Principessa [English translation]

Princess, princess—

there is woe in your face.

You are sick with sadness.

Everyone wonders why.

In your emerald eyes,

the smile is almost extinguished.

The dawn of each new day

makes your face grow more pale.

Princess, princess—

I know what your malady is.

Only with love

can you drive it away.

All you need do is run in the grass

and see that there

is a boy in love

who will give his heart to you.

Princess, do not recall

how your heart was beating

when I taught you the game of love.

Caresses, words—

they made you go mad—

you have come back many times at nightfall.

Princess. princess—

there is joy in your face.

You healed so quickly.

You healed more than me.

But why lower your eyes

to respond to my bow

when you come into the fields

with your neighbor, the prince.

• Artist:Gianni Morandi
• Album:Gianni Nove (Il mondo cambierà),1972