Riccardo Cocciante – Era Già Tutto Previsto Lyrics (English Translation)

[Verse 1]
I knew it from the start, I saw it all unfold,
From the moment you, while dancing,
Let your secret kiss be stolen from me.
And all the while, he was looking away,
Bragging loudly to his friends—
All the things a man can claim,
All the things you supposedly do
In those intimate, stolen moments.
But as I held you close against me,
Your whisper was a fragile plea:
“I don’t love him… I don’t love him.”

[Verse 2]
Yes, it was all foreseen,
Right down to this very day.
I knew you’d come to tell me
Those same hollow words:
That we’re no longer happy,
That I am “too good,”
That you need a different kind of man,
One who can truly satisfy you.
You said it’s not enough to just give love;
You need to receive it, too.
But what love is this?
What love demands such a price?

[Verse 3]
It was all foreseen, even this:
The man you chose to take my place,
The smile you’ll give him as he carries you away.
I foresaw myself, left alone inside this house,
Falling onto the bed, clutching the pillow that still holds your scent.
There was only one thing I failed to foresee…
That now, in this moment, the pain would be so absolute,
I would actually wish to die.