Zeit! Lyrics in English Caparezza
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Eri il mio mentore, eri il mio pedagogo
You were my mentor, you were my pedagogue
Ti seguii battendo i piedi al suolo e la bacchetta sul ride
I followed you, tapping my feet on the ground and my wand on the rail
Ed eri tu il padrone, non le banconote
And you were the master, not the bills
Polverizzavi corone col tuo nome, ti chiamavano Zeit
You pulverized crowns with your name, they called you Zeit
Io felice sulla riva, per cornice l'aria estiva
I am happy on the shore, to frame the summer air
Tra i castelli sulla sabbia chiuso nella gabbia della tua clessidra, libero mai
Among the castles on the sand locked in the cage of your hourglass, never free
E mi tenevi stretto come i denti nel bite
And you held me tight like the teeth in the bite
Eravamo un gran duo e ti stavo dietro, Meg White
We were a great duo and I was behind you, Meg White
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Senza te non sarei mai l'uomo che ora sono
Without you I would never be the man I am now
Dicevi: 'Aspetta e vedrai', sono ancora sordo, why?
You said, 'Wait and see', I'm still deaf, why?
Ti ripeti un po' troppo
You repeat yourself a little too much
La tua virtù, Paganini, vola via, paga mini
Your virtue, Paganini, fly away, pay mini
Mi attraversi come una lama per l'harakiri, ahi, ahi, ahi, ahi
You cut through me like a harakiri blade, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch
E i tuoi regali carpe diem, quante altre vie
And your carpe diem gifts, how many other ways
Campi minati e praterie sulle scarpe mie
Minefields and prairies on my shoes
Ora UniPosca e vai
Now UniPosca and go
Eri una stele di Rosetta da decifrare
You were a Rosetta stone to decipher
Sei diventato una frasetta da recitare
You have become a little phrase to recite
Meriti l'Oscar, Wilde
You deserve the Oscar, Wilde
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Lasciatelo passare, non perdetelo
Let it pass, don't miss it
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Chronos, time, vrémja, tiempo, Zeit
Dimmi, Zeit, cosa ti è successo? Non mi tieni il passo
Tell me, Zeit, what happened to you? You can't keep up with me
Ritorni indietro come Sisifo, non tieni il masso
You go back like Sisyphus, you don't hold the rock
Correvi a perdifiato, adesso perdi fiato, che disastro
You were running at breakneck speed, now you're losing your breath, what a disaster
Sembri Pilato, non sei più Pilastro
You look like Pilate, you are no longer a Pillar
Padri si fanno da parte, figli si fanno da padre
Fathers step aside, sons act as fathers
Vedo soggetti plastinati per sembrare eterni
I see subjects plastinated to seem eternal
Dicono: 'Ai miei tempi', si autoescludono da questi
They say: 'In my time', they exclude themselves from these
Come se la vita fosse una faccenda da ventenni
As if life were a thing for twenty-year-olds
Vedono te, vedono soldi, come in un tycoon
They see you, they see money, like in a tycoon
Chiedere conto dell'età diventa un tabù
Asking about age becomes a taboo
Togli il pigiama e rivesti i tuoi panni, Artù
Take off your pajamas and put on your clothes, Arthur
Testimonia il tuo passaggio come i Maya a Cancún
Witness your passage like the Mayans in Cancún
Io non pensavo tu invecchiassi come tutto il resto
I didn't think you would age like everything else
Tu che accartocciavi quegli anziani come un brutto testo
You who crumpled those elderly people like a bad text
Seguo le tue tracce sul mio corpo, tutto il tempo
I follow your tracks on my body, all the time
Quando un giorno perderemo Chronos sarà a lutto il tempio
When one day we lose Chronos the temple will mourn
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