Chissà da dove arriva una canzone [English translation]

Who knows where a song comes from,

These useless words of mine,

If they come from the inside

Or they come written by the wind.

Who knows where the sea comes from,

If it leaves from here or it has already reached the end,

And how the waves maintain

The same rage without ever flying.

I've got an idea,

And I think they all come from you.

And it will arrive tomorrow,

The air, if you've been looking for the wind,

Like the sea for a sailor

That's waiting for its calmness at his awakening.

And who knows if the life passes by afterwards,

Or sometimes we are to give it a meaning.

I'm not looking for an explanation here,

But maybe right from your eyes,

That's where a song comes from.

Who knows where my thought comes from,

If from who I am or from who I was.

I asked these stars for a gift—

To come forward and transcend the sky.

Who knows how many requests I've made

Without ever understanding what I've said,

Because life is a comedy in the dark

Where you need makeup to laugh.

And I don't wait to lie this evening,

Just want to look within in order to change.

And who knows if these days spent indoors

Will have a meadow to fly outdoors.

I'm never looking for an explanation,

But maybe right from your eyes,

That's where a song is born.

And it will arrive tomorrow,

The air, if you're looking for the wind,

Like the sea for a sailor

That's waiting for its calmness at his awakening,

I'm never looking for an explanation,

But maybe right from your eyes,

That's where a song is born.

• Artist:Fiorella Mannoia