Francesco De Gregori — Il '56 song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Il '56" by Francesco De Gregori.

Lyrics

A guardare nei ricordi sembra ancora ieri
che salivo su una sedia per guardare i treni
da dietro alla finestra un cortile grande, un bambino, un bambino.
Mio fratello che studiava lingue misteriose
in ginocchio su una sedia coi capelli corti
eravamo forse solo nel '56, un bambino, un bambino
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene, e tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
tra me e le mie parole, tra me e le mie parole, e la mia anima.
Il Natale allora s¬ che era una festa vera
cominciavo ad aspettarlo quattro mesi prima
i regali mi duravano una settimana, un bambino, un bambino.
Mi ricordo le fotografie dei carri armati
io passavo i pomeriggi a ritagliarle
a incollarle sopra pezzi di cartone, un bambino, un bambino
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene, e tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
tra me e le mie parole, tra me e le mie parole, e la mia anima.

Lyrics translation

To look into the memories it still seems yesterday
that I climbed on a chair to watch the trains
from behind the window a large courtyard, a child, a child.
My brother studying mysterious languages
kneeling on a chair with short hair
we were maybe just in ' 56, a baby, a baby
And everything seemed to be fine, and everything seemed to be fine
between me and my words, between me and my words, and my soul.
Christmas then s that was a real holiday
I started waiting for him four months earlier.
gifts lasted me a week, a child, a child.
I remember the photographs of the tanks
I spent my afternoons clipping them.
to glue them on top of pieces of cardboard, a child, a child
And everything seemed to be fine, and everything seemed to be fine
between me and my words, between me and my words, and my soul.