Translation of the song lyrics Il dilemma - Giorgio Gaber

Il dilemma - Giorgio Gaber
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Il dilemma , by -Giorgio Gaber
Song from the album Il teatro canzone
in the genreПоп
Release date:09.05.2011
Song language:Italian
Record labelCarosello
Il dilemma (original)Il dilemma (translation)
In una spiaggia poco serena On a not very serene beach
camminavano un uomo e una donna walked a man and a woman
e su di loro la vasta ombra di un dilemma. and upon them the vast shadow of a dilemma.
L’uomo era forse pi?Was the man perhaps more?
audace bold
pi?pi?
stupido e conquistatore stupid and conqueror
la donna aveva perdonato, non senza dolore. the woman had forgiven, not without pain.
Il dilemma era quello di sempre The dilemma was the same as always
un dilemma elementare an elementary dilemma
se aveva o non aveva senso il loro amore. whether or not their love made sense.
In una casa a picco sul mare In a house overlooking the sea
vivevano un uomo e una donna lived a man and a woman
e su di loro la vasta ombra di un dilemma. and upon them the vast shadow of a dilemma.
L’uomo?The man?
un animale quieto a quiet animal
se vive nella sua tana if it lives in its lair
la donna non si sa se ingannevole o divina. the woman is not known whether deceptive or divine.
Il dilemma rappresenta The dilemma represents
l’equilibrio delle forze in campo the balance of forces in the field
perch?why?
l’amore e il litigio sono le forme del nostro tempo. love and quarrel are the forms of our time.
Il loro amore moriva Their love was dying
come quello di tutti like everyone's
come una cosa normale e ricorrente as a normal and recurring thing
perch?why?
morire e far morire to die and to make to die
??
un’antica usanza an ancient custom
che suole aver la gente. what people usually have.
Lui parlava quasi sempre He almost always talked
di speranza e di paura of hope and fear
come l’essenza della sua immagine futura. as the essence of the future image of him.
E coltivava la sua smania And he cultivated his craving
e cercava la verit? and he was looking for the truth?
lei l’ascoltava in silenzio, lei forse ce l’aveva gi?. she listened to it in silence, maybe she already had it.
Anche lui curiosamente Curiously he too
come tutti era nato da un ventre like everyone he was born from a womb
ma purtroppo non se lo ricorda o non lo sa. but unfortunately he doesn't remember it or doesn't know it.
In un giorno di primavera On a spring day
quando lei non lo guardava when she wasn't looking at him
lui rincorse lo sguardo di una fanciulla nuova. he chased the gaze of a new girl.
E ancora oggi non si sa se era innocente come un animale And even today it is not known whether he was innocent as an animal
o se era come instupidito dalla vanit?. or if he was dazed by vanity.
Ma stranamente lei si chiese But strangely she wondered
se non fosse un’altra volta il caso if it weren't the case again
di amare e di restar fedele al proprio sposo. to love and remain faithful to your spouse.
Il loro amore moriva Their love was dying
come quello di tutti like everyone's
con le parole che ognuno sa a memoria with the words that everyone knows by heart
sapevan piangere e soffrire they knew how to cry and suffer
ma senza dar la colpa but without blaming
all’epoca o alla Storia. at the time or history.
Questa voglia di non lasciarsi This desire not to break up
??
difficile da giudicare difficult to judge
non si sa se?do not know if?
cosa vecchia o se fa piacere. old thing or if you like.
Ai momenti di abbandono At moments of abandonment
alternavano le fatiche they alternated their efforts
con la gran tenacia che?with the great tenacity that?
propria delle cose antiche. proper to ancient things.
E questo?And this?
il sunto di questa storia the summary of this story
per altro senza importanza moreover without importance
che si potrebbe chiamare appunto resistenza. which could be called resistance.
Forse il ricordo di quel Maggio Perhaps the memory of that May
gli insegn?did you teach him?
anche nel fallire even in failing
il senso del rigore, il culto del coraggio. the sense of rigor, the cult of courage.
E rifiutarono decisamente And they decisively refused
le nostre idee di libert?our ideas of freedom?
in amore in love
a questa scelta non si seppero adattare. they did not know how to adapt to this choice.
Non so se dire a questa nostra scelta I don't know whether to say to this choice of ours
o a questa nostra nuova sorte or to this new fate of ours
so soltanto che loro si diedero la morte. I only know that they killed themselves.
Il loro amore moriva Their love was dying
come quello di tutti like everyone's
non per una cosa astratta not for an abstract thing
come la famiglia like family
loro scelsero la morte they chose death
per una cosa vera for a real thing
come la famiglia. like family.
Io ci vorrei vedere pi?I would like to see more?
chiaro clear
rivisitare il loro percorso revisit their path
le coraggiose battaglie che avevano vinto e perso. the brave battles they had won and lost.
Vorrei riuscire a penetrare I wish I could penetrate
nel mistero di un uomo e una donna in the mystery of a man and a woman
nell’immenso labirinto di quel dilemma. in the immense labyrinth of that dilemma.
Forse quel gesto disperato Perhaps that desperate gesture
potrebbe anche rivelare it might as well reveal
come il segno di qualcosa che stiamo per capire. as a sign of something we are about to understand.
Il loro amore moriva Their love was dying
come quello di tutti like everyone's
come una cosa normale e ricorrente as a normal and recurring thing
perch?why?
morire e far morire to die and to make to die
??
un’antica usanza an ancient custom
che suole avere la gente.what people usually have.
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