L'ombrello E La Macchina Da Cucire Lyrics in English Franco Battiato
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'ombrello E La Macchina Da Cucire by Franco Battiato from Italian to English.
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Ero solo come un ombrello su una
I was just like an umbrella on a
macchina da cucire
sewing machine
Dalle pendici dei monti Iblei
From the slopes of the Iblei mountains
a settentrione
to the north
Ho percorso il cammino, arrampicandomi
I walked the path, climbing
per universi e mondi
for universes and worlds
con atti di pensiero e umori cerebrali
with acts of thought and cerebral moods
L'abisso non mi chiama, sto sul ciglio
The abyss doesn't call me, I'm on the edge
come un cespuglio: quieto come un insetto
like a bush: quiet as an insect
che si prende il sole
who sunbathes
Scendevo lungo il fiume scrollando le spalle
I went down the river shrugging my shoulders
Che cena infame stasera
What an infamous dinner tonight
che pessimo vino
what a terrible wine
chiacchiero col vicino
I chat with the neighbor
Lei non ha finezza
She has no finesse
non sa sopportare l'ebbrezza
she can't stand intoxication
Colgo frasi occidentali
I pick up Western phrases
Schizzano dal cervello i pensieri
Thoughts splash from the brain
fini le calze
Finish your socks
la Coscienza trascendentale
the transcendental Consciousness
no l'Idea si incarna
no the Idea becomes incarnate
Dice che questa estate
She says this summer
ci sarà la fine del mondo
there will be the end of the world
The end of the world
The end of the world
berretto di pelo e sottanina di tàrtan
fur cap and tartan skirt
Have we cold feet about the cosmos?
Have we cold feet about the cosmos?
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