Andrea
Fabrizio De André| Versione inglese di Damiano Mazza | |
| ANDREA Andrea got lost, he got lost and doesn't know how to return. Andrea got lost, he got lost and doesn't know how to return. Andrea used to have a love, black curly hair, Andrea used to have a sorrow, black curly hair. It was written on a page that he'd died on the flag. It was written and the signature was in gold, it was signed by the king: killed in the mountains of Trent by machine gun fire, killed in the mountains of Trent by machine gun fire. Forest-colored eyes, peasant of the realm, French profile. Forest-colored eyes, soldier of the realm, French profile. And Andrea lost him, he lost his love, the pearl most rare. And Andrea has in his mouth, he has in his mouth a sorrow, the darkest pearl. Andrea was plucking, he was gathering violets at the edges of a well. Andrea was throwing black ringlets in the circle of the well. The bucket said to him, it said, “Sir, the well is deep, deeper than the depth of the eyes of the Night of Tears.” He said, “It’s enough for me, it's good enough that it’s deeper than I am.” He said, “It’s enough for me, it's good enough that it’s deeper than I am.” | ANDY Andy got lost, got lost, he don't know the way back Andy got lost, got lost, he don't know the way back Andy now was in love with some Black Ringlets Andy now was in pain due to Black Ringlets A document said he'd died the enemy slew him It said 'n' was signed in gold, the King himself signed it Killed on the mountains of Trento by the machine gun. Killed on the mountains of Trento by the machine gun. Eyes o' the woods, a peasant he was, looking so handsome Eyes o' the woods, a soldier he was, looking so handsome And Andy lost him, he lost his love, the rarest of all pearls So Andy now tastes, he's tasting a grief, the darkest of all pearls Andy now picked, he picked violets 'round the pit's sharp edge Andy now threw black curls down the pit's dark hole Spoke the old pail, it said "My lord, the pit is quite deep here as deep as the eyes of a night of bottomless tears" He said "I'm fine, I'm fine if it is just deeper than me" He said "I'm fine, I'm fine if it is just deeper than me" |
