Andrea
Fabrizio De AndréLa versione inglese di Dennis Criteser [2014] | |
ANDREA | ANDREA |
Andrea is lost, far, can't come back Andrea is lost, far, can't come back Andrea had a love, black curls Andrea had a grief, black curls, can't come back | 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. |
The paper said dead - dead on the flag Dead said and signed it in gold, a King's hand Killed up the mountains of Trento by Gatling gun Killed up the mountains of Trento, by Gatling gun | 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 eyes, farmer of the Kingdom, a Frenchman's profile Forest eyes, soldier of the Kingdom, a Frenchman's profile And Andrea lost him, lost his love, the rarest of pearls And Andrea has a pain down his teeth, the blackest of pearls | 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 picks violets now, all round the well Andrea has cast black curls now, down the ring of the well And the rope told him Sir, the well is so deep Deeper than the back of your eyes, than the wailing night | 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.” |
And Andrea he said it's enough - that it be deeper than me And Andrea he said it's enough - that it be deeper than me. | 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.” |