La scala buia [English translation]

I stay

With my eyes closed next to you, that's how I stay.

You

Are listening to everything I'm saying here

To you,

So that I live again

And go deep into my soul to dig out

Memories that I have tried to hide in vain,

But now I can finally confess you everything,

I can finally tell you the truth.

Lighter and lighter,

I no longer feel like a prisoner

And I'm slowly walking up with a smile

A dark stairway higher and higher.

Afraid, I'm not afraid

Of long nights anymore

And every now and then I almost feel

Being touched by the happiness, who knows, who knows…

Thanks to you.

Yes,

From now on I'll be needing you more and more.

Yes,

You know what it means to me to be here

With you.

I want to live

With you who say that life is not useless

And who gave hope to someone who was about to give it all up.

Protected by your tender eyes, if your arms never let me go,

I will always have the courage I have right now.

Lighter and lighter,

That's how I feel when I am with you already,

In an even lighter sky

I feel like a white cloud that goes its way, its way, its way.

Afraid, I'm not afraid

Of empty town squares anymore,

I'm brand new, I am beautiful,

I'm a woman who'll be smiling because I'm feeling light.

• Artist:Mina
• Album:Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975)