Ballata degli impiccati Lyrics in English Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ballata degli impiccati by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
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Tutti morimmo a stento
We all barely died
Ingoiando l'ultima voce
Swallowing the last entry
Tirando calci al vento
Kicking the wind
Vedemmo sfumare la luce
We saw the light fade
L'urlo travolse il sole
The scream overwhelmed the sun
L'aria divenne stretta
The air became narrow
Cristalli di parole
Word crystals
L'ultima bestemmia detta
The last blasphemy called
Prima che fosse finita
Before it was over
Ricordammo a chi vive ancora
We reminded those who still live
Che il prezzo fu la vita
That the price was life
Per il male fatto in un'ora
For the evil done in an hour
Poi scivolammo nel gelo
Then we slipped into the frost
Di una morte senza abbandono
Of a death without abandonment
Recitando l'antico credo
Reciting the ancient creed
Di chi muore senza perdono
Of those who die without forgiveness
Chi derise la nostra sconfitta
Who derided our defeat
E l'estrema vergogna ed il modo
And the extreme shame and the way
Soffocato da identica stretta
Suffocated by identical narrow
Impari a conoscere il nodo
Learn about the node
Chi la terra ci sparse sull'ossa
Who the earth scattered us on the bones
E riprese tranquillo il cammino
And he calmly resumed the journey
Giunga anch'egli stravolto alla fossa
He too reaches the pit
Con la nebbia del primo mattino
With the early morning fog
La donna che celò in un sorriso
The woman who concealed in a smile
Il disagio di darci memoria
The discomfort of remembrance
Ritrovi ogni notte sul viso
Find every night on your face
Un insulto del tempo e una scoria
An insult of time and a slag
Coltiviamo per tutti un rancore
Let's cultivate a grudge for everyone
Che ha l'odore del sangue rappreso
Which smells like represented blood
Ciò che allora chiamammo dolore
What we then called pain
È soltanto un discorso sospeso
It's just a suspended speech
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Giuseppe Bentivoglio, Fabrizio De Andre, Gian Piero Reverberi
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