Roberto Vecchioni — Per Un Vecchio Bambino song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Per Un Vecchio Bambino" by Roberto Vecchioni.

Lyrics

E il tempo diventava ieri,
e con il tempo non crescevi,
eri la mia disperazione…
io ti dicevo «Non si fa,
insomma un po' di serietà»;
e riposndevi"Stà tranquillo,
adesso è presto, adesso no,
ma un giorno o l’altro crescerò".
E tutto quello che volevi,
giusto o sbagliato loprendevi,
senza pensarci su un minuto,
e poi non obbedivi mai
e combinavi sempre guai…
che si trattasse di una gara,
un colpo il mondo e un colpo tu,
a chi studpiva un po' di più?
Bimbo, bimbo mio, bimbo, bimbo mio
Bimbo, bimbo mio, bimbo, bimbo mio
che strano sogno
voltarsi intorno
e non vederti più.
E una domenica i cavalli,
le carte, le scommesse, i sogni,
vennero a dirmi: «Lo lasciamo:
adesso è grande, adesso sai
non ha bisogno più di noi»
ed io con tutte le parole
che in vita ho scritto, ho pianto e so non li ho convinti a dire di no.
E a volte un po' soprapensiero
in qualche foglio in qualche cielo
non riesco a disegnar le stelle,
ho voglia di vedre te,
soltanto il tempo di un caffè,
e la tua faccia e l’allegria…
ma al bar mi dicono che tu sei sempre appena andato via.
Bimbo, bimbo mio, bimbo, bimbo mio
Bimbo, bimbo mio, bimbo, bimbo mio
che strano sogno
voltarsi intorno.

Lyrics translation

And Time became yesterday,
and with time you didn't grow up,
you were my despair…
I told you, " you can't do it.,
in short, a bit of seriousness»;
and Rest"Rest easy,
now it's early, now it's not,
but one day or another I will grow up."
And everything you wanted,
right or wrong loprendevi,
without thinking about a minute,
and then never obey
and you were always in trouble…
that it was a race,
one shot the world and one shot you,
who did he Study a little more?
Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby
what a strange dream
turn around
and never see you again.
And a Sunday the horses,
cards, bets, dreams,
they came to me, " we're leaving him.:
now it's big, now you know
he doesn't need us anymore.»
and I with all the words
that in life I wrote, I cried and I know I did not convince them to say no.
And sometimes a little over-thinking
in some sheet in some sky
I can't draw the stars,
I want to see you,
just the time of a coffee,
and your face and cheerfulness…
but at the bar, they tell me you just left.
Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby
what a strange dream
turn around.