Canzone da due soldi [English translation]

On the old streets

of the busiest quarter

Towards the South or to the North

One can very often hear

An accordion and a fiddle a bit off-key

They accompany an occasional singer

Who sings a song for a little nothing

It is a simple song for two pennies

That is sung on the streets of the suburbs

And deep inside the soul it brings back the memories

Of a sweet and carefree youth

It is a simple song for the heart

A few notes with the mere lyrics

But there is always someone who listens and is moved

Remembering times that won't come back

And you can see from a distance

A window opening very slowly

There is someone peeking out to listen

And sigh

It is a simple song for two pennies

That is sung on the streets of the suburbs

For those who wait, for those who love, for those who dream

It is the eternal sweet tale of love

It lives from one day to the next

Six hundred orchestras will play

Dressed up in mundanity

Anywhere it goes

But the simple song for two pennies

Will in the end go back to where it came from

On the streets, on a loving mouth

Who dreams of happiness and sings

Song for two pennies

Two pennies of happiness