Regali Di Natale by Antonello Venditti
Christmas presents
Ritornera' Dicembre con il freddo e i temporali
e tu sarai gia' pronta con la lista dei regali
ci incontreremo all'angolo in quel bar di Via Frattina
e' bello non vedersi come amanti stamattina
December will come back with its cold and its storms
and you'll be ready with your list of presents,
we'll meet at the corner in that bar of Via Frattina,
it's nice not to see each other as lovers this morning
[Chorus]:
sempre...sempre resterai nella mia mente
sempre sempre tu sei il mio regalo e sei per sempre
Always... you'll always be on my mind,
always, you're always my present, and you are forever
Ti ho persa ad un semaforo forse mentre attarversavi
ma tu dovevi dirmelo che in silenzio tu mi amavi
confondono i ricordi i regali di natale
trasformano in minuti tutti gli anni che passavi
I lost you at the traffic lights, maybe as you were crossing (the road),
but you had to tell me it, that you loved me in silence,
the Christmas presents muddle up the memories,
making minutes of all those years you'd spent
[Chorus]
Ma che destino complice ti ritrovo in libreria
a ricomprarmi Seneca proprio mentre andavo via
confondono gli amanti i regali di Natale
nascondono i diamanti fra le cose che piu'ami
sempre (x2)
But fate is my accomplice and I meet you again at the bookshop,
I went to buy a (book by) Seneca before going away,
lovers confuse Christmas presents,
they hide diamonds amidst the things you love most
always
[Chorus]
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett.