Una Lunga Storia D'amore Lyrics in English Gino Paoli

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Una Lunga Storia D'amore by Gino Paoli from Italian to English.
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Verse 1
When I saw you arriving
Beautiful as you are
It didn't seem possible to me that
Among so many people that you would notice me
It was like flying
Here inside my room
Like in the deepest sleep
I've known you forever and I've loved you forever
Chorus 1
Pretend to never leave me, even if
It will have to end sooner or later
This long love story
Now it's already late, but it's early if you leave
Chorus 2
Pretend that just for us two it will pass
The time, but it won't pass
This long love story
Now it's already late, but it's early if you leave
It's too late, but it's early if you leave
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SONG MEANING

**“Una Lunga Storia D’amore” paints the rush of a “love at first sight” moment that instantly feels older than time itself. The singer is dazzled when the beautiful stranger notices him in a crowd, describing the sensation as if he were suddenly flying inside his own room, or dreaming inside her dream. That magical recognition gives him the strange certainty that he has always known her—even though their love is brand-new.

Yet even in the glow of this discovery, reality taps on the shoulder. He begs her to pretend she will never leave, confessing that every long story of love must eventually reach its final page. The song balances that sweet urgency: “It’s already late,” he admits, “but it’s still early if you go now.” By repeating this paradox, Paoli captures the bittersweet truth that time feels both endless and fleeting whenever we want a tender moment to last forever. The result is a gentle, melodic reminder to savor love, even while knowing it can’t be stopped by the clock.

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