Canta ragazzina [English translation]

You are like me

when I was a child.

You're beautiful and you don't know

all that you have to offer.

Sing, little girl,

for a day lasts only several hours

and, when evening comes, you might discover

that the sun sets and you are left behind.

Sing, little girl,

and do not stop crying or thinking

that so much passes completely, even love,

and, in the end, you remain alone.

Do not do as I did—

do not do as I did

for now I no longer live.

A day is worth a year

and life is worth a moment.

You wake up one morning

and you are already a woman.

Sing, little girl,

for a day lasts only several hours

and, when evening comes, you might discover

that the sun sets and you are left behind.

Sing, little girl,

and do not stop crying or thinking

that so much passes completely, even love,

and, in the end, you remain alone.

Do not do as I did—

do not do as I did

for I live only if I look at you.