Translation of the song lyrics Costruzione - Ornella Vanoni

Costruzione (original)

Amò tutta la notte come fosse l’ultima
Baciò la Donna sua come se fosse l’ultima
Ed ogni figlio suo come se fosse l’unico
E attraversò la strada col suo passo timido
Salì la costruzione come fosse macchina
Alzò sul ballatoio due pareti solide
Mattone per mattone in un disegno magico
Con gli occhi pieni zeppi di cemento e lacrime
Sedette a riposare come fosse sabato
Mangiò pane e formaggio come fosse un principe
Bevette e singhiozzò come se fosse un naufrago
Ballò e gorgogliò come ascoltasse musica
Ed inciampò nel cielo come un vecchio comico
E fluttuò nell’aria come fosse un passero
A terra si afflosciò come un pacchetto flaccido
Agonizzò nel mezzo del passeggio pubblico
Si spense contromano, ostacolando il traffico
Amò tutta la notte come fosse l’ultimo
Baciò la Donna sua come se fosse l’unica
Ed ogni figlio suo come se fosse il prodigo
E attraversò la strada col suo passo comico
Salì la costruzione come fosse un solido
Alzò sul ballatoio due pareti magiche
Mattone per mattone in un disegno logico
Con gli occhi pieni zeppi di cemento e traffico
Sedette a riposare come fosse un principe
Mangiò pane e formaggio come fosse il massimo
Bevette e singhiozzò come se fosse macchina
Ballò e gorgogliò come se fosse il prossimo
Ed inciampò nel cielo come ascoltasse musica
E fluttuò nell’aria come fosse sabato
A terra si afflosciò come un pacchetto timido
Agonizzò nel mezzo del passaggio un naufrago
Si spense contromano, ostacolando il pubblico
Amò tutta la notte come fosse macchina
Baciò la Donna sua come se fosse logico
Alzò sul ballatoio due pareti flaccide
Sedette a riposare come fosse un passero
E fluttuò nell’aria come fosse principe
A terra si afflosciò come un pacchetto comico
Si spense contromano, ostacolando il sabato

(translation)

He loved all night as if it were the last
He kissed her Woman as if she were the last
And each child of her as if he were the only one
And she crossed the street with her shy step
She went up the building like a car
He raised two solid walls on the gallery
Brick by brick in a magical design
With eyes full of cement and tears
She sat down to rest like it was Saturday
He ate bread and cheese like a prince
She drank and sobbed as if she were a castaway
She danced and gurgled as she listened to music
Ed stumbled across the sky like an old comedian
And he floated in the air like a sparrow
On the ground she sagged like a flaccid package
He agonized in the middle of the public stroll
He went out in the wrong direction, blocking traffic
He loved all night as if he were the last
He kissed his Woman as if she were the only one
And every son of him as if he were the prodigal
And he crossed the street with his comic step
He climbed the building as if it were a solid
He raised two magical walls on the balcony
Brick by brick in a logical design
With eyes full of concrete and traffic
He sat down to rest like a prince
He ate bread and cheese like it was the best
He drank and sobbed like he was a car
She danced and gurgled as if she were next
And he stumbled across the sky as if he were listening to music
And it floated in the air as if it were Saturday
On the ground it sagged like a shy package
A castaway dying in the middle of the passage
He went out in the wrong direction, hindering the audience
He loved all night like a car
He kissed her Woman as if it were logical
He raised two flaccid walls on the balcony
He sat down to rest like a sparrow
And he floated in the air as if he were a prince
On the ground it went limp like a comic packet
It went out in the wrong direction, hindering Saturday