Il ritorno di Giuseppe Lyrics in English Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il ritorno di Giuseppe by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
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Stelle già dal tramonto
Stars from sunset
Si contendono il cielo a frotte
They vie for the sky in droves
Luci meticolose
Meticulous lights
Nell'insegnarti la notte
In teaching you the night
Un asino dai passi uguali
A donkey with equal steps
Compagno del tuo ritorno
Companion of your return
Scandisce la distanza
Punctuates the distance
Lungo il morire del giorno
Along the dying of the day
Ai tuoi occhi il deserto
In your eyes the desert
Una distesa di segatura
An expanse of sawdust
Minuscoli frammenti
Tiny fragments
Della fatica della natura
Of nature's fatigue
Gli uomini della sabbia
Men of the Sand
Hanno profili da assassini
They have assassin profiles
Rinchiusi nei silenzi
Locked up in silences
D'una prigione senza confini
From a prison without borders
Odore di gerusalemme
Smell of Jerusalem
La tua mano accarezza il disegno
Your hand caresses the drawing
D'una bambola magra
D'un bambola magra
Intagliata nel legno
Carved in wood
'la vestirai, maria
'you'll dress her, Mary
Ritornerai a quei giochi
You're going back to those games
Lasciati quando i tuoi anni
Leave when your years
Erano così pochi'
There were so few of them.'
E lei volò fra le tue braccia
And she flew into your arms
Come una rondine
Like a swallow
E le sue dita come lacrime
And his fingers like tears
Dal tuo ciglio alla gola
From your eyebrow to your throat
Suggerivano al viso
They suggested to the face
Una volta ignorato
Once ignored
La tenerezza d'un sorriso
The tenderness of a smile
Un affetto quasi implorato
An affection almost implored
E lo stupore nei tuoi occhi
And the amazement in your eyes
Salì dalle tue mani
He came up from your hands
Che vuote intorno alle sue spalle
That empty around his shoulders
Si colmarono ai fianchi
They filled their hips
Della forma precisa
Of the precise shape
D'una vita recente
Of a recent life
Di quel segreto che si svela
Of that secret that is revealed
Quando lievita il ventre
When the belly rises
E a te, che cercavi il motivo
And to you, who were looking for the reason
D'un inganno inespresso dal volto
Of an unexpressed deception from the face
Lei propose l'inquieto ricordo
She proposed the restless recollection
Fra i resti d'un sogno raccolto
Among the remains of a dream collected
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Fabrizio De Andre, Gian Piero Reverberi
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