Translation of the song lyrics Gli artisti - Francesco Guccini

Gli artisti - Francesco Guccini
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Gli artisti , by -Francesco Guccini
Song from the album: L'Ultima Thule
In the genre:Поп
Release date:31.12.2011
Song language:Italian
Record label:EMI Music Italy

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Gli artisti (original)Gli artisti (translation)
Gli artisti non nascono artisti Artists are not born artists
Non sembrano strani animali They don't look like strange animals
Ma nascono un po' come tutti But they are born a bit like everyone else
Come individui normali As normal individuals
Hanno lacrime e riso They have tears and laughs
Hanno due occhi e due mani They have two eyes and two hands
Hanno stampata sul viso They have it printed on the face
L’impronta di esseri umani The footprint of human beings
Poi, appena un po' cresciuti Then, just a little bit grown up
Li avvolge una strana espressione A strange expression surrounds them
E appare sui volti convinti And it appears on convinced faces
La stigmate della vocazione The stigmata of the vocation
Non sperano di fare il pompiere They don't hope to be a firefighter
L’astronauta o il ciclista The astronaut or the cyclist
Non vogliono un comune mestiere They don't want an ordinary job
Ma vogliono essere artista But they want to be an artist
Non sono più alti o più belli They are not taller or more beautiful
Ma indossano panni curiosi But they wear curious clothes
Son quelli che lancian coltelli They are the ones who throw knives
Sognando di esser famosi Dreaming of being famous
C'è quello che annaspa e si pigia There is what flounders and crushes
Da abile contorsionista As a skilled contortionist
Chiudendosi in una valigia Locking himself in a suitcase
Con un costume d’artista With an artist's costume
E girano il mondo nei circhi And they travel the world in circuses
Vagando di qua e di là Wandering here and there
Paghi d’applausi sol quando You pay applause only when
Si inchinano e gridan «Voilà!» They bow and shout "Voila!"
E amano donne fedeli And they love faithful women
Che aspettano nel carrozzone Waiting in the bandwagon
Rattoppano la calzamaglia They patch up the tights
E adorano il loro campione And they love their champion
Ci sono il cantante e l’attore There are the singer and the actor
Il poeta, lo stilista The poet, the stylist
Spesso son geni incompresi They are often misunderstood genes
Ma sempre si sentono artista But they always feel like an artist
Ah come invidio gli artisti Ah how I envy artists
Che vivono nell’utopia! Who live in utopia!
Perché anche una vita infelice Because even an unhappy life
Si illumina con la fantasia It lights up with the imagination
Io, semplice essere umano I, a simple human being
Costretto a costretti ideali Forced to forced ideals
Son solo un umile artigiano I am just a humble craftsman
E volo con piccole ali And I fly with little wings
Fabbrico sedie e canzoni I make chairs and songs
Erbaggi amari, cicoria Bitter herbs, chicory
Un grappolo di illusioni A cluster of illusions
Che svaniscono dalla memoria That vanish from memory
E non restano nella memoriaAnd they don't stay in memory
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