Carmen Consoli — Preghiera In Gola song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Preghiera In Gola" by Carmen Consoli.
Lyrics
La si vedeva ogni mattina
col suo cappotto verde e delle eccentriche scarpe rosse
da quasi 20 anni alla finestra con il rosario al petto e una preghiera in gola
la si vedeva ogni mattina andare in contro all’uomo della posta e tornare delusa
da quasi 20 anni nell’attesa di una notizia possiam chiamare dolorosa
sembrava fosse giunto un angelo a farle visita
aveva occhi grandi e un corteo di nuvole
contornava enormi ali bianche
nell’impetuoso fluire del tempo
nutriva la speranza che tornasse quel figlio disperso al fronte
nei pomeriggi dalla sua finestra
fissava un punto conteso
tra idillio e noia
sembrava fosse giunto un angelo a farle visita
aveva occhi grande e un corteo di nuvole
contornava enormi ali bianche
celestiale sembianze
intensi occhi grandi custodi di un addio
sembrava fosse giunto un angelo
a farle visita aveva occhi grandi e un corteo di nuvole
contornava enormi ali bianche
celestiale sembianze
intensi occhi grandi custodi di un addio
custodi di un addio.
(Grazie a corry per questo testo)
Lyrics translation
You could see her every morning.
with her green coat and quirky red shoes
for almost 20 years at the window with the Rosary on his chest and a prayer in his throat
she was seen every morning going up against the postman and coming back disappointed
for almost 20 years waiting for a news I could call painful
it looked like an angel had come to visit her.
he had big eyes and a procession of clouds
it surrounded huge white wings
in the impetuous flow of time
he had the hope that that missing son would return to the front
in the afternoons from his window
fixed a disputed point
between idyll and boredom
it looked like an angel had come to visit her.
he had big eyes and a procession of clouds
it surrounded huge white wings
celestial semblance
intense eyes big custodians of a farewell
it looked like an angel had arrived
to visit her had big eyes and a procession of clouds
it surrounded huge white wings
celestial semblance
intense eyes big custodians of a farewell
custodians of a farewell.
(Thanks to corry for this text)