Perdere L'amore Lyrics in English Massimo Ranieri

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Perdere L'amore by Massimo Ranieri from Italian to English.

And now go away

I want to stay alone

With melancholy

Flying in its sky

I never asked who you were

Why you chose me

Me, who until yesterday

Thought I was a king

Losing love

When evening comes

When in your hair

A touch of silver colors it

You risk going insane

Your heart can burst

Losing a woman

And wanting to die

Let me scream

Renounce the sky

Hurl stones at all the dreams

Still in flight

I'll make them fall one by one

I'll break destiny's wings

And I'll have you near

Anyway I understand you

And I admit I was wrong

I made your choices

Who knows what I expected

And now what's left

Of all the time together

A man too lonely

Who still loves you

Losing love

When evening comes

When on the face

There's a wrinkle that wasn't there

You try to reason

You act indifferent

Until you realize

You were no use

And you'd like to scream

Smother the sky

Bang your head a thousand times

Against the wall

Breathe her pillow hard and say it's all the fault

Of destiny

If I don't have you near

Losing love

Damn evening

That gathers the shards

Of an imaginary life

You think that tomorrow

Is a new day

But you repeat I didn't expect it

I didn't expect it

Outro

To hurl stones

At all the dreams still in flight

Outro

I'll make them fall one by one

I'll break destiny's wings

And I'll have you near

Losing love

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SONG MEANING

“Perdere L'amore” sweeps us into a classic Italian drama of the heart, where Massimo Ranieri’s voice rises and falls like the waves of the Mediterranean. Our narrator has just been abandoned, and he wants everyone to leave him alone so he can brood with his malinconia (melancholy). As silver streaks his hair and unexpected wrinkles appear, he realizes that losing love at this stage of life can feel even more brutal. One moment he thinks he was a king, the next he is smashing his own dreams with imaginary stones, blaming destiny, and shouting at the sky. Yet beneath all the thunderous emotion lies a simple, tender truth: he still cares deeply for the woman who’s gone.

The song spins through a whirlwind of reactions—regret, anger, denial, self-blame—painting a vivid picture of heartbreak that many listeners recognize, no matter their language. Ranieri reminds us that when love disappears, the mind searches for logic, but the heart just wants to scream. Each dramatic line captures the universal fear of being left alone, while the soaring melody offers a cathartic release. In short, “Perdere L'amore” is an operatic reminder that even shattered dreams can make for unforgettable music.

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Massimo Ranieri Perdere L'amore Lyrics