Fabrizio De Andrè — Fiume sand creek song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Fiume sand creek" by Fabrizio De Andrè.

Lyrics

Si sono presi i nostri cuori sotto una coperta scura
Sotto una luna morta piccola dormivamo senza paura
Fu un generale di vent’anni, occhi turchini e giacca uguale
Fu un generale di vent’anni, figlio di un temporale
C’e' un dollaro d’argento sul fondo del Sand Creek
I nostri guerrieri troppo lontani sulla pista del bisonte
E quella musica distante divento' sempre piu' forte
Chiusi gli occhi per tre volte, mi ritrovai ancora li'
Chiesi a mio nonno:"E' solo un sogno?", mio nonno disse «Si'»
A volte i pesci cantano nel letto del Sand Creek
Sognai talmente forte che mi usci' il sangue dal naso
Il lampo in un orecchio, nell’altro il paradiso
Le lacrime piu' piccole, le lacrime piu' grosse
Quando l’albero della neve fiori' di stelle rosse
Ora i bambini dormono nel letto del Sand Creek
Quando il sole alzo' la testa sulle spalle della notte
C’erano solo cani e fumo e tende capovolte
Tirai una freccia al cielo per farlo respirare
Tirai una freccia al vento per farlo sanguinare
La terza freccia cercala sul fondo del Sand Creek
Si son presi i nostri cuori sotto una coperta scura
Sotto una luna morta piccola dormivamo senza paura
Fu un generale di vent’anni, occhi turchini e giacca uguale
Fu un generale di vent’anni, figlio di un temporale
Ora i bambini dormono nel letto del Sand Creek.

Lyrics translation

They took our hearts under a dark blanket
Under a small Dead Moon we slept without fear
He was a twenty-year-old General, blue eyes and the same jacket
He was a twenty-year-old general, son of a thunderstorm
There's a silver dollar at the bottom of Sand Creek.
Our warriors too far away on the bison track
And that distant music got louder and louder
I closed my eyes three times, and I was still there.
I asked my grandfather, " is this just a dream?"my grandfather said," Yes.»
Sometimes fish sing in the bed of Sand Creek
I dreamt so hard, I got blood out of my nose.
Lightning in one ear, heaven in the other
The smallest tears, the biggest tears
When the snow tree blossoms ' of Red Stars
Now the children sleep in the bed of Sand Creek
When the sun raised its head on the shoulders of the night
There were only dogs and smoke and tents upside down
I pulled an arrow to the sky to make it breathe
I pulled an arrow into the wind to make it bleed
Look for the third arrow at the bottom of Sand Creek
They took our hearts under a dark blanket
Under a small Dead Moon we slept without fear
He was a twenty-year-old General, blue eyes and the same jacket
He was a twenty-year-old general, son of a thunderstorm
Now the children sleep in the bed of Sand Creek.