Rein — Oltre le linee nemiche song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Oltre le linee nemiche" by Rein.

Lyrics

Noi che eravamo quasi riusciti a passare
Oltre le linee nemiche
Sotto il tiro dei mitragliatori con cui
Dirigono il traffico di Roma
Noi i discorsi nei campi, i pomeriggi di sole
La caduta degli ideali e l’artiglieria
In Piazza dell’Università
E poi il ritorno in un paese diviso
Più nero nel viso più nero d’amore
In tutto il suo terrificante splendore
Ma tu non eri qui con me
Tu non eri qui con me
Noi, romantici in esubero, anarchici cassintegrati, idealisti fatti in Cina
O in qualche altro posto
Che scopriremo poi
Non ti ricordi la voglia di dare, l’istinto di avere
E la matematica certezza
Di non poterci riuscire
Ma tu non eri qui con me
Tu non eri qui con me
E camminavi lenta
E camminavi lenta
Noi che eravamo quasi riusciti a passare
Oltre il confine deciso
Da animali nel buio
Che non vedremo mai
Noi, che volevamo vivere prima di morire
Capire senza vedere, e fingere di amare
Senza soffrire
Ma tu non eri, qui con me
Tu non eri qui con me

Lyrics translation

We who had almost managed to pass
Beyond enemy lines
Under the shot of the machine guns with which
They direct the traffic of Rome
Us the speeches in the fields, the sunny afternoons
The fall of ideals and artillery
University Square
And then the return to a divided country
More black face more black love
In all its terrifying splendor
But you weren't here with me.
You weren't here with me.
We, redundant romantics, Petty anarchists, idealists made in China
Or somewhere else
That we'll find out later
You don't remember the urge to give, the instinct to have
And mathematics certainty
Of not being able to do it
But you weren't here with me.
You weren't here with me.
And you walked slow
And you walked slow
We who had almost managed to pass
Over the border decided
From animals in the dark
That we'll never see
We, who wanted to live before we died
Understand without seeing, and pretend to love
Without suffering
But you weren't here with me.
You weren't here with me.