L'ultimo romantico [English translation]

The ultimate:

I am the ultimate romantic—

the one who can

bring you flowers,

and know what you feel,

just from the look on your face,

or the tremor of your hand--

to know if you love me ...

The ultimate:

The ultimate romantic in the world

who can be moved

upon seeing two doves

making love on a piazza.

They ignore the people

who almost trample them

in haste while rushing by.

Why …

a rose is a rose

no matter where in the world

I must change

Why …

if the sea and the sky, the sun and the wind,

they never change--

Why …

If love has been love

since the beginning of time

must I change …

Why …

there are already so many things

that change--

but love does not ...

The ultimate:

The ultimate romantic in the world

who can be moved

upon seeing two lovers

kissing in the piazza.

They ignore other people--

just as we are doing now--

just as the two of us are doing now.

• Artist:Pino Donaggio