Ho imparato a sognare [English translation]

I learned to dream,

When I wasn't even a child

When I wasn't even some years old

When a school day

Lasted an entire life

And my world ended a bit further

With that boring priest

That gave us stuff to do

And the football that went

As if it had an engine

There were those who couldn't dream

And those who already did

I learned to dream

And I began to hope

That who has to have will have

I learned to dream

When a dream is a cannon,

'Cause if you dream

You kill half of them

When you start to understand

That you're alone and in your underwear1

When you start to understand

That everything's bigger

There were those who couldn't dream

And those who already did

Between a blow that I receive

And a blow that I give

Between a friend that I lose

And a friend that I'll have

'Cause if I fall once

Once I'll fall

And from the ground, I'll get up

It's that now that I've learned to dream I won't stop

I learned to dream,

When you start to find out

That every dream

Takes you beyond

Riding kites,

Beyond walls and borders

I learned to dream from there

When every excuse

Is good to play

When the whole life

Is a beautiful song

There were those who couldn't dream

And those who already did

Between a blow that I receive

And a blow that I give

Between a friend that I lose

And a friend that I'll have

'Cause if I fall once

Once I'll fall

And from the ground, I'll get up

It's that now that I've learned to dream I won't stop

1. "Being in your underwear" is a way of saying "having no money"