Canta ragazzina [English translation]

You are like me

when I was a child.

You are beautiful and you do not know

all that you have.

Sing, little girl,

for the day lasts only a few hours

and, when evening comes, you might discover

that the sun sets and you are left behind.

Sing, little girl,

and do not stop crying or thinking

that so much passes, even love,

and, in the end, you remain alone.

No, do not do as I did.

Do not do as I did

for now I no longer live.

A day is worth a year

and life is worth a moment.

You wake up one morning

and you find you are already a woman.

Sing, little girl,

for the day lasts only a few hours

and, when evening comes, you might discover

that the sun sets and you are left behind.

Sing, little girl,

and do not stop crying or thinking

that so much passes, even love,

and, in the end, you remain alone.

No, do not do as I did.

Do not do as I did

for now I no longer live.

Sing, little girl,

for the day lasts only a few hours

and, when evening comes, you might discover

that the sun sets and you are left behind.

Sing, little girl,

and do not stop crying or thinking

that so much passes completely, even love,

and, in the end, you remain alone.

• Artist:Bobby Solo
• Album:Flashback Collection (2006)