Smisurata Preghiera Lyrics in English by Vasco Brondi
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Smisurata Preghiera by Vasco Brondi from Italian to English.
Alta sui naufragi
High above the shipwrecks
Dai belvedere delle torri
From the viewpoints of the towers
China e distante sugli elementi del disastro
Bent and distant over the elements of disaster
Dalle cose che accadono al disopra delle parole
From the things that happen above words
Celebrative del nulla
Celebrating nothing
Lungo un facile vento
Along an easy wind
Di sazietà di impunità
Of satiety, of impunity
Sullo scandalo metallico
On the metallic scandal
Di armi in uso e in disuso
Of weapons in use and disused
A guidare la colonna
To lead the column
Di dolore e di fumo
Of pain and smoke
Che lascia le infinite battaglie al calar della sera
That leaves the endless battles at dusk
La maggioranza sta la maggioranza sta
The majority is, the majority is
Recitando un rosario
Reciting a rosary
Di ambizioni meschine
Of petty ambitions
Di millenarie paure
Of age-old fears
Di inesauribili astuzie
Of inexhaustible cunning
Coltivando tranquilla
Quietly cultivating
L'orribile varietà
The horrible variety
Delle proprie superbie
Of their own arrogance
La maggioranza sta
The majority is
Come una malattia
Like a disease
Come una sfortuna
Like bad luck
Come un'anestesia
Like an anesthesia
Come un'abitudine
Like a habit
Per chi viaggia in direzione ostinata e contraria
For those who travel in an obstinate and contrary direction
Col suo marchio speciale di speciale disperazione
With their special mark of special desperation
E tra il vomito dei respinti muove gli ultimi passi
And among the vomit of the rejected, they take their last steps
Per consegnare alla morte una goccia di splendore
To deliver to death a drop of splendor
Di umanità di verità
Of humanity, of truth
Per chi ad Aqaba curò la lebbra con uno scettro posticcio
For those who in Aqaba cured leprosy with a fake scepter
E seminò il suo passaggio di gelosie devastatrici e di figli
And sowed his path with devastating jealousies and children
Con improbabili nomi di cantanti di tango
With improbable names of tango singers
In un vasto programma di eternità
In a vast program of eternity
Ricorda Signore questi servi disobbedienti
Remember, Lord, these disobedient servants
Alle leggi del branco
To the laws of the pack
Non dimenticare il loro volto
Don't forget their face
Che dopo tanto sbandare
That after so much wandering
È appena giusto che la fortuna li aiuti
It's only fair that fortune helps them
Come una svista
Like an oversight
Come un'anomalia
Like an anomaly
Come una distrazione
Like a distraction
Come un dovere
Like a duty
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smisurata — immeasurable / boundless
Smisurata translates to "immeasurable" or "boundless." It's a strong and evocative adjective that goes beyond simply saying "very big."
In the context of the song, it appears in the title "Smisurata preghiera" (Immeasurable prayer), suggesting a prayer of immense scale and depth, perhaps one that defies conventional limits or expectations. This word immediately sets a profound and almost spiritual tone for the song.
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