Bianchi e neri

Nomadi

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Original	Versione inglese di Dq82
BIANCHI E NERI	BLACK AND WHITES

Eran giorni terribili	They were cruel days
la guerra divampava	the war raged
un mostro spaventoso	a scary monster
la gente divorava	devoured people
Fratello contro fratello	Brother against brother
odio contro amore	hate against love
gli uomini venivano uccisi	men were killed
solo per un colore	just for one color

Ma un uomo nel suo giardino	But a man in his garden
la speranza coltivava	cultivated hope
tutti i suoi fratelli	he helped all his brothers
con amore aiutava	with love
Anche lui aveva un'idea	He had his idea too
con coraggio la portava	he boldly wore it
ma su tutto amava la vita	but about verything he loved life
contro tutti lottava.	he fought against all.

Così un giorno vide	So one day he saw
un nero moribondo	a dying black
fece proprio di tutto	he did everything
per riportarlo al mondo	to bring it back to life
ma presto i bianchi pensarono	but soon the whites thought
che fosse un collaborazionista	that he was a collaborator
il suo nome scrissero	they wrote his name
sopra una lunga lista	above a long list

Un giorno un bianco fuggiasco	One day a fugitive white
alla sua porta andò a bussare	went to knock at his door
per cercare scampo alla morte	to try to survive
da lui si fece salvare	to made himself saved
così anche i neri lo odiarono	so even the blacks hated him
giurarono vendetta	they swore revenge
perché non era con loro	because who wasn't with them
doveva morire in fretta	had to die quickly

In una notte di luna	On a moonlight night
l'uomo buono camminava	the good man was walkeing
sopra il crinale di un monte	above the ridge of a mountain
che due valli divideva	that two valleys divided
da una parte i bianchi lo spiavano	on the one hand the whites spied on him
pronti a colpirlo al cuore	ready to hit him in the heart
dall'altra i neri stavano	on the other there were the blacks
per placare il loro furore	to appease their fury

Partirono due colpi assieme	Two shots started together
cadde con gli occhi al cielo	he fell with his eyes to the sky
sul suo sguardo stupito	on his astonished look
si stese un lieve velo	a light veil was spread
i neri felici esultarono	happy blacks rejoiced
come i bianchi a loro volta	like whites in turn
ma essi non sapevano	but they didn't know
che la pietà era morta.	that pity was dead.

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