Per Lucia Lyrics in English by Riccardo Fogli
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Per Lucia by Riccardo Fogli from Italian to English.
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Buonasera quando arriverai
Good evening when you arrive
Ti toglierai l'inverno e l'appenderai
You'll take off winter and hang it up
Avrai due braccia grandi come una foresta
You'll have two arms as big as a forest
E la quiete dopo la tempesta
And the calm after the storm
Per Lucia ritrovare
For Lucia to find again
Il foglio più bianco
The whitest sheet
E poi cominciare
And then begin
Io vorrei, per esempio
I would like, for example
Legarle i capelli
To tie her hair
Con un filo di vento
With a thread of wind
Per Lucia ci sarà
For Lucia there will be
La luna più piena
The fullest moon
Ma non basterà
But it won't be enough
Io vorrei, continuando
I would like, continuing
Un mare di grano
A sea of wheat
Per cullarla ogni tanto
To cradle her sometimes
Buonanotte quando spegnerai
Good night when you turn off
Indosserai le stelle e sognerai
You'll wear the stars and dream
Avrai un mare calmo dove navigare
You'll have a calm sea where to sail
E un silenzio quando vuoi parlare
And a silence when you want to speak
Per Lucia, delicata
For Lucia, delicate
Sarò la sua ombra
I'll be her shadow
Disegnata per strada
Drawn on the street
Io vorrei, per esempio
I would like, for example
Aprirle le porte
To open the doors for her
Che chiudono il mondo
That close off the world
Con Lucia basta poco
With Lucia, little is enough
Ti riempie da sola
She fills you alone
Il giorno più vuoto
The emptiest day
Io vorrei così tanto
I would like so much
Ridarle il sorriso
To give her back her smile
Sul viso un po' stanco
On her slightly tired face
Oltre il muro che cosa c'è?
Beyond the wall, what is there?
Trattieni il fiato e poi salta verso me
Hold your breath and then jump towards me
I colpi di fucile sono ormai lontani
The rifle shots are now far away
Apriremo il cielo con le mani
We'll open the sky with our hands
Per Lucia, lunga vita
For Lucia, long life
E acqua di fiume
And river water
Per ogni ferita
For every wound
Io vorrei luci accese
I would like lights on
La festa più grande
The biggest party
Per tutto il paese
For the whole town
Per Lucia, spaventata
For Lucia, scared
Che questa mia penna
That this pen of mine
Diventi una spada
Becomes a sword
Con Lucia al mio fianco
With Lucia by my side
Che la storia continui
May the story continue
Nella pagina accanto
On the next page
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tempesta — storm
Tempesta means "storm" in Italian. While it's a common word, its placement in this song makes it particularly evocative and interesting.
The lyric "la quiete dopo la tempesta" (the calm after the storm) is a well-known idiom, but here it's used to describe the profound peace and comfort that Lucia brings. It suggests that her presence is a soothing balm after life's difficulties, making the word resonate with deeper emotional significance in the context of the song.
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