Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il Palloncino by Mina from Italian to English.
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
There was a little blue-eyed baby
Simile ad un angelo
Similar to an angel
Lui voleva un palloncino e la sua mamma
He wanted a balloon and his mom
Gli diceva sempre no
She always told him no
Ma un bel dì trovò un soldino e si comperò
But one fine day he found a little money and bought it
Un pallone splendido
A splendid ball
E reggendosi al cordino si sollevò
And holding on to the rope he lifted himself up
Ed in cielo se ne andò
And he went to heaven
Rapido lui volò là sopra le nuvole candide
Quickly he flew there above the white clouds
Piccolo diventò nell'azzurro limpido, magico
Small became in the clear, magical blue
Ma col buio della notte si spaventò
But in the darkness of the night he got scared
E si mise a piangere
And he started crying
Fino a quando una stellina lo consolò
Until a little star consoled him
Ed in terra lo posò
And he placed it on the ground
Splendido è volar là sopra le nuvole candide
It's wonderful to fly there above the white clouds
Sempre che ritornar sia una
As long as returning is one
Cosa facile facile
Easy thing
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
There was a little blue-eyed baby
Simile ad un angelo
Similar to an angel
Quando il babbo un palloncino gli regalò
When his father gave him a balloon
Con un ago lo bucò bum!
With a needle he pierced it boom!
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