Un amico è così [English translation]

It's easy for one to distance himself, you know,

if he, like you, also has his own troubles

but when you’ll be in need, he will be here:

a friend is like this.

He’ll never ask neither how nor why,

he’ll listen and fight for you

and then, calmly, he will smile at you:

a friend is like this.

And remember that, for as long as you’ll live

if a friend is with you, you won't get lost

on wrong roads traveled by one

who, in life, doesn't have a friend like this.

He never needs words,

with just one look you’ll understand

that after a no he’ll say yes to you:

a friend is like this.

And remember that, for as long as you’ll want it,

you’ll forever find him by your side,

close to you, never tired, because

a friend is the most beautiful thing there is.

It's like a great love, just a little masked,

but one feels that it’s there

hidden in the folds of a heart that is given

and one doesn't ask why.

But remember that, for as long as you’ll live

if a friend is with you, never betray him,

only then you’ll discover that

a friend is the most beautiful thing there is.

And remember that, for as long as you’ll live

a friend is the truest thing you have,

he’s the companion for the greatest journey you make,

a friend is something that never dies.

• Artist:Laura Pausini
• Album:Laura (1994)