Fabrizio De Andrè — L'infanzia di Maria song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "L'infanzia di Maria" by Fabrizio De Andrè.

Lyrics

Coro:
Laudate dominum
Laudate dominum
Laudate dominum
Voce:
Forse fu all’ora terza forse alla nona
cucito qualche giglio sul vestitino alla buona
forse fu per bisogno o peggio per buon esempio
presero i tuoi tre anni e li portarono al tempio
presero i tuoi tre anni e li portarono al tempio.
Non fu più il seno di Anna fra le mura discrete
a consolare il pianto a calmarti la sete
dicono fosse un angelo a raccontarti le ore
a misurarti il tempo fra cibo e Signore
a misurarti il tempo fra cibo e Signore.
Coro:
Scioglie la neve al sole ritorna l’acqua al mare
il vento e la stagione ritornano a giocare
ma non per te bambina che nel tempio resti china
ma non per te bambina che nel tempio resti china.
Voce:
E quando i sacerdoti ti rifiutarono alloggio
avevi dodici anni e nessuna colpa addosso
ma per i sacerdoti fu colpa il tuo maggio
la tua verginità che si tingeva di rosso
la tua verginità che si tingeva di rosso.
E si vuol dar marito a chi non lo voleva
si batte la campagna si fruga la via
popolo senza moglie uomini d’ogni leva
del corpo d’una vergine si fa lotteria
del corpo d’una vergine si fa lotteria.
Coro:
Sciogli i capelli e guarda già vengono…
Guardala guardala scioglie i capelli
sono più lunghi dei nostri mantelli
guarda la pelle viene la nebbia
risplende il sole come la neve
guarda le mani guardale il viso
sembra venuta dal paradiso
guarda le forme la proporzione
sembra venuta per tentazione.
Guardala guardala scioglie i capelli
sono più lunghi dei nostri mantelli
guarda le mani guardale il viso
sembra venuta dal paradiso
guardale gli occhi guarda i capelli
guarda le mani guardale il collo
guarda la carne guarda il suo viso
guarda i capelli del paradiso
guarda la carne guardale il collo
sembra venuta dal suo sorriso
guardale gli occhi guarda la neve guarda la carne del paradiso.
Voce:
E fosti tu Giuseppe un reduce del passato
falegname per forza padre per professione
a vederti assegnata da un destino sgarbato
una figlia di più senza alcuna ragione
una bimba su cui non avevi intenzione.
E mentre te ne vai stanco d’essere stanco
la bambina per mano la tristezza di fianco
pensi «Quei sacerdoti la diedero in sposa
a dita troppo secche per chiudersi su una rosa
a un cuore troppo vecchio che ormai si riposa».
Secondo l’ordine ricevuto Giuseppe portò la bambina nella propria casa
e subito se ne partì per dei lavori che lo attendevano fuori dalla Giudea.
Rimase lontano quattro anni.

Lyrics translation

Choir:
Laudate dominum
Laudate dominum
Laudate dominum
Voice:
Maybe it was the third hour maybe the ninth
sew a few lilies on the dress to the good
maybe it was out of need or worse for good example
and they took thy three years, and brought them into the temple
they took your three years and brought them to the temple.
Anna's breast was no longer within the discreet walls
to comfort the crying to quench your thirst
they say it was an angel telling you the hours
to measure your time between food and Lord
to measure your time between food and Ladies.
Choir:
Melt the snow in the sun return the water to the sea
the wind and the season return to play
but not for you child that in the temple remains china
but not for you, child, that you remain in the temple.
Voice:
And when the priests refused you lodging
you were twelve years old and no guilt on you
but for the priests it was your fault may
your virginity that was dyed red
your virginity tinged with red.
And he wants to give a husband to those who did not want him
you beat the countryside you dig the way
people without wife Men of every lever
of the body of a virgin is made lottery
the body of a virgin is a lottery.
Choir:
Melt your hair and look already come…
Look at her. look at her. she melts her hair.
they are longer than our cloaks
look at the skin comes the fog
the sun shines like snow
look at her hands look at her face
she seems to have come from heaven
look at the shapes the proportion
she seems to have come out of temptation.
Look at her. look at her. she melts her hair.
they are longer than our cloaks
look at her hands look at her face
she seems to have come from heaven
look at her eyes look at her hair
look at her hands look at her neck
look at the flesh look at her face
look at the hair of paradise
look at the flesh look at her neck
she seems to have come from her smile
look at her eyes look at the snow look at the flesh of paradise.
Voice:
And were you Joseph a veteran of the past
carpenter by force father by profession
to see you assigned by a rude fate
one more daughter without any reason
a girl you didn't mean to.
And while you leave tired of being tired
the little girl by the hand the sadness by the side
you think " those priests married her
to fingers too dry to close on a rose
to a heart too old that now rests."
According to the order received Joseph took the little girl to his house
and immediately he departed for work that awaited him outside Judea.
He stayed away for four years.