Lyrics of Bufalo Bill - Francesco De Gregori

Bufalo Bill - Francesco De Gregori
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Date of issue: 17.09.1998
Song language: Italian

Bufalo Bill

(original)
Il paese era molto giovane
I soldati a cavallo erano la sua difesa
Il verde brillante della prateria
Dimostrava in maniera lampante l’esistenza di Dio
Del Dio che progetta la frontiera e costruisce la ferrovia
A quel tempo io ero un ragazzo
Che giocava a ramino, fischiava alle donne
Credulone e romantico, con due baffi da uomo
Se avessi potuto scegliere fra la vita e la morte
Fra la vita e la morte, avrei scelto l’America
Tra bufalo e locomotiva la differenza salta agli occhi:
La locomotiva ha la strada segnata
Il bufalo può scartare di lato e cadere
Questo decise la sorte del bufalo
L’avvenire dei miei baffi e il mio mestiere
Ora ti voglio dire: c'è chi uccide per rubare
E c'è chi uccide per amore
Il cacciatore uccide sempre per giocare
Io uccidevo per essere il migliore
Mio padre guardiano di mucche
Mia madre una contadina
Io, unico figlio biondo quasi come Gesù
Avevo pochi anni e vent’anni sembran pochi
Poi ti volti a guardarli e non li trovi più
E mi ricordo infatti di un pomeriggio triste
Io, col mio amico «Culo di gomma», famoso meccanico
Sul ciglio di una strada a contemplare l’America
Diminuzione dei cavalli, aumento dell’ottimismo
Mi presentarono i miei cinquant’anni
E un contratto col circo «Pace & Bene» a girare l’Europa
E firmai, col mio nome e firmai
E il mio nome era Bufalo Bill
(translation)
The country was very young
The mounted soldiers were his defense
The bright green of the prairie
It clearly demonstrated the existence of God
Of the God who designs the frontier and builds the railway
At that time I was a boy
Playing rummy, whistling at women
Gullible and romantic, with a man's mustache
If I could have chosen between life and death
Between life and death, I would have chosen America
The difference between buffalo and locomotive is obvious:
The locomotive has the road marked
The buffalo can swerve to the side and fall
This decided the fate of the buffalo
The future of my mustache and my profession
Now I want to tell you: there are those who kill to steal
And there are those who kill for love
The hunter always kills to play
I was killing to be the best
My cow keeper father
My mother is a peasant
Me, the only child almost as blond as Jesus
I was a few years old and twenty seems like a few
Then you turn to look at them and you can't find them anymore
And in fact I remember a sad afternoon
Me, with my friend "Rubber Ass", a famous mechanic
On the side of a road to contemplate America
Fewer horses, increased optimism
They introduced me to my fifties
And a contract with the "Pace & Bene" circus to tour Europe
And I signed, with my name and I signed
And my name was Buffalo Bill
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