Canta ragazzina [English translation]

You're like me

When I was a child.

You're beautiful and you know

Everything you have!

[Chorus:]

Sing, little girl

For the day lasts only for a few hours

And, when the evening comes, you can discover

That the sun has left and you remain...

Sing, little girl

And don't lock yourself away to weep or think

That absolutely everything fades, even love...

And in the end, you're the only one left!

Don't do as I have done!

Don't do as I have done!

A day is worth a year

And life is worth an instant:

You wake up one good morning

And you find out that you're already a woman.

[Chorus:]

Sing, little girl

For the day lasts only for a few hours

And, when the evening comes, you can discover

That the sun has left and you remain...

Sing, little girl

And don't lock yourself away to weep or think

That absolutely everything fades, even love...

And in the end, you're the only one left!

Don't do as I have done!

Don't do as I have done!

Don't do as I have done...!

• Artist:Mina
• Album:L'immensità/Canta ragazzina (single - 1967)