{"id":516,"date":"2014-02-14T22:01:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T22:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2016-12-10T04:09:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T04:09:23","slug":"lettera-damore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/lettera-damore\/","title":{"rendered":"Lettera D&#8217;amore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2Fy205gTsk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cara mia, ti voglio bene&#8230; &#8220;My darling, I love you<br \/>\nThe words to her I wanted to say<br \/>\nBut I never did, and so I regret that<br \/>\nAnd I will until my dying day.<\/p>\n<p>Come sei bella&#8230; &#8220;How beautiful you are&#8230;<br \/>\nI think by my look that she knew<br \/>\nBut she got those looks from so many men<br \/>\nThat I never said so I forever will rue&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tu sei una stella&#8230; You are a star<br \/>\nWere the unspoken words of my heart<br \/>\nOnce, one dance shared together<br \/>\nAnd now an eternity apart&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Mi manchi&#8230; &#8220;I miss you&#8230;<br \/>\nUnspoken words now leave my slips<br \/>\nAnd a tear threatens my dry eyes<br \/>\nA single one on my cheek drips&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Voglio vederti stasera&#8230; &#8220;I want to see you tonight&#8230;<br \/>\nThat it is my hearts desire, as I sleep<br \/>\nSuch things they are not to be<br \/>\nSo a hard jaw to the world I&#8217;ll keep.<\/p>\n<p>Ti penso sempre&#8230; &#8220;I always think of you&#8230;<br \/>\nThough life that brought us together brought us apart<br \/>\nWe must walk the paths of our destiny<br \/>\nAnd you&#8217;ll always be in my heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cara mia, ti voglio bene&#8230; &#8220;My darling, I love you The words to her I wanted to say But I never did, and so I regret that And I will until my dying day. 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