Tu no [English translation]

Not you, not you, not you,

you can’t go away,

you mustn’t go away,

not you, my love, no.

Even if I hurt you,

even if I exasperated you,

not you, not you, not you.

I’m at your disposal

for life and for the heart,

not you, not you.

Not you, my love, no.

Do you remember Macrovio street?

Sometime you were happy,

not you, not you, not you.

We sat in the garden,

you listened to me lovingly,

not you, my love, no.

You who know everything about me,

you who have my trust,

not you, my love, no.

Not you, not you, not you.

Yes, I know that I have nothing,

yes, I know I let you down

but you, my love, you

have loved my silences,

you understood my stories,

not you, not you, not you.

The millions of renunciations

that I made you bear

I paid dearly for them.

Not you, my love, no.

It’s difficult to understand each other,

it’s difficult to help each other.

I know, it’s my fault,

I never did anything

to carry your life

but, you must know,

I no longer know what to do,

I don’t understand this life,

not you, my love, no, not you.

Not you, wait, no.

If I don’t know how to make you happy,

even if I go on with my drinking,

not you, my love, no.

You must stay close to me

because I’m finally outside,

not you, not you, not you.

I must have given you something

if you’re looking at me with those eyes.

Not you, not you, not you.

• Artist:Franco Simone
• Album:Dizionario (rosso) dei sentimenti (2003)