Quando me ne andrò da qui [English translation]

When you'll go away from here you'll have flowers on your door

and flags on your balcony and a carpet on the stairs,

yellow as the sun is, and a long procession

to sing you a song when you'll go away from here.

When I'll go away from here I want this song of mine,

clothes hanging from the balcony and a carpet on the stairs,

with sheets from newspapers and a woman with a cross,

a few friends without peace when I'll go away from here

When you'll go away from here your journey will be long, to give you more

courage, horses will pull you

and they'll be the six most beautiful ones, then, when you left,

you will be forgotten when you'll go away from here.

When I'll go away from here on my last journey,

I won't need any courage, I just want a wheel cart,

and a slim and lonely female dog, but there's one thing that consoles me:

when I'll have left, I don't want anyone to forget me

when I'll go away from here.

• Artist:Riccardo Cocciante
• Album:Concerto Per Margherita (1976)