Walk down the cobblestone road
Until you reach a little piazza.
There you'll find a sweet old man
In a cafè across from a chiesa.
"Ciao ragazzi!" He'll greet you.
"Che cosa vuoi mangiare?"
So many things on the menu,
But only one item ordinare.
Ask the sweet old man for salad
with pesce, olives e mozzarella.
It will give you a taste of the city,
La città Genova, Italia.
Request signore for a glass of wine,
Rosso, bianco o rosè,
and you'll gaze up at the simple chiesa
Tempted to sip the day away.
Relax in one of the iron-wrought chairs
and observe the life of le persone.
Their hands and bodies in exaggerated movement
to reflect the romantic words they say.
Look around the modest piazza,
Its history apparent from weathered stones.
Rays of warmth will hug your body
while an accordion plays with cultured tones.
If you walk down the cobblestone road
Until you reach a little piazza,
That place will change you if you let it,
Perfezione between un cafè and chiesa.
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