L'uomo In Frack

Midnight has arrived
Noises fade away
Even the sign
Of that last café goes out
The streets are deserted
Deserted and silent
A last 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 tails

He has a top hat for a hat
Two diamonds for cufflinks
A crystal cane
The gardenia in the buttonhole
And on the white waistcoat
A bow tie
A blue silk bow tie

He approaches slowly
With elegant yielding
He looks dreamy
Melancholic and absent
And no one knows where he comes from
Nor where he goes, who he might be
That man in tails

Good night, good night
Good night, good night
Good night
He says to everything
To the lit 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 tails

Floating gently
And letting itself be rocked
Slowly descends
Under the bridges towards the sea
Towards the sea it goes
Who might he be, who might he be
That man in tails

Farewell, farewell, farewell, farewell
Goodbye to the world
To memories of the past
To a dream never dreamt
To a moment of love that will never return

La, la, lala
La, la, lala