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Gli zingari

Enzo Jannacci
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OriginalEnglish version by Riccardo Venturi, May 28, 2008
GLI ZINGARITHE GYPSIES
  
Parlato:Recited:
Fu quando gli zingari arrivarono al mare che la gente li vide, che la gente li vide come si presentano loro, loro, loro gli zingari, come un gruppo cencioso, così disuguale e negli occhi, negli occhi impossibile, impossibile poterli guardare.
It was when the Gypsies came to the sea that the people saw them as they show themselves, as they look, them, them, the Gypsies, as a ragged group, so unusual and impossible, impossible to be looked in the eyes, in the eyes.
E allora gli zingari guardarono il mareAnd, then, the Gypsies looked at the sea
e restettero muti perché subito inteseroand said no words for they understood at once
che lì non c'era niente, niente da dover capire,that there was nothing, there, to be understood,
niente da stare a parlare, niente da stare a parlarenothing to talk about, nothing to talk about,
c'era solo da stare, fermarsi e ascoltare.one had only to stop, stay and listen, there.
  
Parlato:Recited:
Sì perché il vecchio, proprio lui, il mare, parlò a quella gente ridotta, sfinita, parlò ma non disse di stragi, di morti, di incendi, di guerra, d'amore, di bene e di male, non disse lui li ringraziò solo tutti di quel loro muto guardare.
Yes, because the old one, just him, the sea, talked to that distressed, tired people; but he didn't talk about massacres, victims, fire, war, love, good and evil, he didn't talk about anything but only thanked them all for their speechless looks.
E allora lui il vecchio, sì proprio lui, il mareAnd then the old one, just him, yes, the sea
parlò a quella gente bizzarra, svilitatalked to those strange, humiliated people
e diede al suo corpo un colore anormaleand gave his body an unusual color,
di un rosso tremendo,awfully red,
qualcuno a star male, qualcuno a star malesomeone did feel bad, someone did feel bad
  
Parlato:Recited:
Questo fu quando gli zingari arrivarono al mare.
This happened when the Gypsies came to the sea.


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