Il Re dei Pagliacci [English translation]

Here is, just like every night,

he who makes everybody have fun through gestures,

this King of Clowns

who laughs and cries

in his loveless world.

For a King with no kingdom,

who has lost

the queen of his heart,

in order to heal his pain

he gives everyone a little bit of fun.

His audience doesn't see

this sad man

when he's alone,

when he cries and when he's desperate

and that he can't tell about

the sadness in his heart

that lacks love.

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Faking, he sings like this... hey!

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Tra la la la la la li lo,

the great King of Clowns.

This King of Clowns,

that people think is in high spirit,

(he) has an ache in his heart

that only she who doesn't love him can heal!

His audience doesn't see

this sad man

when he's alone,

when he cries and when he's desperate

and that he can't tell about

the sadness in his heart

that lacks love.

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Faking, he sings like this... hey!

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Tra la la la la la li lo,

the great King of Clowns.

Tra la la la la la li lo,

Tra la la la la la li lo...

• Artist:Neil Sedaka