She went away

So much time has gone by!
Inside me, so much night!
Above the sky the city
where perhaps
she has fled to.

She went away
on a very clear day.
I don't know
if to a distant land.
She went away
over there.
I don't know
if she'll come back.

She went away,
she shook my hand,
for in a goodbye
no words are needed.
She went away
and a look
stayed with me to remember.

Tell me, love, if it's true
that over there it's a nice day.
Tell me, if ever one gets lost
it's because he's found happiness.

She went away,
she shook my hand.
I don't know
what she'd tell me.
She went away
over there
and never more
will she come back.