Coraggio e Paura [English translation]

I met a bandit on the street

He said to me: "I'm finished soon

I've always shot with fire at the range

I made a target out of the hearts of too many people

The life I made was all a mistake

This time, for the last shot... I have my own heart"

The night was clear, the street was safe

Perhaps it was courage or perhaps it was fear

A man was digging rocks

He said to me: "You can laugh in my face

The life I live, I pay in sweat

And at home my wife denies me love

The rose I picked, I picked for her

Rather than saying 'Go away'... stay with me"

The night was clear, the street was safe

Perhaps it was courage or perhaps it was fear

An old man was counting the hours

He told me: "I know the prayers

I was very wrong, I sinned a lot

But God, I swear I've never forgotten

And I prepare my accounts without arrogance

But still, to go away for now... I'm not ready yet"

The night was clear, the street was safe

Perhaps it was courage or perhaps it was fear

• Artist:Iva Zanicchi