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Con un sì Puoi far piovere elefanti Draghi o colibrì Con la stessa grazia di un vulcano Domani sarà tardi Se ci ripenserai Lo sai che quando è presto Non lo è mai Non lo è mai Con un sì Sono tacchi i grattacieli E accendono lo swing Canterò fino a che avrai del fiato Stanotte il mare è calmo Però dentro di me Un cuore batte all’ombra Dei tuoi mai Dei tuoi mai Tu sei l’anima che morde, piange e vede nell’oceano che c’è in me Ma tu non sei importante Sei tutto quello che ha un perché Tu che usi le tue ali per difenderti e non sai volare più Baratterò il silenzio col buio e accendo Ora e qui Con un sì Rimarremo ad aspettare il sole Lunedì, rimandando mesi, giorni ed ore Che senso avrà incontrarsi Per lasciarsi così E come se il destino Tradirai Tradirai Con un sì © 2016 Marta sui tubi |
With a yes you can make elephants rain, or dragons or hummingbirds, with the same grace as a volcano. Tomorrow will be late if you rethink it. You know that when it’s early, it never is, it never is. With a yes they are heels and skyscrapers and they turn on the swing, I will sing as long as you have some breath. Tonight the sea is calm but inside of me a heart beats in the shadow of your nevers, of your nevers. You are the spirit that bites, cries and sees into the ocean that there is in me. But you’re not important, you’re everything that has a why, you who use your wings to defend yourself and don’t know how to fly any more. I’ll trade silence for darkness and light up here and now with a yes. We’ll remain to wait for the sun Monday, postponing months, days, and hours that meaning will have to encounter to leave things like this and as if destiny you will betray, you will betray. English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser Lostileostile (Thehostilestyle was Marta sui tubi's sixth album, released in 2016 and made possible by a crowdfunding campaign. The band had returned to its roots as a trio in early 2015. |
I began exploring Italian popular songs as part of learning Italian. Here are my translations for some of my favorite "canzoni" by Italian singers, songwriters, and bands whose work I admire. It's a work in progress that can serve as a curated introduction to Italian popular music, with an emphasis on the 1950s through the 1990s. If you speak Italian, send me a message if you see lyrics I've misunderstood.

