| E poi e poi, gente viene qui e ti dice
| And then and then, people come here and tell you
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| Di sapere gia' ogni legge delle cose
| To already know every law of things
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| E tutti, sai, vantano un orgoglio cieco
| And they all, you know, boast blind pride
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| Di verita' fatte di formule vuote
| Truths made of empty formulas
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| E tutti, sai, ti san dire come fare,
| And everyone, you know, will you know how to do it,
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| Quali leggi rispettare, quali regole osservare,
| Which laws to respect, which rules to observe,
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| Qual e' il vero vero,
| What's the real real,
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| E poi, e poi, tutti chiusi in tante celle,
| And then, and then, all closed in many cells,
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| Fanno a chi parla piu' forte
| They make those who speak louder
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| Per non dir che stelle e morte fan paura.
| Not to mention that stars and death are frightening.
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| Al caldo del sole, al mare scendeva la bambina portoghese
| In the heat of the sun, the Portuguese girl went down to the sea
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| Non c’eran parole, rumori soltanto come voci sospese.
| There were no words, noises only like suspended voices.
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| Il mare soltanto, e il suo primo bikini amaranto,
| The sea only, and her first bikini of her amaranth,
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| Le cose piu' belle e la gioia del caldo alla pelle.
| The most beautiful things and the joy of warmth to the skin.
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| Gli amici vicino sembravan sommersi dalla voce del mare;
| The close friends seemed overwhelmed by the voice of the sea;
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| O sogni o visioni qualcosa la prese e si mise a pensare;
| Either dreams or visions something took her and she began to think;
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| Senti' che era un punto al limite di un continente,
| Felt that she was a point on the edge of a continent,
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| Senti' che era un niente, l’Atlantico immenso di fronte.
| He felt that it was nothing, the immense Atlantic in front of him.
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| E in questo sentiva qualcosa di grande
| And in this she felt something great
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| Che non riusciva a capire, che non poteva intuire;
| That she couldn't understand, that she couldn't guess;
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| Che avrebbe spiegato, se avesse capito lei, e l’oceano infinito;
| That she would have explained, if he had understood her, and the infinite ocean;
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| Ma il caldo l’avvolse, si senti' svanire e si mise a dormire.
| But the heat enveloped her, she felt herself vanish and she went to sleep.
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| E fu solo del sole, come di mani future.
| And it was only of the sun, as of future hands.
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| Restaron soltanto il mare e un bikini amaranto.
| Only the sea and an amaranth bikini remained.
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| E poi e poi, se ti scopri a ricordare,
| And then and then, if you find yourself remembering,
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| Ti accorgerai che non te ne importa niente.
| You will find that you don't care.
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| E capirai che una sera o una stagione
| And you will understand that an evening or a season
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| Son come lampi, luci accese e dopo spente.
| They are like lightning, lights on and then off.
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| E capirai che la vera ambiguita'
| And you will understand that the true ambiguity
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| E' la vita che viviamo, il qualcosa che chiamiamo esser uomini,
| It's the life we live, the something we call being men,
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| E poi, e poi, che quel vizio che ci uccidera'
| And then, and then, that the vice that will kill us
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| Non sara' fumare o bere, ma il qualcosa che ti porti dentro,
| It won't be smoking or drinking, but the something you carry inside,
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| Cioe' vivere | That is to live |