Francesco Guccini — Nostra Signora Dell'Ipocrisia song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Nostra Signora Dell'Ipocrisia" by Francesco Guccini.

Lyrics

Alla fine della baldoria c’era nell' aria un silenzio strano,
qualcuno ragliava con meno boria e qualcun altro grugniva piano;
alle sfilate degli stilisti si trasgrediva con meno allegria
ed in quei visi sazi e stravisti pulsava un' ombra di malattia.
Un artigiano di scoop forzati scrisse che Weimar giàsi scorgeva
e fra biscotti sponsorizzati videro un anchorman che piangeva
e poi la nebbia discese a banchi ed il barometro segnòtempesta,
ci risvegliammo piùvecchi e stanchi, amaro in bocca, cerchio alla testa…
Il mercoledìdelle Ceneri ci confessarono bene o male
che la festa era ormai finita e ormai lontano il carnevale
e proclamarono penitenza e in giro andarono col cilicio
ruttando austeri: «Ci vuol pazienza! Siempre adelante ma con juicio!»
E fecero voti con faccia scaltra a Nostra Signora dell' Ipocrisia
perchèuna mano lavasse l' altra, tutti colpevoli e cosìsia!
E minacciosi ed un po' pregando, incenso sparsero al loro Dio,
sempre accusando, sempre cercando il responsabile, non certo io…
La domenica di Mezza Quaresima fu processione di etere di Stato
dai puttanieri a diversi pollici dai furbi del «chi ha dato ha dato «ed echeggiarono tutte le sere, come rintocchi schioccanti a morto,
amen, mea culpa e miserere, ma neanche un cane che sia risorto
e i cavalieri di tigri a ore e i trombettieri senza ritegno
inamidarono un nuovo pudore, misero a lucido un nuovo sdegno:
si andòalle prime con casto lusso e i quiz pagarono sobri milioni
e in pubblico si linciòil riflusso per farci ridiventare buoni…
Cosìdomenica dopo domenica fu una stagione davvero cupa,
quel lungo mese della quaresima, rise la iena, ululòla lupa,
stelle comete ed altri prodigi facilitarono le conversioni,
mulini bianchi tornaron grigi, candidi agnelli certi ex-leoni.
Soltanto i pochi che si incazzarono dissero che era l' usato passo
fatto dai soliti che ci marciavano per poi rimetterlo sempre là, in basso!
Poi tutto tacque, vinse ragione, si placòil cielo, si posòil mare,
solo qualcuno in resurrezione, piano, in silenzio, tornòa pensare…

Lyrics translation

At the end of the party there was a strange silence in the air,
someone laughed with less boria and someone else grunted softly;
at fashion shows of designers transgressed with less cheerfulness
and in those sated, straggly faces there was a shadow of sickness.
A craftsman of forced scoops wrote that Weimar was already seeing
and among sponsored cookies they saw an anchorman crying
and then the fog went down to the banks and the barometer marked a storm,
we awoke more old and tired, bitter in the mouth, circle at the head…
On Ash Wednesday, they confessed to us right or wrong.
that the party was now over and far away the carnival
and they proclaimed penance, and went round about with sackcloth
burping austeri: "it takes patience! Always go ahead ma with judgment!»
And they made shrewd vows to Our Lady of hypocrisy
for one hand to wash the other, all guilty and so on!
And menacing and a little praying, incense spread to their God,
always accusing, always looking for the responsible, certainly not me…
The Sunday of mid-Lent was procession of State ether
from the whores to several inches from the Crafty of the "who gave gave" and echoed every night, like rattles popping to death,
amen, mea culpa and miserere, but not a dog that is resurrected
and the Knights of tigers by hours and the trumpeters without restraint
they starved a new modesty, and shewed a new indignation:
he went first with chaste luxury and the quizzes paid sober millions
and in public lynched the ebb to make us good again…
So after Sunday it was a really dark season,
that long month of Lent, the hyena laughed, and the Wolf howled,
comet stars and other wonders facilitated conversions,
White Mills turned gray, white lambs certain ex-Lions.
Only the few who got angry said it was the used step
made by the usual ones who marched there and then put it back down there all the time!
Then all was silent, he was right, the sky subsided, the sea settled,
just someone in Resurrection, quietly, quietly, back to think…