Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sapessi Dove Sei by Gigi D'Alessio from Italian to English.
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C'era una signora che vendeva rose
There was a lady who sold roses
Ferma ad un portone in via del Corso 3
Stop at a door in via del Corso 3
Aspettava sempre tra i negozi chiusi
She was always waiting among the closed shops
Sorrideva e poi
She smiled and then
La più rossa la donava a te, sempre
He always gave the reddest one to you
Forse solo se non c'eri
Maybe only if you weren't there
Se non esistevi o se fossi nata solamente ieri
If you didn't exist or if you were only born yesterday
Non chiedevo amore
I wasn't asking for love
Quello stesso amore con il suo calore
That same love with its warmth
Specie in quelle sere
Especially on those evenings
Quando un freddo cane
When it's bitterly cold
Gela tutta questa città
This whole city is freezing
Forse solo se non c'eri
Maybe only if you weren't there
Non avrei vissuto con quell'ansia pari a un calcio di rigore
I wouldn't have lived with that anxiety equal to a penalty kick
Non avrei girato
I wouldn't have shot
Come un disperato
Like a desperate man
Che non ha più fiato
Who no longer has breath
Non avrei saputo
I wouldn't have known
Non avrei gridato
I wouldn't have shouted
Tutto questo non l'avrei mai fatto
I would never have done all this
E ancora lo farei
And I still would
Sapessi dove sei
If you knew where you were
Sono giorni in più
It's more days
Persi senza te
Lost without you
Pioggia e solitudine per me
Rain and loneliness for me
Forse solo se non c'eri
Maybe only if you weren't there
Se non esistevi o se fossi nata solamente ieri
If you didn't exist or if you were only born yesterday
Non chiedevo amore
I wasn't asking for love
Quello stesso amore
That same love
Con il suo calore
With its warmth
Non avrei saputo
I wouldn't have known
Non avrei gridato
I wouldn't have shouted
Tutto questo non l'avrei mai fatto
I would never have done all this
E ancora lo farei
And I still would
Sapessi dove
If you knew where
Forse solo se non c'eri
Maybe only if you weren't there
Non avrei vissuto con quell'ansia pari a un calcio di rigore
I wouldn't have lived with that anxiety equal to a penalty kick
Non avrei girato
I wouldn't have shot
Come un disperato
Like a desperate man
Che non ha più fiato
Who no longer has breath
Non avrei saputo
I wouldn't have known
Non avrei gridato
I wouldn't have shouted
Tutto questo non l'avrei mai fatto
I would never have done all this
E ancora lo farei
And I still would
Sapessi dove sei
If you knew where you were
Non avrei sognato
I wouldn't have dreamed
Non avrei saputo
I wouldn't have known
Non avrei gridato
I wouldn't have shouted
Non avrei capito
I wouldn't have understood
Non sarei cambiato
I wouldn't have changed
Tutto questo non l'avrei mai fatto
I would never have done all this
E ancora lo farei
And I still would
Sapessi dove sei
If you knew where you were
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