Caruso [English translation]

Here where the sea sparkles

And the wind blows hard

On an old terrace

In front of the Gulf of Sorrento

A man embraces a young woman

After she has cried

He steadies his voice

And recommences his song

I love you very much,

Very very much, you know

It's like a chain now

That releases the blood inside the veins, you know

He saw the lights in the middle of the sea

He thought of the nights in America

But they were only the lights from the boat

And the white wake of a propeller

He felt the sadness in the music

And got up from the piano

But when he saw

the moon emerge from behind a cloud

To him even death seemed sweeter

He looked into the eyes of the young woman

Those eyes, green like the sea

She suddenly shed a tear

And he thought he was drowning

I love you very much,

Very very much, you know

It's like a chain now

That releases the blood inside the veins, you know

Power of the opera

Where every drama is false

That with a little makeup and with gestures

You can become someone else

But two eyes that watch you

So near and true

They make you forget the words

They confuse your thoughts

Thus everything becomes small

Even the nights there in America

You turn around and see your life

Like the wake of a propeller

But it is life that ends

But he wasn't thinking much about it

He was already happy

And recommenced his song

I love you very much,

Very very much, you know

It's like a chain now

That releases the blood inside the veins, you know

• Artist:Lucio Dalla
• Album:Dallamericaruso (1986)