Translation of the song Souvenir d'Italie artist Connie Francis

Ti lascio, paese di sogni,

I leave you, land of dreams,

paese d'amore,

land of love,

e porto con me questo piccolo

and I take with me this little

tuo souvenir.

souvenir of you.

E' solo una bianca conchiglia

It is just a white conch shell

con l'eco del mare

with the echo of the sea

e sognando la notte d'amore

and dreaming of a night of love

che non tornerà.

that will not return.

Dimme tu, addò stà, dimme tu,

Speak to me, wherever you are, speak to me,

souvenir d'Italie.

souvenir of Italy.

Ch'aggi' 'a fa, p' 'o truvà, dimme tu,

Whatever you do, or you find, speak to me,

souvenir d'Italie.

souvenir of Italy.

Even though we are so far apart,

Even though we are so far apart,

still my heart speaks to me.

still my heart speaks to me.

And a voice that is yours

And a voice that is yours

calls me back to your shores—

calls me back to your shores—

voice of love—souvenir d'Italie.

voice of love—souvenir d'Italie.

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Se n'è gghiuto accussì,

So it went that way,

e me lassa partì—

and I went away—

souvenir—

souvenir—

souvenir d'Italie.

souvenir of Italy.