Sogno Numero Due Lyrics in English by Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sogno Numero Due by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
Imputato ascolta
Defendant, listen
Noi ti abbiamo ascoltato
we have listened to you
Tu non sapevi di avere una coscienza al fosforo
You didn't know you had a phosphorescent conscience
Piantata tra l'aorta e l'intenzione
planted between the aorta and intention
Noi ti abbiamo osservato
we have observed you
Dal primo battere del cuore
from the first beat of your heart
Fino ai ritmi più brevi
until the briefest rhythms
Dell'ultima emozione
of the last emotion
Quando uccidevi
when you killed
Favorendo il potere
favoring power
I soci vitalizi del potere
the lifelong members of power
Ammucchiati in discesa
piled up downhill
A difesa
in defense
Della loro celebrazione
of their celebration
E se tu la credevi vendetta
And if you believed it was revenge
Il fosforo di guardia
the watchful phosphorus
Segnalava la tua urgenza di potere
signaled your urgency for power
Mentre ti emozionavi nel ruolo più eccitante della legge
while you thrilled in the law's most exciting role
Quello che non protegge
the one that doesn't protect
La parte del boia
the executioner's part
Imputato
Defendant
Il dito più lungo della tua mano
the longest finger on your hand
È il medio
is the middle one
Quello della mia
the one on mine
È l'indice
is the index finger
Eppure anche tu hai giudicato
yet even you have judged
Hai assolto e hai condannato
You acquitted and you condemned
Al di sopra di me
above me
Ma al di sopra di me
but above me
Per quello che hai fatto
for what you have done
Per come lo hai rinnovato
for how you renewed it
Il potere ti è grato
power is grateful to you
Ascolta
Listen
Una volta un giudice come me
once a judge like me
Giudicò chi gli aveva dettato la legge
judged those who had dictated the law to him
Prima cambiarono il giudice
first they changed the judge
E subito dopo
and immediately after
La legge
the law
Oggi, un giudice come me
Today, a judge like me
Lo chiede al potere se può giudicare
asks power if he can judge
Tu sei il potere
You are power
Vuoi essere giudicato?
Do you want to be judged?
Vuoi essere assolto o condannato?
Do you want to be acquitted or condemned?
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FABRIZIO DE ANDRE, NICOLA PIOVANI, ROBERTO DANE
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fosforo — phosphorus
Fosforo translates to "phosphorus". It's an intriguing and somewhat unusual word to find in song lyrics, especially in such a metaphorical context.
In "Sogno Numero Due", De André uses "coscienza al fosforo" (a phosphorus conscience) to describe a conscience that glows or is highly reactive, perhaps even dangerously so. It suggests a conscience that is not just aware, but actively signals or burns with the urgency of power and judgment, making it a powerful and memorable image in the song.
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