Una donna, una storia [English translation]

He was a man, one among many;

I fancied him, I said yes.

He'd tell me: 'You're different

From the women I've seen so far'

He'd talk to me about his homeland,

He'd repeat: 'Go there (with me)'

He'd always, always, always, always say it

And thus it was that, unwillingly, I said yes...

I believed in God knows what nonsense

And, instead, I discovered that

Once married, nothing changes;

Contrarily, it all remains the same.

He'd read my mind

And would say: 'Stay with me'

He'd always, always, always, always say it

And thus it was that, unwillingly, I stayed here...

Disappointments, a new one each day

And my man, there you have him!

Time goes by, the years go by

But he always remains like this;

Madly in love,

He tells me once again: 'You're all I have'

He always, always, always, always says this

And thus it is that, unwillingly, I remain here...

Forty years old, what can you expect?

And instead, God knows why

Another man has come

Who has told me: 'Run away with me'

It's true, the temptation is strong;

Maybe I love him or maybe, I don't...

He always, always, always, always tells me:

'Come with me', but I don't answer, who knows why...

I look back, it's a bit depressing

This inventory at my age.

There's one thing in my life;

A single thing, there it is...

And the man who I had chosen

Is now weeping, crying over me

And he always, always, always, always stares at me;

Always like this... And, unwillingly, I'll stay here...

• Artist:Mina
• Album:...Quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore... (1970)