Il Poeta

The Poet

Il Poeta

In the evening at the café with friendsAlla sera al caffè con gli amici
We talked about women and carsSi parlava di donne e motori
It was said: They are joys and sorrowsSi diceva: Son gioie e dolori
He cried and talked about youLui piangeva e parlava di te

If we went to the province to danceSe si andava in provincia a ballare
We tried to have the most beautiful onesSi cercava di aver le più belle
He, he stayed counting the starsLui, lui restava a contare le stelle
He sighed and talked about youSospirava e parlava di te

At cards he was a true championAlle carte era un vero campione
They called him: The king of the neighborhoodLo chiamavano: Il ras del quartiere
But one evening playing cardsMa una sera giocando a scopone
He lost a point talking about youPerse un punto parlando di te

And finally one night he killed himselfEd infine una notte si uccise
Because of the great mental confusionPer la gran confusione mentale
It was a shame because he was specialFu un peccato perché era speciale
Just as he talked about youProprio come parlava di te

Now they say he was a poetOra dicono, fosse un poeta
And that he knew how to talk about loveE che sapesse parlare d'amore

What does it matter if in the end one diesCosa importa se in fondo uno muore
And can't talk about you anymoreE non può più parlare di te