She dresses so sober, the woman you see, But the ectoplasm of an old lamé dress Still seems to undress her back, Offered to the looks in so many soirées. You focus her under the wan light Of the closed shutters of a hotel room, But she's not going to refuse this last scene, The final part that has already been written because...
… She’s Luisa, Luisa Ferida The darling of Cinecittá La Ferida, that autarkical Diva The one her audience will deny...
She can't forget Those days that were brighter than a hundred August's suns Living through them without burning: The most imperial of all hallucinations. The rides In her estate, the coke parties at Coppedé*, Female Italy Toward the future walking on her high stilettoes...
A brand new script: a defamatory role A double is stealing the scene from her. Even though she's not guilty, it doesn't matter at all: There’s no parole for the one who got too much. Symbol of roaring years, There's no need for Truth; One more role as a Fedele D'Amore** Waving goodbye to the sound of a clapperboarding gun charger...
… She takes the ring off her finger And she's already put her astrakan fur back into the trunk It's the only thing that she can do: Losing everything as in baccarat! The bank wins, The closing credits are slowly appearing, She puts her hand over her eyes And she's bound to a lie that will nail her for years...
She's Luisa, Luisa Ferida Wearing the grey-toned color of city’s rain Stare at her while she’s still alive You are the operator framing her... It's your turn... It's your turn... It's your turn...
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