Nella Mia Città

In my city
there's a white house
with a blooming wisteria
that climbs, climbs, climbs up
in my city
there's a big sky
that opens your heart
and never lets you down

Shalla-la
the light passes through me
how much it hurts
but in the park, there's already
a breeze that combs the grass
and happily spreads
further out into the infinite
seeking your voice
that echoes all over the pavement
along the tree-lined avenue
shalla-la into the infinite

In my city
there's a railway
that clatters on forever
but never leaves me behind
and looking ahead
there's still a patch of grass
a bit scraggly
where we used to run

Shalla-la
the day is starting
once again now
and a horn wakes me up
emerging from a restless world
that I had forgotten
Shalla-la
my song drifts away
seeking an image that
echoes throughout the house
like a rose shalla-la
a timeless rose

Shalla-la
in my city
shalla-la
dear to me,
beautiful city
shalla-la
sweet my city
unique,
shalla-la
tender city
shalla-la
in my city