Strani Giorni Lyrics in English Franco Battiato
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Strani Giorni by Franco Battiato from Italian to English.
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In 1945 I came to this planet
In 1945 I came to this planet
Ascoltavo ieri sera un cantante, uno dei tanti
I was listening last night to a singer, one of many
E avevo gli occhi gonfi di stupore (I've seen many things in this part of the world)
I've seen many things in this part of the world.
Nel sentire, 'Il cielo azzurro appare limpido e regale' (Let me tell you something)
In hearing, 'Let me tell you something'
Il cielo a volte, invece, ha qualche cosa d'infernale
The sky, however, sometimes has something hellish
Strani giorni
Strange days
Viviamo strani giorni
We live strange days
Cantava (Life can be short or long)
Cantava (Life can be short or long)
Sento un rumore di swing provenire dal Neolitico (It depends)
I hear a swing noise coming from the Neolithic (It depends)
Dall'Olocene (Where you go at night)
From the Holocene (Where you go at night)
Sento il suono di un violino (Alone and walking alone through the grey Sunday streets)
Alone and walking alone through the grey Sunday streets
E mi circondano l'alba e il mattino (Looking for someone)
And dawn and morning surround me (Looking for someone)
(The place was clean, well lit)
(The place was clean, well lit)
Chissà com'erano allora (I went in and I said, I suppose I said)
Who knows how they were then (I went in and I said, I suppose I said)
Il Rio delle Amazzoni (Whisky, please)
The Amazon River (Whiskey, please)
Ed Alessandria la grande (The place was clean well lit)
Ed Alessandria la grande (The place was clean well lit)
E le preghiere e l'amore? (Two men in a corner were waiting)
What about prayers and love? (Two men in a corner were waiting)
Chissà com'era il colore? (I saw it from their hands)
Who knows what the color was like? (I saw it from their hands)
You look at the hands, not at the face
You look at the hands, not at the face
If you want to stay out of trouble
If you want to stay out of trouble
Mi lambivano suoni che coprirono rabbie e vendette
Sounds that covered my anger and revenge were lapping at me.
Di uomini con clave
Of men with clubs
Ma anche battaglie e massacri di uomini civili (Looking for someone)
But also battles and massacres of civilian men (Looking for someone)
L'Uomo Neozoico dell'Era Quaternaria (Where you go at night)
Where you go at night
Strani giorni (Strange days)
Strange days
Viviamo strani giorni (I lived through strange days)
I lived through strange days
Nella voce di un cantante
In the voice of a singer
Si rispecchia il sole
The sun is reflected
Ogni amata, ogni amante
Every beloved, every lover
Strani giorni
Strange days
Viviamo strani giorni
We live strange days
I've fallen into reverie
I've fallen into reverie
I dreamed a vague outline
I dreamed a vague outline
The whisky flowed
The flowed whisky
Sending me into the past
Sending me into the past
Action roll the cameras
Action roll the cameras
Here comes a lighting tour of my life
Here comes a lighting tour of my life
The two in the corner didn't say a word
The two in the corner didn't say a word
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