Paroles et traduction Angelo Branduardi - Tanti anni fa

Tanti anni fa

Nelle acque di quel lago
La mia donna si bagnava
Poi sciogliendosi i capelli
Una storia raccontava,
Di un castello in fondo al lago
Tanti anni fa,
Tanti anni fa,
Ed io ora te la canto
Fu un giorno a mezza estate
Mentre il sole ci scaldava
Io all'ombra di quei rami
Al suo canto mi assopivo
Spesso questo ci accadeva
Tanti anni fa,
Tanti anni fa,
Ed io ora te lo canto.
Era sera sai,
Era sera ormai
E di colpo mi svegliai.
Era sera sai,
Era sera ormai
E da solo mi trovai,
Nel lago.
Forse per curiosità
Lei scese dal lago
So che un giorno salirà
Per me
Era sera sai,
Era sera ormai
E di colpo mi svegliai.
Era sera sai,
Era sera ormai
E da solo mi trovai,
Nelle acque di quel lago
La mia donna si bagnava
Tanti anni fa,
Tanti anni fa,
Tanti anni fa,
Tanti anni fa.

Many Years Ago

In the waters of that lake
My woman bathed
Then untying her hair
A story she told,
Of a castle at the bottom of the lake
Many years ago,
Many years ago,
And I now sing it to you
It was a day in midsummer
As the sun warmed us
I in the shade of those branches
To her song I fell asleep
Often this happened to us
Many years ago,
Many years ago,
And I now sing it to you.
It was evening, you know,
It was evening now
And suddenly I woke up.
It was evening, you know,
It was evening now
And I found myself alone,
In the lake.
Perhaps out of curiosity
She descended from the lake
I know that one day she will rise
For me
It was evening, you know,
It was evening now
And suddenly I woke up.
It was evening, you know,
It was evening now
And I found myself alone,
In the waters of that lake
My woman bathed
Many years ago,
Many years ago,
Many years ago,
Many years ago.