Roma Lyrics in English by Renato Zero

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Roma by Renato Zero from Italian to English.
Che ci faccio col raggio di sole
What do I do with the sunbeam
Che ci faccio di tante parole
What do I do with so many words
Che ci faccio con questo presente
What do I do with this present
E una fetta di niente
And a slice of nothing
Se non ho sufficienti ragioni
If I don't have enough reasons
Per far muovere certe emozioni
To stir certain emotions
Se non è solo il pane a nutrirmi
If it's not just bread that feeds me
Uno straccio a vestirmi
A rag to clothe me
Ero nato per essere niente
I was born to be nothing
Il mio io non piaceva a nessuno
Nobody liked my self
Ho cercato, ho cercato, ho cercato
I searched, I searched, I searched
E mi sono trovato
And I found myself
Nella barba di un vecchio eremita
In the beard of an old hermit
In un bimb,o in una storia pulita
In a child, in a clean story
E nel cuore di una puttana
And in the heart of a wh*re
Così vera ed umana
So true and human
Ti aspetterò se torni
I'll wait for you if you return
E conterò i giorni
And I'll count the days
Perché non ho dimenticato
Because I haven't forgotten
Non mi sono mai venduto
I've never sold myself
Non ho mai tradito i grandi esempi tuoi
I've never betrayed your great examples
Riscoprirò i tuoi gesti
I'll rediscover your gestures
La fantasia che è tua
The fantasy that's yours
Sono stato sorpreso a rubare
I was caught stealing
Ciò che non avrei mai posseduto
What I would never have possessed
Il rispetto, la stima, il calore
Respect, esteem, warmth
Un teatro esaurito
A sold-out theater
Ed ho stretto le mani a chiunque
And I shook hands with anyone
Senza chiedere nome e cognome
Without asking for names
Ho ingoiato qualunque allusione
I swallowed any allusion
Per placare la fame
To appease the hunger
Li ho avuti già i miei fischi
I've already had my boos
Dai cosiddetti maschi
From the so-called males
E non rompessero i coglioni
And they shouldn't bust my b*lls
Se stanotte faccio festa
If tonight I party
Se mai perderò la testa
If I ever lose my head
E volo via
And I fly away
Io volo via, oh oh
I fly away, oh oh
Nessuno crede se non vede
Nobody believes if they don't see
Se non toccherà con mano
If they don't touch it with their hand
Se non muore piano piano
If it doesn't die slowly
Che ne sa
What do they know
Ti adoro, folle Zero
I adore you, crazy Zero
Io grazie a te vivrò
Thanks to you, I'll live
Io grazie a te vivrò
Thanks to you, I'll live
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eremita — hermit

Eremita translates to "hermit". It's a less common word in everyday Italian, making it stand out in the lyrics.

Renato Zero uses this word to describe a moment of self-discovery, singing, "Nella barba di un vecchio eremita... e mi sono trovato" (In the beard of an old hermit... and I found myself). This imagery evokes a sense of introspection and finding oneself in unexpected, perhaps solitary, places, adding a unique philosophical touch to the song.

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