La Pansè
Massimo Ranieri
The Pansy
Every day you change a flower
and pin it on your chest...
This morning, on your heart,
you put a pansy...
And why did you put it there?
If I'm not mistaken, I understood...
Can you tell me, oh beautiful fairy,
that you always think of me...
Ah!....
What a beautiful pansy you have,
what a beautiful pansy you own...
will you give it to me?
will you give it to me?
will you give me your pansy?
I have another one in my chest
and I join them both:
My pansy and your pansy...
in memory of our love!
This withered flower,
so dear, I will keep...
When it has wilted,
I will preserve it...
It has three petals, darling,
and each one has a thought...
they are petals in colors:
one yellow and two brown...
Ah!....
What a beautiful pansy you have,
what a beautiful pansy you own...
will you give it to me?
will you give it to me?
will you give me your pansy?
You are like a butterfly
fluttering around me...
Then you rest on my shoulder
with your chest and the pansy...
I become a fool,
then I kiss you on the mouth
and this vase I give to you
seems like a trick to me!
Ah!....
What a beautiful pansy you have,
what a beautiful pansy you own...
will you give it to me?
will you give it to me?
will you give me your pansy?
