Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le nuvole by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Ogni tanto si fermano
Every now and then they stop
E quando si fermano
And when they stop
Sono nere come il corvo
They're as black as the crow
Sembra che ti guardano con malocchio
They seem to be looking at you with evil eye
Certe volte sono bianche
Sometimes they're white
E prendono la forma dell'airone
And they take the shape of the heron
O della pecora
Or the sheep
O di qualche altra bestia
Or some other beast
Ma questo lo vedono meglio i bambini
But the children see this better
Che giocano a corrergli dietro per tanti metri
Who play to run after him for so many meters
Certe volte ti avvisano con rumore
Sometimes they warn you with noise
Prima di arrivare
Before you arrive
E la terra si trema
And the earth trembles
E gli animali si stanno zitti
And the animals shut up
Certe volte ti avvisano con rumore
Sometimes they warn you with noise
E ritornano
And they come back
E magari si fermano tanti giorni
And maybe they stop many days
Che non vedi più il sole e le stelle
That you don't see the sun and the stars anymore
E ti sembra di non conoscere più
And you feel like you don't know anymore
Il posto dove stai
The place where you are
Mille sono finte
A thousand are fake
E si mettono li tra noi e il cielo
And they put themselves there between us and heaven
Per lasciarci soltanto una voglia di pioggia
To leave us just a desire for rain
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