Francesco De Gregori — Buonanotte Fratello song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Buonanotte Fratello" by Francesco De Gregori.
Lyrics
Ho visto torri alte e un Paradiso,
crescere sopra isole deserte,
dov’eri tu quando parlavo tanto,
ed ero solo come una bestemmia.
Torre d’avorio e pena nella notte,
cristallizzata nella tua agonia.
Dov’eri tu vestito da scolaro,
quando dormivo senza avere sonno,
dov’eri tu col tuo sorriso onesto,
dov’eri tu col tuo vestito hippy
e il tuo ospedale per amori infranti,
chiusi dentro un cassetto insieme al vino,
dov’eri tu col tuo buonumore.
Tu mi stavi ammazzando,
tu mi stavi ammazzando con amore.
E io dormivo dove era pi№ freddo,
dentro il mio pozzo ormai senza pudore,
con il mio cuore stranamente nuovo
e mi dicevo adesso si che sto crescendo,
invece era soltanto una stazione,
certezza necessaria e sufficiente,
utile tutt’al pi№ per affogare,
per liberarsi di un vestito stretto
ed indossarne uno un pІ pi№ largo.
Dov’eri tu che mi dicevi sempre,
«Guarda che bello, come siamo pazzi».
Dov’eri tu quando restavo zitto
ed ero ingenuo come era una bestemmia,
dov’eri tu con la pace nel cuore.
Tu mi stavi ammazzando,
tu mi stavi ammazzando con amore.
E adesso guarda ho rotto il mio orologio
e ho costruito la mia stanza a specchi
e cullo il mio suicidio come un bimbo
che aspetta il giorno che verr Natale
e non invidio la tua casa bianca,
dove resisterai fino a cent’anni,
per finire su un letto di granito,
con il conforto della tua coscienza,
la mani nette e il cuore di cristallo
e i cani abbaieranno a mezzavoce.
Io forse allora non sarІ pi№ niente,
solo una X nel ciclo dell’azoto,
se c' un inferno mi potr ascoltare.
Buonanotte fratello,
buonanotte fratello con amore.
Lyrics translation
I saw tall towers and a paradise,
growing on deserted islands,
Where Were you when I talked so much,
and I was just like a blasphemy.
Ivory tower and pena in the night,
crystallized in your agony.
Where Were you dressed as a schoolboy,
when I slept without sleep,
Where Were you with your honest smile,
Where Were you in your hippy dress
and your broken love Hospital,
closed in a drawer with wine,
where you were with your good mood.
You were killing me.,
you were killing me with love.
And I slept where it was more№ cold,
in my well now without modesty,
with my strangely new heart
and I was telling myself now that I'm growing up,
but it was just a station,
necessary and sufficient certainty,
useful all at Pi№ for drowning,
to get rid of a tight dress
and to wear one a pI pi№ wide.
Where Were you always telling me,
"Look how beautiful, how crazy we are."
Where Were you when I was silent
and I was naive as it was blasphemy,
where you were with peace in your heart.
You were killing me.,
you were killing me with love.
And now look, I broke my watch.
and I built my own mirror room
and I cradle my suicide like a baby
waiting for the day that Christmas will come
and I don't envy your White House,
where you'll last up to a hundred years,
to finish on a granite bed,
with the comfort of your conscience,
the clear hands and the crystal heart
and the dogs will bark at half a voice.
I maybe then do not sari Pi№ nothing,
Only One X in the nitrogen cycle,
if there's any hell you can hear me.
Good night brother,
good night brother with love.