Lucio Dalla — E' Lì song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "E' Lì" by Lucio Dalla.

Lyrics

Interrompiamo la trasmissione per comunicare
Che in questa notte di serenità
Di pace e d’amore
È stato rinvenuto il cadavere di un uomo morto
La cosa è di una eccezionalità insolita
È veramente eccezionale perché erano vent’anni
Che in questo nostro bel mondo nostro
Non moriva un uomo e non veniva trovato…
Le nostre squadre televisive si sono recate sul posto
In una località del Piemonte a piede del monte
E hanno intervistato il contadino, il pastore, l’operaio, il…
Insomma, quell’altro uomo che ha trovato il cadavere
Ci scusiamo in precedenza l’emotività
Il fatto eccezionale ha sconvolto tutte le signore
Comunque, il nostro inviato
Al quale va il nostro ringraziamento per aver sospeso
La festa, il Natale, la famiglia
È ancora con la torta in mano recatosi là
Ha intervistato questo uomo
Era coperto di rami, coperto di sassi, coperto di terra
Era coperto di rami, coperto di sassi, coperto di terra
Era coperto di sassi, coperto di rami, coperto di terra
Era coperto di rami, coperto di sassi…
Gli occhi! Gli occhi, gli occhi…
No, non ho visto gli occhi
Eran coperti coi rami, erano neri di terra, erano verdi di boschi…
I capelli! I capelli…
No, non ho visto i capelli
Rossi di sangue i capelli, di polvere e fango i capelli
Penne strappate di uccelli…
La bocca, la bocca
No, non ho visto la bocca…
Era riempita di terra, era coperta di rami, di sassi con il labbro spaccato
No, la sua bocca taceva…
La mano, la mano…
Sì, la sua mano viveva
Era coperta di rami, di sassi, era coperta di terra
Ma la sua mano splendeva
Bruciava sì, la sua mano cantava
La mano stringeva un calcio infangato
Di un fucile di guerra

Lyrics translation

We interrupt the transmission to communicate
That on this night of serenity
Of peace and love
The body of a dead man has been found
The thing is of an unusual exceptionality
It's really great because it was twenty years old
That in this beautiful world of ours
A man did not die and was not found…
Our television teams went to the scene
In a locality of Piedmont at the foot of the mountain
And they interviewed the farmer, the shepherd, the worker, the…
I mean, that other man who found the body
We apologize earlier emotionality
The exceptional fact shocked all the ladies
However, our envoy
To which goes our thanks for suspending
The party, Christmas, family
He's still with the cake in his hand gone there
He interviewed this man
It was covered with branches, covered with stones, covered with Earth
It was covered with branches, covered with stones, covered with Earth
It was covered with stones, covered with branches, covered with Earth
It was covered with branches, covered with stones…
Eyes! Eyes, eyes…
No, I didn't see the eyes.
They were covered with branches, they were black of Earth, they were green of Woods…
Hair! Hair…
No, I didn't see the hair.
Red blood hair, dust and mud hair
Torn feathers of birds…
The mouth, the mouth
No, I didn't see the mouth.…
And it was filled with Earth, and covered with branches, and with stones, and with a broken lip.
No, his mouth was silent.…
The hand, the hand…
Yes, his hand lived
It was covered with branches, with stones, it was covered with Earth
But his hand shone
He burned yes, his hand sang
His hand shook a muddy kick
Of a war rifle