Il Mio Coraggio Lyrics in English by Ornella Vanoni

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il Mio Coraggio by Ornella Vanoni from Italian to English.
Il mio trenino va
My little train runs
Costeggia il mare blu
It skirts the blue sea
Disegna I fianchi alla collina
It outlines the hill's sides
Che piano piano si consuma
That slowly slowly fades away
E adesso non c'e' piu'
And now it's gone
Profonda nostalgia
Deep nostalgia
Di cio' che non si ha
For what one doesn't have
Di quel che il tempoporta via
For what time...takes away
E dolce azzurrita'
And sweet blueness
Di storie senza poi
Of stories without an end
Di quella acerba ingenuita'
Of that raw naivety
Che ci azzannava il cuore
That gnawed at our heart
Di amici a volonta'
Of many friends
Sbandati come noi
Lost like us
Pronti a dividersi a meta'
Ready to share everything
Tra libri e una canzone
Between books and a song
Il mio trenino va
My little train runs
Dall'orizzonte in giu'
Below the horizon
Sorpassa un'altra delusione
It passes another disappointment
Poi finalmente la stazione
Then finally the station
Ed a un tratto sali tu
And suddenly you board
A confondermi l'eta'
To make me forget my age
Se vuoi c'e' un posto in piu'
If you want, there's a spot for you
Sul mio treninoche non va
On my little train...that isn't moving
Eppure giurerei
And yet I'd swear
Che non finisce qui
That it doesn't end here
Profumo intenso di alisei
Intense fragrance of trade winds
Che mi risveglia il cuore
That awakens my heart
Amore dove sei
Love, where are you
Amore come mai
Love, why
E dirti quanto ti vorrei
And to tell you how much I long for you
Non trovo le parole
I can't find the words
Il mio trenino va
My little train runs
Riparte per magia
It leaves again by magic
Si lascia dietroi miei deserti
It leaves behind...my barren lands
I sogni datiper dispersi
The dreams given up...as lost
E ritrovo energia
And I regain energy
Rinascono da te
They are reborn because of you
Dal soffio di un'idea
From the whisper of an idea
Da un desideriofin che c'e'
From a desire...as long as it exists
E ci trascina via
And it carries us away
Com'e' successo gia'
As it has happened before
La stessa ferrovia
The same railway
Non ha altro viaggioda inventare
Has no other journey...to create
Amore che ci sei
Love, that you are here
Amore che lo sai
Love, you know it
Se ne passano di guai
So many troubles go by
Per rivedere il mare
To see the sea again
Per rivedere il mare
To see the sea again
Per rivedere il mare
To see the sea again
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Mario Bruno Lavezzi, Oscar Avogadro
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azzannava — was biting/gnawing at

Azzannava comes from the verb azzannare, which means "to bite" or "to gnaw at" with force, often used for animals. It's a strong and evocative word that you don't commonly find in everyday conversation or many songs.

In the lyrics, Ornella Vanoni uses it metaphorically in the phrase "Che ci azzannava il cuore" (That was biting/gnawing at our heart). This powerful imagery conveys a deep, almost painful, emotional impact, suggesting that a certain

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