Sono io [English translation]

You, if on your way home

you feel that a shadow accompanies you,

sono io1,

the fool that has managed to fall in love

with serious intentions of getting married

proprio io2.

If you open the window of your room

and always see a car parked there,

sono io,

the guy that's just fine for an affair

and you then leave in the trash,

proprio io.

And if at night, when you're asleep,

The ringing of the telephone screams at you,

sono io,

a man who can no longer forget

that you were his first and greatest love.

If on your Saint's Day3 flowers arrive

unsigned, without words or explanations,

sono io,

a madman who remembers every moment

of time in a love that's now too distant,

proprio io.

If you ever discover that your friend

always goes out at night with someone,

sono io,

I want to use the weapon of jealousy

believing that it makes me your owner,

proprio io.

And if at night you search for other arms

And you feel that someone is crying,

sono io,

a man who can no longer forget

that you were his first and greatest love.

You used to say that when it comes to love

of all your memories, the best

were mine.

The one you desired every night,

the one you loved more each day,

sempre io.4

And today. the one who feels abandoned

the one who's been erased from your memory,

sono io,

a faithful dog tired by the years

dreaming of a desperate love,

proprio io.

But if after time has passed

you remember that only one has loved you,

sono io,

a man who can no longer forget

that you were his first and greatest love.

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1. sono io = it's me2. proprio io = truly me3. In Catholic countries the day of the year in which the Saint you were named after is honored: celebrated almost like a birthday.4. sempre io = always me