Mille Lire Al Mese
Natalino Otto
A Thousand Liras Per Month
What despair,
what disappointment
to have to get by
always in trouble,
always in debt.
But if a little place
tomorrow dear
I will find,
with golden gems
I will cover you.
If I could have
a thousand liras per month,
without exaggerating,
I would be sure to find
all the happiness.
A modest job,
I have no demands,
I want to work
to finally find
all the tranquility.
A little house
in the suburbs,
a young and pretty
wife,
just like you.
If I could have
a thousand liras per month,
I would spend a lot,
I would buy among many things
the most beautiful ones you want.
I dreamed again,
tonight my love,
of an inheritance
from a distant uncle,
American.
But if this dream
did not come true,
what will I do.
The chorus
I will sing again.
If I could have
a thousand liras per month,
without exaggerating,
I would be sure to find
all the happiness.
A modest job,
I have no demands,
I want to work
to finally find
all the tranquility.
A little house
in the suburbs,
a young and pretty
wife,
just like you.
If I could have
a thousand liras per month,
I would spend a lot,
I would buy among many things
the most beautiful ones you want.
