Will-o-the-wisp - Pet Shop Boys

I see you after many years

On an elevated train

Rattling above the streets of a city

Where men don’t wait in vain

I think, my, you may have changed

But you’re such a handsome thing

Do you still hang around that old arcade

To see what luck will bring?

(Will of the wisp)

The U1 is such a party train

(Will-o-the-wisp)

From Uhland to Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

In search of love and laughter

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh

You were always such a free spirit

A bright-eyed eager chap

A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it

In your battered leather cap

(Will-o-the-wisp)

But maybe you’ve gone respectable

With a wife and job and all that

Working for the local government

And living in a rented flat?

(Will-o-the-wisp)

The U1 is such a party train

(Will-o-the-wisp)

From Uhland to Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

In search of love and laughter

(Will-o-the-wisp)

And you, my former will-o-the-wisp

Will you recognize me today?

Give me a smile for old time’s sake

Before you run away

(Will-o-the-wisp)

You were always such a free spirit

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Aren’t you getting bored?

(Will-o-the-wisp)

A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Who loved to be adored

(Will-o-the-wisp)

The U1 is such a party train

(Will-o-the-wisp)

From Uhland to Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

In search of love and laughter

(Will-o-the-wisp)

You were always such a free spirit

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Who came and went so much

(Will-o-the-wisp)

A will-o-the-wisp and charming with it

I’m still longing for your touch

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Ci vediamo dopo molti anni

Su un treno sopraelevato

Sferragliare sopra le strade di una città

Dove gli uomini non aspettano invano

Penso, mio, potresti essere cambiato

Ma sei una cosa così bella

Stai ancora in giro per quella vecchia sala giochi

Per vedere cosa porterà la fortuna?

(Volontà del fuoco fatuo)

L'U1 è un tale treno per le feste

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Da Uhland a Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emergendo dal basso oltre Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Alla ricerca dell'amore e delle risate

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh (Will-o-the-wisp)

Oh

Sei sempre stato uno spirito così libero

Un tipo impaziente dagli occhi brillanti

Un fuoco fatuo e affascinante con esso

Nel tuo berretto di pelle malconcio

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Ma forse sei diventato rispettabile

Con una moglie, un lavoro e tutto il resto

Lavorare per il governo locale

E vivere in un appartamento in affitto?

(Will-o-the-wisp)

L'U1 è un tale treno per le feste

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Da Uhland a Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emergendo dal basso oltre Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Alla ricerca dell'amore e delle risate

(Will-o-the-wisp)

E tu, il mio ex fuoco fatuo

Mi riconoscerai oggi?

Fammi un sorriso per amore dei vecchi tempi

Prima di scappare

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Sei sempre stato uno spirito così libero

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Non ti stai annoiando?

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Un fuoco fatuo e affascinante con esso

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Chi amava essere adorato

(Will-o-the-wisp)

L'U1 è un tale treno per le feste

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Da Uhland a Warschauerstraße

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Emergendo dal basso oltre Nollendorfplatz

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Alla ricerca dell'amore e delle risate

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Sei sempre stato uno spirito così libero

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Chi andava e veniva così tanto

(Will-o-the-wisp)

Un fuoco fatuo e affascinante con esso

Ho ancora nostalgia del tuo tocco

(Will-o-the-wisp)