Torna innocente e poi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Torna innocente e poi
t'ascolterò, se vuoi,
tutto per te farò.
Ma finché reo ti veggio,
compiangerti non deggio,
difenderti non so.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Return innocent, and then", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Return innocent, and then
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Return innocent, and then
I will listen if you wish,
and for you will do anything.
But I must not share in your anguish
while I see you to be guilty,
and know not how to defend you.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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