola
| All dressed in purple light
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| Prese la mamma per la mano
| She took Mom by the hand
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| E la port lontano, lontano
| And he took her far, far away
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| La bimba pianse 100 sere
| The baby cried 100 evenings
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| Poi si stanc
| Then he got tired
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| E si addorment
| And she fell asleep
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| Quando il mattino
| When in the morning
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| La venne a svegliare
| She came to wake her up
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| Con un bellissimo raggio di sole
| With a beautiful ray of sunshine
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| Vide la mamma poverina
| She saw the poor mother
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| Che sotto un albero dormiva
| That she was sleeping under a tree
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| E la signora vestita di viola
| And the lady dressed in purple
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| Disse «non devi pi avere paura…
| She said "you don't have to be afraid anymore ...
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| Di restare sola»
| She to be alone "
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| C’era una volta una favola antica
| Once upon a time there was an ancient fairy tale
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| Quasi da tutti ormai dimenticata
| Almost everyone has now forgotten
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| Che continuava a volare nell’aria
| That kept flying in the air
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| Aspettando colui che l’avrebbe
| Waiting for the one who would have it
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| Di nuovo narrata
| Again narrated
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| Era una favola vecchia
| It was an old fairy tale
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| Era poco svanita
| It had just faded
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| Come un barattolo
| Like a jar
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| Di aranciata aperta
| Of open orange soda
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| E per non essere dimenticata
| And not to be forgotten
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| Divent vera…
| Became true ...
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| Divent! | Became! |
| oh oh oh!
| Oh oh oh!
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| … la vita! | … the life! |