Sunday, November 3, 2019

Uocchie ca' me guardate - Eyes That Watch Me

Uocchie ca' me guardate
trasite dimane
Tengo na' mana rotta
e chell'ata 'nguaiata

Stong zappanno 'a terra
pe' mettere o' ggrano
Uocchie ca' me guardate
venite dimane

Teng na' faccia nera
bruciata do' sole
passo 'e jurnate dint'a terra
cu' a' ddora de' mmele

aggiu tuccato 'o cielo
guardanno 'a vita
aggio mangiato l'uva
e aggio visto a Dio

Uocchie ca' me guardate
trasite dimane
Tengo na' mana rotta
e chell'ata 'nguaiata

Stong aspettanno 'a notte
che 'abbrillano 'e stelle
Stong aspettanno 'o juorno
pe' mettere 'e scelle

Uocchie ca' me guardate © 2015 Enzo Gragnaniello



Eyes that watch me,
enter tomorrow.
I have one broken hand
and that other one is messed up.

I am tilling the earth
to plant the grain.
Eyes that watch me,
come tomorrow.

I have a black face,
burned by the sun,
I spend the days inside the land
with the smell of apple.

I have touched the sky,
watching life,
I have eaten the grape,
and I have seen God.

Eyes that watch me,
enter tomorrow.
I have one broken hand
and that other one is messed up.

I am waiting for nighttime,
when the stars sparkle,
I am waiting for daytime
to put on my wings.

English translation © 2021 Dennis Criteser

L'Erba Cattiva was released in 2015 and is Gragnaniello's 15th studio album.