Goran Kuzminac — La strada song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "La strada" by Goran Kuzminac.
Lyrics
Un tempo ci passavano i carri rumorosi
Se carichi di legna tornavano dai monti
Invece alla domenica salivano gli sposi
I buoi nella discesa sembravano bisonti
E i vecchi col bastone volevano guardare
Sul ciglio della strada curiosi a mormorare
Di colpo scese il buio ed arrivo' la guerra
Partiva la colonna con gli autisti addormentati
Le scarpe ci lasciarono le impronte sulla terra
Si videro avanzare le jeep degli alleati
La gente venne fuori era tutto un alveare
Ma al posto del miele c’era il vino per brindare
Le prime biciclette, le gomme erano vuote
Pero' si andava forte, lo dicono i giornali
Tra buche e sassi a punta giravano le ruote
A Coppi sulla schiena spuntavano le ali
E accolto dagli applausi fu il primo ad arrivare
E intanto sulla strada tutti gli altri a pedalare
E il sindaco fu eletto e fecero l’appalto
Ci misero i lampioni che il traffico aumentava
Sui lati delle siepi la coprirono d’asfalto
L’inverno era vicino e in corriera si viaggiava
Tornavo dalla scuola e non sapevo cosa fare
Perché' su quella strada era impossibile giocare
Sulla strada sono nato, la conosco bene
E la musica che porto in valigia le canzoni dentro al cuore
Sulla strada non sei mai solo a qualche porta puoi bussare
E quante volte son partito ma sempre per tornare
Lyrics translation
Noisy wagons used to pass there
If loads of wood came back from the mountains
But on Sunday the newlyweds went up
The oxen in the descent looked like bison
And the old people with the stick wanted to watch
On the side of the road curious to murmur
Suddenly darkness fell and war came
Left the column with the drivers asleep
The shoes left footprints on the Earth
The Allied Jeeps were seen advancing
People came out it was all a hive
But instead of honey there was wine to toast
The first bikes, the tires were empty
But it was going strong, the papers say.
Between holes and pointed stones, the wheels were spinning
In pairs on the back appeared wings
And greeted by applause was the first to arrive
And meanwhile on the road all the others to pedal
And the mayor was elected and they made the contract
They put streetlights on it as traffic increased
On the sides of the hedges they covered it with asphalt
The winter was near and The Courier was traveling
I was coming back from school and I didn't know what to do
Because ' on that road it was impossible to play
On the road I was born, I know her well
And the music I carry in my suitcase the songs inside my heart
On the road you're never alone at some door you can knock
And how many times I left but always to return