Donatella Bella

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Donatella Bella
lyrics © 2004 by Dr. H. Paul Shuch
sung to the tune of "Dona Dona," Copyright © 1940 by Sholem Secunda

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In Torino in northern Italy
Lives a lady of style and grace.
If you see her, you'll know her instantly
By the smile on her charming face.

Chorus:

Donatella bella,
She is my heart's delight.
How I long to sing my song,
And hold her through the night.
Lovely Donatella bella,
She's the one that I adore.
Will she ever be a friend to me,
Even as I long for more?

First a colleague and soon a confidant,
Very quickly an honored friend.
One week only to get to know her;
How I wished it would never end.

Chorus

"No," I tell myself, "stop this fantasy.
"You've a family; you've a wife.
"If you're noble and act with honor,
"Perhaps you'll meet in another life."

Chorus

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