Un giorno dopo l'altro [English translation]

Day after day,

time passes by—

the streets always alike—

the same houses.

Day after day,

and all is as it was before—

step after step—

the same life.

And the eyes search about

for a future seen in dreams.

But dreams are only dreams

and the future is now almost the past.

Day after day,

life passes by.

Tomorrow will be a day much like yesterday.

The ship has already left the port

and, from the coast, it appears to be a distant dot.

This evening, someone also

comes back home disillusioned—slowly, slowly.

Day after day,

life passes by—

and hope now is a habit.

• Artist:Luigi Tenco
• Album:Tenco (1966)