Lasciami andare

is a beautiful, melancholic song by Gianmaria Testa. The lyrical narrator describes his helplessness and speechlessness in an emotional situation – most likely at a farewell or a moment of mourning.

The speaker says he did not come to say goodbye, because he doesn't know the right tone for it, can't find the appropriate words, doesn't know what to do with his hands or where to look. This physical and verbal bewilderment – dove mettere le mani, dove guardare – is described in a very striking and deeply human way.

Here are some of the lyrics:

Non sono venuto per salutare
ché io non lo conosco
il tono giusto del saluto
e nemmeno le parole
per la circostanza
e dove mettere le mani
dove guardare
quale muro della stanza
guardare
non sono venuto per salutare...

Which means in English, more or less:
I didn’t come to say goodbye
because I don’t know
the right tone for a farewell
or even the words
for the occasion
or where to put my hands
or where to look
or which wall in the room
to look at
I didn’t come to say goodbye...

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