Vecchio Frack
Domenico Modugno
Old Tuxedo
Midnight has arrived
Noises fade away
Even the sign
Of that last café
The streets are deserted
Deserted and silent
A final carriage
Creaking, goes away
The river flows slowly
Rustling under the bridges
The moon shines in the sky
The whole city sleeps
Only a man in a tuxedo walks
He has a top hat for a hat
Two diamonds for cufflinks
A crystal cane
A gardenia in the buttonhole
And on the white waistcoat
A bow tie
A blue silk bow tie
He walks slowly
With elegant steps
He looks dreamy
Melancholic and absent
No one knows where he comes from
Nor where he goes
Who could that be
That man in a tuxedo
Good night good night
Good night good night
Good night
He says goodbye to everything
To the illuminated streetlights
To a stray cat in love
That wanders off
Dawn has now arrived
The streetlights go out
The whole city slowly wakes up
The moon is enchanted
Surprised and paled
Slowly
Fading in the sky, it will disappear
A window yawns
Over the silent river
And in the white light
Floating away
A top hat
A flower and a tuxedo
Floating gently
And letting itself be rocked
It slowly descends
Under the bridges towards the sea
Towards the sea it goes
Who could it be, who could it be
That man in a tuxedo
Farewell farewell farewell farewell
Farewell to the world
To memories of the past
To a dream never dreamt
To a moment of love
That will never return
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
