Lyrics:NVNC AVT NVMQVAM

Latin:

Cum puer in rure Thraciae
Eram īrātus et inconditus
Tum ad Mediōlānum migrāvī
Ubi faciem tuam prīmō vīdī
Studendō tē procul
Artem surridēntis didicī
Spectandō quōmodō agis mē exercuī ut
Urbānus sim

Temptandō decipere
Factus sum pudens
Volendō ut mentīar
Bonus factus sum
Bonus factus sum

Nunc tam territus sum
Salutem dicere non possim
Et tam pudens sum
Nē salutem dicam
Quisque dies cum in Forō tē spectō
Virtus mea effundit

Temptandō decipere
Factus sum pudens
Volendō ut mentīar
Bonus factus sum
Bonus factus sum
Bonus factus sum

English translation:

As a boy in rural Thrace
I was angry and ill-mannered
Then I moved to Mediolanum
Where I first saw your face
By studying you from a distance
I learned the art of smiling
By watching how you behave
I trained myself to be polite

By trying to deceive
I ended up shy
By wanting to lie
I became good
I became good

Now I'm too scared
To say hello
And I'm too shy
To say hi
Each day when I see you in the forum
My courage drains away

By trying to deceive
I ended up shy
By wanting to lie
I became good
I became good
I became good