Caterina [English translation]

Then the morning arrived, and with the morning an angel

and you were that angel, with two shoulders, little bird,

in a too small dress and with your eyes that were still blue.

And you really played guitar very badly

but when you sang, it seemed like carnival

and a bottle was enough for us for a whole afternoon

if you tell it today it doesn't even seem true

and life, Caterina, you know, is easy for nobody

when you want to taste its scent through and through

the solitude and the suitcases of a love flying away

and fivehundred little chains breaking in a second

and the tears of all the world are not enough for you to cry.

who knows if in those moments you remember my face

when the night falls and your arms are freezing.

But if only I could have you near me for only a moment

maybe I would not tell you anything but I would just look at you.

Who knows if you still play with your curls on your ears

or if looking into my eyes you would find me a bit older.

And how many rascals you met and how many times you asked for help,

but it was no use.

Caterina this song of yours I would like to see it fly

over Florence roofs so to win your heart.

• Artist:Francesco De Gregori
• Album:Titanic (1982)