Eugenia Foligatti – Love Story (English translation)
[Verse 1]
Thank you, my love,
for standing against the whole world with me,
for seeking a different life beside me,
for making mistakes — and then paying the price
together with me.
[Pre-Chorus]
Thank you, because I know
this love will never end.
Even if the world crumbles around us,
I won’t cry — somehow I’ll find a way
to say goodbye.
[Chorus]
But goodbye is not possible.
Thinking of you without smiling?
Not being there inside your eyes?
No — I don’t say goodbye, because you live in me.
[Verse 2]
We’ve reached that point:
the earth and the tree,
the light and the sun.
I don’t know anything more —
I don’t know anything more.
[Verse 3]
Thank you, my love.
Starting tonight, I’ll go home alone.
I’ll drink from your glass, as always.
My hand will trace across your pillow —
and you will be there.
[Chorus repeated]
No, I don’t say goodbye, because you live in me.
We are the earth and the tree, the light and the sun.
I don’t know anything more —
I don’t know anything more.
[Outro]
Thank you, my love.
Starting tonight, I return home alone.
I’ll drink from your glass,
my hand will run over your pillow —
and you’ll still be there.
📖 Lyrics Meaning
This song is a tender, melancholic farewell to a lover who is leaving — but who remains eternally present in the speaker’s heart. It balances gratitude, pain, and an unbreakable bond that transcends physical separation.
Key themes:
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Gratitude for shared struggle – The speaker thanks their love for challenging the world together, seeking a new life, and even sharing the weight of mistakes. This is love as partnership in adversity.
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Knowing love will never end – Despite the impending goodbye, the speaker is certain that the love itself is eternal. It is not contingent on staying together.
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Goodbye is impossible – The central paradox: they must part, yet “goodbye is not possible” because the beloved is woven into every thought, every smile, every glance. To say goodbye would be to deny their own soul.
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Earth and tree, light and sun – These metaphors describe an inseparable, natural union. The tree grows from the earth; the sun gives light. One cannot exist without the other. The speaker doesn’t need to understand it further — they just know.
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Rituals of absence – Returning home alone, drinking from the lover’s glass, touching their pillow — these small acts keep the beloved alive in the present tense. “And you’ll be there” is not a memory but a living presence.
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No tears, only resilience – “I won’t cry, somehow I’ll manage to say goodbye” shows strength, but the subsequent denial of goodbye reveals that the strength is fragile. The speaker is holding on.
