Testi di Only Sixteen (1959) - Sam Cooke

Only Sixteen (1959) (originale)

She was only sixteen, only sixteen
But I loved her so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
We’d laugh and we’d sing, and do funny things
And it made our hearts glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
So why did I give my heart so fast, it never will happen again
But I was a mere child of sixteen, I’ve aged a year since then
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
Oooh with eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
So why did I give my heart so fast, it never will happen again
But I was a mere child of sixteen, I’ve aged a year since then
Now she was only sixteen, only sixteen
Oooh but I loved that girl so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
Yes she was too young to fall in love
And I, I was too young, I was much too young to know

(traduzione)

Aveva solo sedici anni, solo sedici
Ma l'ho amata così tanto
Ma era troppo giovane per innamorarsi
Ed ero troppo giovane per saperlo
Ridevamo, cantavamo e facevamo cose divertenti
E ha fatto brillare i nostri cuori
Ma era troppo giovane per innamorarsi
Ed ero troppo giovane per saperlo
Allora, perché ho dato il mio cuore così velocemente, non accadrà mai più
Ma ero un semplice bambino di sedici anni, da allora sono invecchiato di un anno
Aveva solo sedici anni, solo sedici
Oooh con occhi che brillano
Ma era troppo giovane per innamorarsi
Ed ero troppo giovane per saperlo
Allora, perché ho dato il mio cuore così velocemente, non accadrà mai più
Ma ero un semplice bambino di sedici anni, da allora sono invecchiato di un anno
Adesso aveva solo sedici anni, solo sedici
Oooh, ma ho amato così tanto quella ragazza
Ma era troppo giovane per innamorarsi
Ed ero troppo giovane per saperlo
Sì, era troppo giovane per innamorarsi
E io, ero troppo giovane, ero troppo giovane per saperlo