Il sogno di Maria Lyrics in English Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il sogno di Maria by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
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'nel grembo umido, scuro del tempio
'in the damp, dark lap of the temple
L'ombra era fredda, gonfia d'incenso
The shadow was cold, swollen with incense
L'angelo scese, come ogni sera
The angel came down, as every evening
Ad insegnarmi una nuova preghiera
To teach me a new prayer
Poi, d'improvviso, mi sciolse le mani
Then, suddenly, he broke my hands
E le mie braccia divennero ali
And my arms became wings
Quando mi chiese: conosci l'estate?
When he asked me: do you know summer?
Io per un giorno, per un momento
I for a day, for a moment
Corsi a vedere il colore del vento
Courses to see the color of the wind
Volammo davvero sopra le case
We really flew over the houses
Oltre i cancelli, gli orti e le strade
Beyond the gates, vegetable gardens and streets
Poi scivolammo tra valli fiorite
Then we glided through flowery valleys
Dove all'ulivo si abbraccia la vite
Where the olive tree embraces the vine
Scendemmo là, dove il giorno si perde
We went down there, where the day is lost
A cercarsi da solo nascosto tra il verde
Looking for himself hidden among the green
E lui parlò come quando si prega
And he spoke as when you pray
Ed alla fine d'ogni preghiera
And at the end of every prayer
Contava una vertebra della mia schiena
It counted a vertebra in my back
Le ombre lunghe dei sacerdoti
The long shadows of priests
Costrinsero il sogno in un cerchio di voci
They forced the dream into a circle of voices
Con le ali di prima pensai di scappare
With the wings of before I thought I'd run away
Ma il braccio era nudo e non seppe volare
But his arm was naked and he could not fly
Poi vidi l'angelo mutarsi in cometa
Then I saw the angel mutate into a comet
E i volti severi divennero pietra
And the stern faces became stone
Le loro braccia profili di rami
Their arms profiles of branches
Nei gesti immobili d'un altra vita
In the real estate gestures of another life
Foglie le mani, spine le dita
Leaves your hands, thorns your fingers
Voci di strada, rumori di gente
Street voices, people's noises
Mi rubarono al sogno per ridarmi al presente
They stole my dream to give me back to the present
Sbiadì l'immagine, stinse il colore
He faded the image, distinguished the color
Ma l'eco lontana di brevi parole
But the distant echo of short words
Ripeteva d'un angelo la strana preghiera
He repeated from an angel the strange prayer
Dove forse era sogno ma sonno non era
Where perhaps it was dream but sleep was not
Lo chiameranno figlio di dio
They're going to call him the son of God
Parole confuse nella mia mente
Confused words in my mind
Svanite in un sogno, ma impresse nel ventre'
Vanish into a dream, but etched into the belly.'
E la parola ormai sfinita
And the word now exhausted
Si sciolse in pianto
He broke up in tears
Ma la paura dalle labbra
But fear from the lips
Si raccolse negli occhi
He gathered himself in his eyes
Semichiusi nel gesto
Semi-closed in gesture
D'una quiete apparente
Of an apparent stillness
Che si consuma nell'attesa
That wears out in the meantime
D'uno sguardo indulgente
On an indulgent look
E tu, piano, posasti le dita
And you, slowly, laid your fingers
All'orlo della sua fronte
On the edge of his forehead
I vecchi quando accarezzano
The old when they caress
Hanno il timore di far troppo forte
They're afraid to get too strong
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