Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maschere by Gino Paoli from Italian to English.
La favola di Arlecchino
The tale of Harlequin
Arlecchino e Colombina
Harlequin and Colombina
San piangere, san ridere
They can cry, they can laugh
Ma soltanto con la mascherina
But only with a mask
Hai gli occhi color lillà
You have lilac eyes
Strani come quelli di una gatta
Strange as a cat's
Io porto un abito
I'm wearing a dress
Rappezzato come la mia vita
Patched like my life
Sei una marionetta che non sa neppure quel che fa
You're a puppet who doesn't even know what he's doing
Ma se sorridi
But if you smile
Tutto sei per me
You are everything to me
E vivo solo in te
And I live only in you
La favola di Arlecchino
The tale of Harlequin
Arlecchino e Colombina
Harlequin and Colombina
San piangere, san ridere
They can cry, they can laugh
Ma soltanto con la mascherina
But only with a mask
Sei una marionetta che non sa neppure quel che fa
You're a puppet who doesn't even know what he's doing
Ma se sorridi
But if you smile
Tutto sei per me
You are everything to me
E vivo solo in te
And I live only in you
La favola di Arlecchino
The tale of Harlequin
Arlecchino e Colombina
Harlequin and Colombina
San piangere, san ridere
They can cry, they can laugh
Ma soltanto con la mascherina
But only with a mask
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Gino Paoli
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