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Il vecchio e il bambino – Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni

Il vecchio e il bambino lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Beginner
Released
2008
Genre
Pop
Length
3:25
  1. Un vecchio e un bambino si preser per mano

    An old man and a child took each other's hands

  2. E andarono insieme incontro alla sera

    And they walked together into the evening

  3. La polvere rossa si alzava lontano

    The red dust was rising far away

  4. E il sole brillava di luce non vera

    And the sun shone with a light that wasn't real

  5. L'immensa pianura sembrava arrivare

    The vast plain seemed to stretch on forever

  6. Fin dove l'occhio di un uomo poteva guardare

    As far as the eye of a man could see

  7. E tutto d'intorno non c'era nessuno

    And all around there was no one

  8. Solo il tetro contorno di torri di fumo

    Only the grim outline of towers of smoke

  9. I due camminavano, il giorno cadeva

    The two walked on, as the day fell

  10. Il vecchio parlava e piano piangeva

    The old man spoke and quietly wept

  11. Con l'anima assente, con gli occhi bagnati

    With the absent soul, with tear-filled eyes

  12. Seguiva il ricordo di miti passati

    It followed the memory of past myths

  13. I vecchi subiscon le ingiurie degli anni

    The old endure the insults of time

  14. Non sanno distinguere il vero dai sogni

    They cannot tell the truth from dreams

  15. I vecchi non sanno, nel loro pensiero

    The old do not know, in their thoughts

  16. Distinguer nei sogni il falso dal vero

    To distinguish in dreams the false from the true

  17. E il vecchio diceva, guardando lontano

    And the old man said, gazing afar

  18. "Immagina questo coperto di grano

    "Imagine this covered in grain

  19. Immagina i frutti e immagina i fiori

    Imagine the fruits and imagine the flowers

  20. E pensa alle voci e pensa ai colori

    And think of the voices and think of the colors

  21. In questa pianura, fin dove si perde

    In this plain, as far as the eye can see

  22. Crescevano gli alberi e tutto era verde

    Trees were growing and everything was green

  23. Cadeva la pioggia, segnavano i soli

    Rain was falling, marking the suns

  24. Il ritmo dell'uomo e delle stagioni"

    The rhythm of man and the seasons

  25. Il bimbo ristette, lo sguardo era triste

    The child paused, his gaze was sad

  26. E gli occhi guardavano cose mai viste

    And his eyes looked at things never seen

  27. E poi disse al vecchio con voce sognante

    And then he said to the old man with a dreamy voice

  28. "Mi piaccion le fiabe, raccontane altre"

    "I love fairy tales, tell me more"

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Key vocabulary

insieme
together
incontro
meeting
alla
went
sera
will be
polvere
dust
rossa
red
alzava
was raising
lontano
far
brillava
was shining
luce
light

About this song

Carla Bruni is a French singer-songwriter and former supermodel, associated with chanson française. She is known for her chart-topping debut album Quelqu’un m’a dit (2002) and her subsequent No. 1 releases Comme si de rien n’etait (2008), alongside collaborations with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Marianne Faithfull, and Willie Nelson.

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Il vecchio e il bambino

Un vecchio e un bambino si preser per mano

An old man and a child took each other's hands

E andarono insieme incontro alla sera

And they walked together into the evening

La polvere rossa si alzava lontano

The red dust was rising far away

E il sole brillava di luce non vera

And the sun shone with a light that wasn't real

L'immensa pianura sembrava arrivare

The vast plain seemed to stretch on forever

Fin dove l'occhio di un uomo poteva guardare

As far as the eye of a man could see

E tutto d'intorno non c'era nessuno

And all around there was no one

Solo il tetro contorno di torri di fumo

Only the grim outline of towers of smoke

I due camminavano, il giorno cadeva

The two walked on, as the day fell

Il vecchio parlava e piano piangeva

The old man spoke and quietly wept

Con l'anima assente, con gli occhi bagnati

With the absent soul, with tear-filled eyes

Seguiva il ricordo di miti passati

It followed the memory of past myths

I vecchi subiscon le ingiurie degli anni

The old endure the insults of time

Non sanno distinguere il vero dai sogni

They cannot tell the truth from dreams

I vecchi non sanno, nel loro pensiero

The old do not know, in their thoughts

Distinguer nei sogni il falso dal vero

To distinguish in dreams the false from the true

E il vecchio diceva, guardando lontano

And the old man said, gazing afar

"Immagina questo coperto di grano

"Imagine this covered in grain

Immagina i frutti e immagina i fiori

Imagine the fruits and imagine the flowers

E pensa alle voci e pensa ai colori

And think of the voices and think of the colors

In questa pianura, fin dove si perde

In this plain, as far as the eye can see

Crescevano gli alberi e tutto era verde

Trees were growing and everything was green

Cadeva la pioggia, segnavano i soli

Rain was falling, marking the suns

Il ritmo dell'uomo e delle stagioni"

The rhythm of man and the seasons

Il bimbo ristette, lo sguardo era triste

The child paused, his gaze was sad

E gli occhi guardavano cose mai viste

And his eyes looked at things never seen

E poi disse al vecchio con voce sognante

And then he said to the old man with a dreamy voice

"Mi piaccion le fiabe, raccontane altre"

"I love fairy tales, tell me more"