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Almost Like the Blues

Leonard Cohen
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OriginalVersione italiana di Flavio Poltronieri
ALMOST LIKE THE BLUESQUASI COME LA DEPRESSIONE
I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn’t meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues
It was almost like the blues.
Ho visto della gente morire di fame
C'erano omicidi, c'erano stupri
I loro villaggi bruciavano
Stavano provando a scappare
Non riuscivo a sostenere il loro sguardo
Mi fissavo la punta delle scarpe
Era acido, era tragico
Era quasi come la depressione
Era quasi come la depressione
I have to die a little
Between each murderous thought
And when I’m finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There’s torture and there’s killing
And there’s all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing
Lord, it’s almost like the blues
It’s almost like the blues.
Devo morire un po’
Tra un pensiero omicida e l’altro
E quando ho finito di pensare
Devo morire molto di più
C’è tortura e ci sono assassini
E ci sono tutte le mie critiche cattive
La guerra, i bambini scomparsi, signore
E’ quasi come la depressione
E’ quasi come la depressione
So I let my heart get frozen
To keep away the rot
My father said I’m chosen
My mother said I’m not
I listened to their story
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn’t boring
It was almost like the blues
It was almost like the blues.
Così lascio che il mio cuore si ghiacci
Per tenerne fuori il marciume
Mio padre dice che sono eletto
Mia madre dice che non lo sono
Ho ascoltato il loro racconto
Sugli zingari e sugli ebrei
Era bello, non era noioso
Era quasi come la depressione
Era quasi come la depressione
There is no God in Heaven
And there is no Hell below
So says the great professor
Of all there is to know
But I’ve had the invitation
That a sinner can’t refuse
And it’s almost like salvation
It’s almost like the blues
It’s almost like the blues
Almost like the blues
(Almost like the blues...)
Non c’è nessun Dio in paradiso
Non c'è inferno sotto di noi
Così dice il grande professore
Di tutto quello che c’è da sapere
Ma ho ricevuto l’invito
Che un peccatore non può rifiutare
Ed è quasi come la salvezza
E’ quasi come la depressione
E’ quasi come la depressione


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