Quelli Erano Giorni
Gigliola Cinquetti
Those Were Days
Once upon a time there was a road
A good wind carried me down there
And if my memory serves me right
You showed up at the corner
Those were days
Oh yes, they were days
You can't ask for more from the world
And we danced even without music
In our hearts, there was so much more
We lived in a bubble of air
That floated above the city
People pointed at us
Saying: Look at the happiness
Those were days
Oh yes, they were days
And nothing could stop us anymore
When the light turned red
We crossed even happier than before
Then, you know, over time even roses
One morning stop blooming
And that's how things went
Even the good wind never blew again
Those were days
Oh yes, they were days
You can't ask for more from the world
But thinking back, I get a lump here
And if I sing this, it doesn't mean
Today I returned to that road
A good memory brought me there
You were in the middle of a group of people
And you were saying: My dear friends
Those were days
Oh yes, they were days
You can't ask for more from the world
And we danced even without music
In our hearts, there was so much more
And we danced even without music
Our youth was passing by over there