This one with the lyrics

One of the most beautiful songs on Rome, in my opinion; the singer has to sing it in a quite high register, but (still IMHO) can make it sound really well. The lyrics do not make complete sense if taken literally, but I give complete credit to the poetic inspiration. That said, I found it pretty hard to translate something that is not meant to make strict logical sense but rather to evoke an atmosphere of old richness which is coming to present troubles, but, as usual, that is what I can issue for today and that's it (no, I'll try to refine it a bit in due time).

Roman holydays

Roma dove sei?		Rome, where are you?
Eri con me		You were with me
oggi prigione tu		today you are a prison
prigioniera io		and I am your prisoner
Roma antica città		Rome, ancient city
ora vecchia realtà		but old as well
non t'accorgi di me		you don't take notice of me
e non sai		and you don't know
che pena mi fai		How sorry I feel for you
Ma piove il cielo sulla città		But the sky is falling down on the city
tu con il cuore nel fango		and your heart is in the drowning in the mud
l'oro e l'argento le sale da thè		gold, silver and tea parlours
paese che		you are just a country
non ha più campanelli		that doesn't have any fresh attractives
Poi dolce vita che te ne vai		The sweet life is passing away
sul Lungotevere in festa		on parties along the Tiber
concerto di viole e mondanità		a concert of violas and a bit of high life
profumo tuo		that is your flavour
di vacanze romane		of a roman holyday
Roma bella tu		Rome, you are so beautiful
le muse tue		but your inspiration now
asfalto lucido		is just in the shiny asphalt
"Arrivederci Roma"		"Goodbye Rome"
monetina e voilà		throw your coin and voila'
la tua parte la fai		you play your part
ma non sai che pena mi dai		but you don't know how sorry I feel for you
Ma Greta Garbo di vanità		You are as vain as Greta Garbo
tu con il cuore nel fango		and your heart is lying in the mud
l'oro e l'argento le sale da thè		gold, silver and tea parlours
paese che		you are a country
non ha più campanelli		without any fresh attractiveness
poi dolce vita che te ne vai		then, sweet life who goes away
sulle terrazze del Corso		in the terrazzas in the Corso
"Vedova allegra" maitresse dei caffè		"Vedova allegra" and host of coffee bars
profumo tuo		that is your flavour
di vacanze romane		of a Roman holyday
Ma piove il cielo sulla città		But the sky is falling on the city
tu con il cuore nel fango		And your heart is lying in the mud
tu con il cuore nel fango		And your heart is lying in the mud