Translation of the song lyrics Van Loon - Francesco Guccini

Van Loon - Francesco Guccini
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Van Loon , by -Francesco Guccini
Song from the album: The Platinum Collection
In the genre:Поп
Release date:31.12.2005
Song language:Italian
Record label:EMI Music Italy

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Van Loon (original)Van Loon (translation)
Van Loon, uomo destinato direi da sempre ad un lavoro più forte Van Loon, a man I would say has always been destined for a stronger job
Che le sue spalle o la sua intelligenza non volevano sopportare That her shoulders of him or her intelligence of him did not want to bear
Sembrò quasi baciato da una buona sorte He seemed almost kissed by good luck
Quando dovette andare; When he had to go;
Sembra però che non sia mai entrato nella storia However, it seems that he never made history
Ma sono cose che si sanno sempre dopo But these are things that you always know later
D’altra parte nessuno ha mai chiesto di scegliere On the other hand, no one has ever asked to choose
Neanche all’aquila o al topo; Not even the eagle or the mouse;
Poi un certo giorno timbra tutto un avvenire Then a certain day stamps a whole future
Od una guerra spacca come una sassata Or a war breaks like a stone
Ma ho visto a volte che anche un topo sa ruggire But I have sometimes seen that even a mouse can roar
Ed anche un' aquila precipitata… And also a fallen eagle ...
Quanti anni, giorno per giorno, dobbiamo vivere con uno How many years, day by day, do we have to live with one
Per capire cosa gli nasca in testa o cosa voglia o chi è To understand what is born in his head or what he wants or who he is
Turisti del vuoto, esploratori di nessuno Tourists of the void, explorers of none
Che non sia io o me; Whether it's me or me;
Van Loon viveva e io lo credevo morto Van Loon lived and I thought he was dead
O, peggio, inutile, solo per la distanza Or, worse, useless, just for the distance
Fra i suoi miti diversi e la mia giovinezza e superbia d’allora Between his different myths about him and my youth and pride at that time
La mia ignoranza: My ignorance:
Che ne sapevo quanto avesse navigato What did I know how far he had sailed
Con il coraggio di un Caboto fra le schiume With the courage of a Cabot among the foams
Di ogni suo giorno e che uno squalo è diventato Of every day of him and what a shark he has become
Giorno per giorno, pesce di fiume… Day by day, river fish ...
Van Loon, Van Loon Van Loon, Van Loon
Che cosa porti dentro, quando tace What do you carry inside when you are silent
La mente e la stagione si dà pace? Does the mind and the season give you peace?
Insegui un' ombra o quella stessa pace l’hai in te? Are you chasing a shadow or do you have that same peace in you?
Vorrei sapere I'd like to know
Che cosa vedi quando guardi attorno What do you see when you look around
Lontani panorami o questo giorno Distant views or this day
È già abbastanza, è come un nuovo dono per te? Is that enough, is it like a new gift for you?
Van Loon, Van Loon Van Loon, Van Loon
A cosa pensi in questo settembrino What are you thinking about this September
Nebbieggiare alto che macchia l’Appennino High fog that stains the Apennines
Ora che hai tanto tempo per pensare, ma a chi? Now that you have so much time to think, but who?
Vai, vecchio, vai Go, old man, go
Non temere, che avrà una sua ragione Don't worry, it will have its own reason
Ognuno ed una giustificazione Each and a justification
Anche se quale non sapremo mai, mai! Even if which one we will never, never know!
Ora Van Loon si sta preparando piano al suo ultimo viaggio Now Van Loon is slowly preparing for his final journey
I bagagli già pronti da tempo, come ogni uomo prudente Luggage ready for some time, like any prudent man
O meglio, il bagaglio, quello consueto, di un semplice o un saggio Or rather, the baggage, the usual one, of a simple person or a wise man
Cioè poco o niente That is little or nothing
E andrà davvero in un suo luogo o una sua storia And he will really go to a place of his own or a story of his
Con tutti i libri che la vita gli ha proibito With all the books that life has forbidden him
Con vecchi amici di cui ha perso la memoria With old friends he has lost his memory of
Con l’infinito With infinity
Dove anche su quei monti nostri è sempre estate Where even on those mountains of ours it is always summer
Ma se uno vuole quell' inverno senza affanni But if one wants that winter without worries
Che scricchiolava in gelo sotto le chiodate scarpe di un tempo That creaked in the cold under the spiked shoes of yore
Dei suoi diciottanni Of him Of his eighteen years
Dei suoi diciottanni…Of his eighteen years ...
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