Time to Say Goodbye
Frank Peterson Lyrics

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Quando sono sala
Sogno all'orrizonte
E mancan le parole
Si lo sa che nono ce luce
In una stanza quando manca il sole
Si non ci sei tu con me, con me

Su le finestre

Monstra a tutti il mio cuore
Che hai accesso
Chiundi dentro me
La luce che hai incontrato per strada

Time to say goodbye,
Paesi che no ho mai
Veduto e visssuto con te
Adesso si li vivro con te partiro
Su navi per mari
Che io lo so
No no non essitono piu,
It's time to say goodbye

Quando sei lontana
Sogno all'orizzonte
E mancan le parole
E io si lo so che sei con me

Tu mia lunatu sei qui con me
Mio sole tu sei qui con me ,con me,
Con me,con me

Time to say goodbye
Paesi che no ho mai
Veduto e vissuto con te
Adesso si li vivro
Con te partiro
Su navi per mari
Che io lo so
No no non esitono piu
Con te io li rivivro
Con te partiro
Su navi per mari
Che io lo so
No no non esistono piu
Con te io li rivivro
Con te parti ro

Lo con te

Overall Meaning

Frank Peterson's song Time to Say Goodbye is a beautiful and poignant ballad that speaks of parting ways with a loved one. The song starts with the singer dreaming of a distant horizon and a lack of words to express his feelings in the absence of light in a room. However, the presence of the loved one is his guiding principle, and the light of the world that surrounds him. The singer asks the loved one to open his heart and find the light that he has encountered on his journey. The song builds to an emotional crescendo, with the singer declaring that it is time to bid farewell to a place he has never seen, and lived with the loved one with whom he will now travel with over seas in ships he knows that do not exist anymore. In essence, he is saying that it’s time to leave behind the old and embrace the new with the loved one.

The song, despite its Italian lyrics, has managed to reach a global audience, thanks to its captivating melody and the powerful vocals of the two performers, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. The song was originally titled "Con te partirò" (With you, I will leave), and was written by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto. Interestingly, the song was initially ignored by music executives, but was later on discovered by Peterson, who played an instrumental role in promoting the song globally. Overall, the song's message resonates with people worldwide, and its monumental success is indicative of its popularity and lasting impact.

Line by Line Meaning

Quando sono sola
When I'm alone

Sogno all'orrizonte
I dream of the horizon

E mancan le parole
And words fail me

Si lo sa che nono ce luce
Yes, I know there is no light

In una stanza quando manca il sole
In a room without sunlight

Si non ci sei tu con me, con me
If you're not here with me, with me

Su le finestre
On the windows

Mostra a tutti il mio cuore
Show my heart to everyone

Che hai accesso
That you have access to

Chiundi dentro me
Close it inside of me

La luce che hai incontrato per strada
The light you found on the street