Piange… il telefono [English translation]

(hello?)

Listen...

is your mom next to you?

you have to tell her

there's someone who....

(who are you? that man who called the previous time?)

(i'll call her)

(but she's taking a bath)

(i dont know if she can come!)

tell her

that i'm here

tell her that it's important

that i'll wait

(have you done anything [bad])

(to my mom?)

(when you're calling.. she always says: )

(tell him that i'm away!)

so Tell me

can you write already?

is your home nice?

how's school?

(good.. but since my mom works)

(a neighbour is taking me to school)

(but i have only 1 signature on my diary)

(the other kids have the one of their fathers' too)

(i dont! ...)

tell her

that i'm here

that i've been in pain for six years

dear .. that's right your age

(ah no... i'm five years old!!)

(so do you know my mom, dont you?)

(she never told me about you!)

(hang on..)

the telephone's crying..

because she's not

coming

even if i shout: i love you

i know that

she won't listen to me

the telephone's crying..

why havent you mercy upon.. ?

but no one

will answer me

in summer

do you go spend holidays

to riviera hotel?

do you like the sea?

(oh yes a lot!)

(do you know i can swim? but .. tell me)

(how come do you know riviera hotel)

(have you been there too?)

tell her

about my sorrow

and how much i

love you both

(do you love us?)

(but i've never met you!)

(what's wrong!)

(why is your voice changed?)

(you're crying! why?)

the telephone's crying...

because she won't

come

even if i shout:

i love you

i know she won't

listen to me

the telephone's crying

why havent you

mercy upon..?

but no one

will answer me

remember though

i'm crying on the telephone

last time by now ...

and the reason

tomorrow

you'll know

tell her to wait

(she's going out!)

stop her

(she's gone!)

if she's gone

then...

farewell...

(see you sir)

ciao piccola! {baby/cutie}

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text enclosed by parenthesis is kid speech, the rest is the man's

kid : ( ........... )

man : ..............

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• Artist:Domenico Modugno