Mio Fratello Alessandro Lyrics in English by Brunori Sas

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mio Fratello Alessandro by Brunori Sas from Italian to English.

Mio fratello Alessandro

My brother Alessandro

Ormai sviene sempre

Now he always faints

Forse ha qualcosa nel cuore

Maybe he has something in his heart

Forse nella mente

Maybe in his mind

Ma visto che un poco di lui alberga anche in me

But since a little of him also dwells in me

Mi prenderò cura di lui per curarmi di me

I'll take care of him to take care of myself

E adesso c'è pure tuo padre

And now there's your father too

Che è sempre più assente

Who is increasingly absent

Forse è questione d'età

Maybe it's a matter of age

Forse non ci sente

Maybe he doesn't hear

Ma visto che un po' del suo sangue scorre anche in te

But since a bit of his blood also flows in you

Mi prenderò cura di lui per curarmi di te

I'll take care of him to take care of you

Però tu dormi, adesso dormi

But you sleep, now sleep

Ti prego dormi

Please sleep

Perché gli uomini smettono di essere buoni

Because men stop being good

Solo quando si pensano soli

Only when they think they're alone

Quando perdono di vista la luce

When they lose sight of the light

Che sta in tutte le cose

That is in all things

Ma visto che un po' del mio sangue adesso è anche in te

But since a bit of my blood is now also in you

Mi prenderò cura di noi per curarmi di me

I'll take care of us to take care of myself

Però tu dormi

But you sleep

Adesso dormi

Now sleep

Ti prego dormi

Please sleep

Perché gli uomini smettono di essere buoni

Because men stop being good

Solo quando si sentono soli

Only when they feel alone

Quando perdono di vista la luce

When they lose sight of the light

Che sta in tutte le cose

That is in all things

Nella pioggia e nel sole

In the rain and in the sun

Nella terra e nel fiore

In the earth and in the flower

E persino nel filo che unisce

And even in the thread that unites

Lo sguardo dell'uomo che uccide

The gaze of the man who kills

E dell'uomo che muore

And of the man who dies

Dell'uomo che muore

Of the man who dies

Mio fratello Alessandro

My brother Alessandro

E mo' chi lo sente

And now who hears him

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Dario Brunori

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sottosopra — upside down

Sottosopra literally means "upside down" or "topsy-turvy." It's a vivid and somewhat playful word that paints a clear picture of disorder or confusion.

While not explicitly in the provided lyrics, the song's themes of internal struggle, familial care, and the search for meaning in a world that can feel disorienting (like when men "smettono di essere buoni / Solo quando si pensano soli") evoke a sense of things being turned sottosopra. It's a word that captures the emotional landscape of the song, suggesting that life, or one's inner world, can sometimes feel completely inverted.

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