1492

Nancy Schimmel

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Original	Versione italiana di Kiocciolina
1492	1492

In fourteen hundred ninety-two	Nel 1492
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,	Colombò navigò per l'oceano blu,
It was a courageous thing to do	Era una cosa coraggiosa da fare
But someone was already here.	Ma qualcuno era già lì.
Columbus knew the world was round	Colombo sapeva che il mondo era tondo
So he looked for the East while westward bound,	Perciò cercava l'Est partendo da Ovest,
But he didn't find what he thought he found	Ma non trovò ciò che credeva di trovare
And someone was already here.	E qualcuno era già lì.

The Innuit and Cherokee,	Gli Innuit ed i Cherokee,
The Aztec and Menominee,	Gli Aztechi ed i Menominee,
The Onadaga and the Cree;	Gli Onadaga ed i Cree;
Columbus sailed across the sea,	Colombò navigo per il mare,
But someone was already here.	Ma qualcuno era già lì.

It isn't like it was empty space,	Non è come se fosse stato uno spazio vuoto,
Caribs met him face to face.	I Carib lo incontrarono faccia a faccia.
Could anyone discover the place	Come poteva qualcuno scoprire un posto
When someone was already here?	Quando qualcun'altro era già lì?

The Innuit and Cherokee,	Gli Innuit ed i Cherokee,
The Aztec and Menominee,	Gli Aztechi ed i Menominee,
The Onadaga and the Cree;	Gli Onadaga ed i Cree;
Columbus sailed across the sea,	Colombò navigo per il mare,
But someone was already here.	Ma qualcuno era già lì.

So tell me, who discover what?	Perciò ditemi, chi scoprì cosa?
He thought he was in a different spot.	Lui pensava di essere in un posto diverso.
Columbus was lost, the Caribs were not;	Colombo si era perso, i Carib no;
They were already here.	Loro erano già lì.

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