Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Prendi la mia mano e portami lontano. Lontano dai guai, dai cattivi pensieri e dalle difficoltà. Portami con te, solo io e te, in un mondo chiamato felicità.
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“It’s an odd thing, happiness. Some people take happiness from gold. Or black pearls. And some of us, far more fortunate, take their happiness from periwinkles.”
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Kresley Cole American writer
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