La canzone del sole [English translation]

Blonde braids, blue eyes, and then

Your red socks

And the innocence on your cheeks

Two oranges even more redder

And the dark basement where we breathed slowly

And your running, the echo of your “no’s” oh, no

You are making me scared

Where have you been what have you ever done?

A woman, woman, tell me

What do you want to say with I’m a woman now?

But how many arms they have held you, you know it

To become what you are

What does it matter so much you won’t tell me

Unfortunately

But do you remember the green water and us

The rocks and the white background

Which colors are your eyes?

If you ask me I don’t answer

Oh, black sea, oh black sea, oh black sea…

You were clear and transparent like me

Oh, black sea, oh black sea, oh black sea…

You were clear and transparent like me

The abandoned bicycles on the lawn and then

The two of us lying in the shadow

A flower can be served in the mouth, you know

Everything seems more cheerful

And suddenly the silence between us

And your strange look

You drop the flower from the mouth and then...

Oh no, stop, please take my hand

Where have you been what have you ever done?

A woman, woman, woman tell me

What do you want to say with I’m a woman now?

I don’t understand that secure smile that you have

I don’t know who you are, I don't know who you are anymore

Now you make me scared, unfortunately

But do you remember the big waves and us

The splashes and your laughs

What's left in the bottom of your eyes?

Is the flame off or on?

Oh, black sea, oh black sea, oh black sea…

You were clear and transparent like me

Oh, black sea, oh black sea, oh black sea…

You were clear and transparent like me.

When the sun rises, rises slowly and then

The light spreads all around us

The shadows of ghosts in the night (della notte = of the night)*

Are trees and bushes still in the flower (o bushes = or bushes)*

They are the eyes of a woman still full of love

• Artist:Lucio Battisti