Franco Simone — L'infinito tra le dita song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "L'infinito tra le dita" by Franco Simone.

Lyrics

Un artista dici che sono un artista
Ma forse pensi solo al successo
E il successo ha sempre convenzioni e regole
Mentre l’arte segue tutto un altro percorso
Come un artista e' vero soffro vivo
Mi alimento soprattutto di emozioni
E un’emozione chiede lacrime
Ed arriva a violentarti le illusioni
Un artista dici che sono un artista
Ma la mia scelta e' stata ben diversa
Sono sempre le storie a cercarmi
A chiedermi di ascoltarle e poi di raccontarle
Ed io le seguo con la volonta' di un altro
Che non mi somiglia eppure e' un altro me stesso
Che sa bene che tra capire tutto e non capire niente
Ci sta soltanto un passo
Io nel profumo della strada
Sento l’infinito tra le dita
Io ogni giorno senza rete
Mi vendo i personaggi per non vendermi la vita
Io nel profumo della strada
Non mi accorgo se la favola e' finita
E nel buio di un teatro che mi ascolta
So come naufragare e poi salvarmi un’altra volta
Un artista dici che sono un artista
Per come ti potrei anche amare
Ma non fermare adesso questo viaggio
Che neanche so dove mi potra' portare
Quando l’amore chiama io rispondo
Con l’entusiasmo di chi non ha domande da fare
Perche' l’amore come un dio non e' piu' dio
Se ti avvicini troppo e troppo vuoi spiegare
Io nel profumo della strada

Lyrics translation

An artist you say I'm an artist
But maybe you just think about success
And success always has conventions and rules
While art follows a whole other path
As an artist it's true I suffer alive
I feed mainly on emotions
And an emotion calls for tears
And it comes to rape your illusions
An artist you say I'm an artist
But my choice was quite different.
It's always stories looking for me
Asking me to listen to them and then tell them
And I follow them with the will of another
Who doesn't look like me yet is another me
Who knows well that between understanding everything and not understanding anything
It only takes a step
Me in the scent of the road
I feel Infinity between my fingers
I every day without network
I sell my characters not to sell my life
Me in the scent of the road
I can't tell if the fairy tale's over.
And in the darkness of a theater that listens to me
I know how to shipwreck and then save myself one more time
An artist you say I'm an artist
How could I even love you
But do not stop this journey now
I don't even know where he's gonna take me.
When Love calls I answer
With the enthusiasm of those who have no questions to ask
Because love as a God is no longer a God
If you get too close and too much you want to explain
Me in the scent of the road