Devo tornare a casa mia [English translation]

I must go back home,

I must go back home!

Don't show me any other ways:

I must go back home!

What truly matters in life

Is to have something between one's fingers

And a brief moment's enthusiasm...

Yes, it lasts for a day, maybe for a hundred.

Yet, sooner or later, must end

A silly affair that can die.

No! I'm sorry, but I'm afraid...

Life is not an adventure

And then, what shall I tell him?

But, can't you understand? He's my husband.

I must go back home,

I must go back home!

Yes, the whole world is telling me:

By your side, I shall never be happy.

With you, one must only expect

An entire life filled with remorse.

And then, what else do you want? Our love

Was born in just a few hours

And it can end in a brief moment

And it can end... Yes, I feel it, but it's true:

Everything is utterly worthless (between us);

Deep inside I've acted foolishly!

I must go back home

And everything else is just madness!

I must go back home,

I must go back home!

Don't show me any other ways:

I must go back home!

No! Do not say anything, I'm begging you!

I take back everything I've said...

And then, do not smile in that manner

That makes your face look so very sad!

And so, what are you doing now?

But no... Are you really leaving?

No, my love: perhaps I was wrong!

No, my love! You haven't understood!

If you're leaving, take me as well:

I am not going back home...

• Artist:Mina
• Album:Frutta e verdura (1973)