La donna del mio amico [English translation]

Don't tell me anything, listen to me.

I’ve been sleeping badly for too many nights.

I like you so much, you attract me deeply

and no need to tell you how much.

But sometimes life has its commandments,

which sometimes are to be defended even with teeth.

I’d want you, but I know, it cannot be

between us, this, no, cannot be.

You might be surprised that it’s me,

I who believe in nothing, I who don’t believe in God,

the one who brings up these sentiments

and backs off having you in front of me.

You’re my friend’s woman, and and at any cost

we can’t do this to him, it would be unfair.

It would be easy to say yes, but no, I can’t do this.

If I were me, I would pull you on this bed,

I wouldn’t think twice, I’d make you everything,

I would fall in love, perhaps as I never did before…

But it’s not so, we’d be ourselves just for an hour.

Run away, run away, run away

never give me time to change my mind.

It cannot be, cannot be, no, cannot be

that we slip into our arms and we still look us in the eyes.

It cannot be.

It cannot be.

I will give you all my silences

because for him you’re more than what you think,

he is my friend since I am in the world

and we won’t be the ones who ruin him.

How many times he got into a fight for me,

how many women we shared, how many we had;

but with you no, this cannot be:

you, for him, are more, you are you.

If I were me, I wouldn’t ask you to let me go

because each time I’ll see you with him, I’ll hurt myself.

I won’t lose you, if I’ll meet you in another life,

but this time no, although I know that it’s not over.

Run away, run away, run away..

It cannot be, cannot be, no, cannot be

that we slip into our arms and we still look us in the eyes.

It cannot be.

It cannot be.