I Campi In Aprile Lyrics in English by Ligabue
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song I Campi In Aprile by Ligabue from Italian to English.
Se fossi lì in mezzo
If I were in the middle
Avrei novant'anni
I'd be ninety years old
Avrei dei nipoti con cui litigare
I'd have grandchildren to argue with
Ma ho fatto una scelta
But I made a choice
In libera scelta
By free choice
Non credo ci fosse altra scelta da fare
I don't think there was another choice to make
Scelta migliore
Better choice
Ho avuto una vita
I had a life
Nessuno lo nega
Nobody denies it
Me ne hanno portato via il pezzo più grosso
They took the biggest piece of it from me
Se parti per sempre
If you leave forever
A neanche vent'anni
Not even twenty
Non sei mai l'eroe sei per sempre il ragazzo
You're never the hero, you're always the boy
I campi in Aprile
The fields in April
Promettono bene
Look promising
Se questa è la terra è proprio la terra che non lascerò
If this is the land, it's truly the land I won't leave
Ho avuto per nome
I was named
Luciano Tondelli
Luciano Tondelli
Col vostro permesso io non me ne andrò
With your permission, I won't leave
Se muori in aprile
If you die in April
Se muori col sole
If you die with the sun
Finisce che muori aspettando l'estate
You end up dying waiting for summer
A me è capitato
It happened to me
A guerra finita
After the war ended
Mancavano solo dieci giornate
Only ten days were left
I campi in Aprile
The fields in April
Promettono bene
Look promising
Son nato in un posto cresciuto in un posto che non lascerò
I was born in a place, grew up in a place I won't leave
C'è un quindici aprile
There's a fifteenth of April
Accanto al mio nome
Next to my name
Col vostro permesso io non me ne andrò
With your permission, I won't leave
Voi non mi chiedete
Don't ask me
Se rifarei tutto
If I'd do it all again
Ho smesso di farmi la stessa domanda
I stopped asking myself the same question
Qualcuno mi disse
Someone told me
Ricorda ragazzo
Remember, boy
La storia non cambia se tu non la cambi
History doesn't change if you don't change it
I campi in Aprile
The fields in April
Promettono bene
Look promising
Se questa è la terra è proprio la terra che non lascerò
If this is the land, it's truly the land I won't leave
Luciano Tondelli
Luciano Tondelli
È ancora il mio nome
It's still my name
Sappiate comunque che non me ne andrò
Know anyway that I won't leave
Se fossi lì in mezzo
If I were in the middle
Avrei novant'anni
I'd be ninety years old
Avrei dei nipoti con cui litigare
I'd have grandchildren to argue with
A cui raccontare
To whom to tell
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nipoti — grandchildren
Nipoti means "grandchildren" in Italian. While it might seem like a common word, its appearance in this song is particularly poignant and thought-provoking.
The song features a narrator who reflects on a life cut short, imagining what it would be like to have "novant'anni" (ninety years old) and "nipoti con cui litigare" (grandchildren to argue with). This word highlights the bittersweet longing for a future that was never realized, making it a powerful and emotionally resonant choice for learners.
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