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. Calabrese wrote the original Italian lyrics for the popular song " Softly, as I Leave You", and the Italian version of Aznavour's famous song, "

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and recorded by Mina. It was entered in the 1964 Sanremo Music Festival.1964 Sanremo Musical Festival
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