Canzone da due soldi [English translation]

In the old streets

of the busiest neighborhood,

towards noon or at sunset,

it happens often that we are listening to

an accordion and a violin out of tune.

They accompany an occasional singer

who sings a song for almost nothing.

It’s a simple song for two pennies

that he sings through the streets of the suburbs

and awakens memories deep in the soul

of a sweet and carefree youth.

It’s just a cheap song for the heart,

a few notes with the usual words,

but some people always listen and are moved

thinking about the time that never comes back.

You see opening little by little

a few windows from afar

some people come to listen

and sigh.

It’s a simple song for two pennies

through the streets of the suburbs

for those who hope, who love, who dream,

it’s the eternal sweet love story.

~ ~ ~

Six hundred orchestras will play

its tune the day after,

dressed in worldly pleasure,

wherever it goes.

But the simple song for two pennies

will end up going back to where it was born,

in the street, in a mouth in love

who dreams of happiness when singing.

It’s a song for two pennies,

two pennies of happiness.

• Artist:Achille Togliani