Translation of the song lyrics Il Vecchio E Il Bambino - Carla Bruni

Il Vecchio E Il Bambino - Carla Bruni
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Il Vecchio E Il Bambino , by -Carla Bruni
Song from the album Comme si de rien n'était
in the genreИностранная авторская песня
Release date:10.07.2008
Song language:Italian
Record labelTeorema
Il Vecchio E Il Bambino (original)Il Vecchio E Il Bambino (translation)
Un vecchio e un bambino si preser per mano An old man and a child held hands
E andarono insieme incontro alla sera. And they went together to meet in the evening.
La polvere rossa si alzava lontano The red dust rose away
E tutto brillava di luce non vera. And everything shone with untrue light.
L’immensa pianura sembrava arrivare The immense plain seemed to arrive
Fin dove l’occhio di un uomo poteva guardare, As far as a man's eye could see,
E tutto d’intorno non c’era nessuno And all around there was nobody
Solo il tetro contorno di torri di fumo. Just the bleak outline of smoke towers.
I due camminavano, il giorno cadeva The two walked, the day was falling
Il vecchio parlava e piano piangeva. The old man spoke and cried softly.
Con l’anima assente, con gli occhi bagnati With an absent soul, with wet eyes
Seguiva il ricordo di miti passati. The memory of past myths followed.
I vecchi subiscon le ingiurie degli anni The old suffer the ravages of the years
Non sanno distinguere il vero dai sogni, They can't tell truth from dreams,
I vecchi non sanno, nel loro pensiero The old people don't know, in their thinking
Distinguer nei sogni il falso dal vero. Distinguish false from true in dreams.
E il vecchio diceva, guardando lontano, And the old man said, looking away,
''Immagina questo coperto di grano, '' Imagine this covered in grain,
Immagina i frutti, immagina i fiori Imagine the fruits, imagine the flowers
E pensa alle voci e pensa ai colori. And he thinks of the voices and thinks of the colors.
E in questa pianura fin dove si perde And in this plain as far as it gets lost
Crescevano gli alberi e tutto era verde, The trees grew and everything was green,
Cadeva la pioggia, segnavano i soli The rain was falling, the suns marked
Il ritmo dell’uomo e delle stagioni.'' The rhythm of man and the seasons. ''
Il bimbo ristette, lo sguardo era triste, The child stood still, the look was sad,
E gli occhi guardavano cose mai viste, And his eyes looked at things never seen before,
E poi disse al vecchio con voce sognante And then he said to the old man in a dreamy voice
''Mi piaccion le fiabe, raccontane altre'' I like fairy tales, tell others
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