Enzo Avitabile — Crucifixus song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Crucifixus" by Enzo Avitabile.
Lyrics
I' ero 'o cielo, 'o cielo ca scenneva,
i' ero 'a terra, 'a terra ca saglieva,
i' ero 'o viento, 'o viento ca sciusciava,
i' ero 'o mare, 'o mare ca s’agitava.
i' ero 'e nnùvole tristi e mmèste,
i' ero ll’aria, ll’aria 'e tempesta,
i' ero 'o sole ca s' annascunneva,
i' ero 'a muntagna ca scuorno se metteva.
i' ero 'a croce, 'a croce 'ncopp' 'e spalle,
i' ero 'na spina, 'a spina mièzo 'e cciglie,
i' ero 'o chiuòvo 'e l’ultima martellata,
i' ero 'a frusta 'int' a 'na mana sèmpe aizàta.
i' ero 'e 'mmazzate 'ncopp' 'e ccarne chiène 'e mulignane,
ie 'e iastèmme d' 'a 'ggente, ie 'na sputazzata,
i' ero 'na lancia, 'a lancia 'int' 'o custato,
i' ero 'o sango, ca nun s'è maie stagnato.
i' ero 'a Mamma ca chiagnèva dint' 'a pòvere,
ie arèto all’uorto d’aulive tagliavo 'a rròbba,
i' ero Maddalena ca pe' truvà 'nu Dio perdette n’ommo,
ie fuie liberato e mme levàie 'a tuorno.
ie primma ca 'o gallo cantava me l’anniaie tre vòte,
ie doppo a 'nu vaso m' 'O vennètte pe' quatto sovere,
ie bell' e buòno risuscitaie d' 'a morte,
i' ero surdo, cecato, muto, i' ero zuoppo.
i' ero 'o surdato romano ca se iucàie 'a tònaca,
ie ca nun sò degno ca Tu trase: «Fàmme 'stu miràculo»,
ie mme ne lavàie 'e mmane pecchè 'o fatto nun era d' 'o mie,
ie dint' 'a sinagoga ero 'nu Messia.
ie cu 'na pèlla 'ncuòllo dève 'e nùmmeri dint' 'o desèrto,
ie pè 'o fà taglià 'a capa abballàie annanzo 'o re c' 'e 'ccoscie aperte,
ie deve 'e denare c' 'o 'nteresse, ie faceve 'a vammana,
ie diceve 'e palle e arrubbàve, ie faceve 'a vita 'ncopp' 'o lupanàro.
ie pe' fà parià facevo 'o gladiatore,
ie mme magnàve vivi pe' mestiere facevo 'o lione,
i' ero 'n 'ago addò 'nu ricco nun nce passava,
i' ero ll' acqua addò Isso cammenava.
ie «chi nun tenève peccate menàsse 'a primma preta»,
ie uno còmme 'a n’ato ca se mureva 'e sete,
ie facevo finta 'e niente c' 'a coda 'e ll' uòcchie guardàve annanzo,
ie 'ncoppa' 'a n’ata croce ero uno 'e chilli senza speranza.
ie apprièsso 'a 'nu regno ca nun era 'e chesta terra,
ie 'nu sadduceo ca mazzecava sèmpe,
i' ero 'a faraona d' 'e piramidi fino 'a luna,
ie 'nu profeta cunuscevo tutte 'e scritture.
i' ero 'nu cavaliere d' 'a tavola rotonda,
ie c' 'u gli elefanti arrivaie fino 'a Capemonte,
i' ero 'o bbarbaro tanto oro quanto pesave,
ie quanno senteve 'e tammuri votta 'a schiarà 'a iurnata.
i' ero 'nu cardinale 'e 'nu tribbunale senza core,
ie chella Femmena attaccata 'a 'nu palo 'ncopp' 'o fuòco,
i' ero 'a rivoluzione c' 'u tutte 'e cape appese,
ie 'a campagna 'e guèrra, muòrti, surore e neve.
ie chillo c’a criato 'e campi 'e concentramento,
ie vulevo 'o munno e nun vulevo sapè niente,
i' ero 'na stella 'ncopp' 'o piggiamo 'e 'na coccia rasata,
ie uno 'e chilli sei miliuni ca nun sapevano d' essere squagliati.
ie traspurtavo 'e nire d' 'a 'na parte 'a n’ata,
ie penne e faccia pittata dint' 'a 'nu recinto parcheggiato,
ie lettere anonime e cammisa nera,
ie mme facevo vasà 'a mana pe' rispetto 'ncopp' 'e quartieri.
i' ero ll’alleato ca purtava 'a pace facènne 'o burdèll',
ie trafficave 'e cannuni 'e coca cole e 'e bandière c' 'e stelle,
ie me scetaje matina pe' appiccià chella miccia,
ie stevo 'o paese d' 'o muro e d' 'e spie c' 'e recchie dint' 'e cuoll' 'e
pelliccia.
ie 'ngiarmavo 'a guerriglia contro 'e reggimi d' 'e colonnelli,
ie carcerato in Africa anni e anni simme tutti fratelli,
ie c' 'o sciopero d' 'a famme libberaie l’India senza 'nu colpo 'e pistola,
ie 'o Pastore ca marciava c' 'e pecore 'e ogni razza 'e ogni culore.
ie Susan 16 anni in Uganda prigiuniera 'e guerra,
ie 'o ribbelle c' 'o fucile puntato: «chisto è 'o bastone accide 'a chillo»,
ie piccirilli, piccirilli 'e faceve faticà còmme 'e ciucci,
ie 'a Serva d' 'e poveri aunavo 'e malati 'nterra Calcutta.
ie 'o Monaco Santo, mmiria e stimmate mièzo 'e mmane,
ie accidevo e basta, frate, sòra, mamma e pate,
ie Nanninella 'a funtanera 'a botta 'e sofferenze dint' 'a 'nu lettino,
ie dint' 'a 'na vuttazzella c' 'u 'na mappatella dint' 'o dito.
ie 'a nomme 'e Dio aggio sèmpe fatto 'a guerra santa,
ie ll’armi chimiche, 'o petrolio e cummannave io 'o cummanno,
ie 'na minoranza etnica ca era scumparì pure ll’ombra,
ie 'nu palestinese ma chiù ca n’ommo…
…ero 'na bomba.
i' ero nun 'o saccio si n' è valùta 'a pena,
ie nun saccio chi ero
ma me chiammavano 'o Nazzareno.
(Grazie a Denny per questo testo)
Lyrics translation
I ' was 'or heaven,' or heaven was gone,
I ' was 'on the ground,' on the ground ca sizzled,
i ' ero 'O viento,' O viento CA sciusciava,
I was a sea, a sea that was agitated.
the 'I was' and never sad and Mme,
I 'was the air, the air' and storm,
I ' was ' or sun was gone,
I ' was ' in muntagna ca squurno if he put.
I ' ero ' to cross, 'to cross' ncopp '' and shoulders,
I ' ero 'na plug,' mièzo plug ' and cciles,
I ' ero 'O chiuòvo' and the last hammered,
I ' ero 'to whip' int ' a ' na mana sèmpe aizàta.
I ' ero ' and 'mmazzate' ncopp ''and ccarne chiène' and mulignane,
I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent,
I ' ero ' na spear, 'a spear' int '' or cost,
I ' ero ' or sango, ca nun has never stagnated.
I ' ero 'to Mama CA chiagnèva dint '' to povere,
the arèto all'uorto d'aulive I cut to rròbba,
I was Maddalena like 'truvà' Nu Dio perdette n'ommo,
he was released and Mrs. levàie was at tuorno.
the primma ca ' o gallo sang me l'anniaie three vòte,
I shall do so in 'nu vaso M ''O vennètte pe' quatto sovere,
the beautiful and good ones who rise from the dead,
I was deaf, deaf, dumb, I was lame.
I 'ero' or deaf Roman ca se iucai ' in tonaca,
I'm not so worthy that you drew: "make me look at it»,
the lady washes 'and mmane sin' or made nun was ' O Mine,
from the synagogue I was not the Messiah.
where a person has been killed or has not been killed, he or she shall not be killed or has been killed or has been killed or has been killed or has been killed or has been killed.,
the little one will cut his head off and annanzo or king there is open hair.,
he must give her any interest, he did to vammana.,
he told her and balls and balls, he made her for life 'ncopp' or lupanaro.
I was a gladiator.,
Mrs. magnàve lives on the job I did or Lyon,
I ' ero ' n 'ago addò' NU rich nun nce passed,
I ' ero the water addò Esso cammenava.
The "chi nun tenève peccate menàsse' a primma preta»,
one who died and was thirsty,
I was faking it and there was nothing in the queue and the ugly one looked at annanzo.,
the 'ncoppa ''a n' ata cross I was one ' and chilli hopeless.
I learned to 'nu Kingdom ca nun era' and this earth,
ie ' not sadduceo as mazzecava seeds,
I was at Pharaoh's and pyramids to the moon,
I. e. 'NU prophet I knew all' and scriptures.
I ' ero 'NU Knight D '' at the round table,
there's elephants coming all the way to Capemonte.,
I ' ero ' O bbarbaro as much gold as pesave,
the quanno senteve and tammuri voted to clear up in iurnata.
I ' ero 'NU Cardinal' e ' NU tribbunale no core,
the female chella attached ' to 'NU palo' ncopp '' O fuòco,
I 'ero' to revolution c ''u all' and cape hanging,
go 'to country' and heal, die, sister and snow.
ie chillo there created 'and fields' and concentration,
Le vulevo ' O munno and nun vulevo knew nothing,
i ' ero 'na star' ncopp ''O piggiamo' e ' na shorn,
the one and six millionth ca nun knew they were cut off.
I was carrying ' and nire from 'a' To ' A ' to ' a ' To ' A ' to ' a ' To ' A ' to ' a ' To ' A ' to 'a'.,
the pens and painted face dint '' a ' nu fence parked,
I. e. anonymous letters and black shirt,
Mrs. I used to do a lot of work with respect to ncopp and neighborhoods.
I was the ally he wore to peace, made or made.,
ie trafficave 'e cannuni' e coca cole e 'e bandière c '' E stelle,
me scetaje matina pe'piccià chella miccia,
I was in the country of the wall and the spies in the country of the wall and the spies in the country of the wall and the spies in the country of the wall and the spies in the country of the wall.
fur.
I 'ngarmavo' to guerrilla against 'e reggami d '' E colonnelli,
ie imprisoned in Africa years and years simme all brothers,
ie c ''o strike d ''a famme libberaie India without' NU shot ' and gun,
the Shepherd marched there and sheep and every race and every color.
I Susan 16 years in Uganda will pray and war,
ie 'O rebel c ''o rifle pointed:" chisto is 'O stick accide' to chillo»,
the Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, The Little Ones, the little ones.,
the poor, the sick and the poor in Calcutta.
I 'O Holy Monk, mmiria and stigmata mièzo' e mmane,
I was just fucking them, brother, sister, mom and pate.,
the Nanninella ' a will have a beating and suffering from the bed,
ie dint '' a 'na vuttazzella c '' u 'na mappatella dint '' O finger.
ie 'a nomme' and God Aggio Sempe made ' a guerra santa,
chemical weapons, oil and cummannave I or cummanno,
the ethnic minority was also the shadow,
ie ' NU Palestinian ma chiù ca n'ommo…
... I was at the bomb.
I 'ERO nun' O saccio si N 'is worth',
who I was
but they called me 'O Nazzareno.
(Thanks to Denny for this text)