È inutile sedersi e domandarsi [English translation]

It is pointless to sit and wonder

why I will go away.

It is pointless to sit and wonder

because you will never know.

When the rooster sings at dawn

if you look out on the road

you will no longer see me because

I will have already gone from you.

It is pointless to turn on the lamp

since you know that I will not come.

It is pointless to turn on the lamp

since you know I will not come back.

When the sun goes down on the meadows

if you look out on the road

you will no longer see me because

I will have already gone from you.

~~~~~ [whistling]

It is pointless to sit and wonder

why I will go away.

It is pointless to sit and wonder

because you will never know.

When the rooster sings at dawn

if you look out on the road

you will no longer see me because

I will have already gone from you—

I will have already gone from you—

I will have already gone from you.

~~~~~ [whistling]

• Artist:Bobby Solo
• Album:Bobby Folk (1969)