Paroles et traduction Fabio Concato - Mi fai compagnia

Mi fai compagnia

Ti ho vista giu' da un ponte salutarmi
Ero sopra a un treno sporco, ti lasciavo dietro me.
Ti ho vista su di un campo: raccoglievi l'insalata
Con le guance color fuoco, con la schiena e il capo in giu'.
Ti vedo, sei sempre tu, anche quando non ci sei
E vorrei fermare il treno e vorrei stare in quel campo
A sudare insieme a te; ma non ci sei e ho bisogno d'inventarti
Scusa la mia fantasia,
Ma cosi' riesci sempre a farmi compagnia.
Ti ho vista, eri un'auto abbandonata,
Dentro ti han rubato tutto hai la ruggine, sei devastata.
Ti ho vista, eri un albero malato,
Eri il solo in quella strada, la corteccia martoriata,
Cento cuori sopra il tuo.
Ti vedo, sei sempre tu,
Anche quando non ci sei,
E vorrei che in quella strada
Tutti gli alberi del mondo rimanessero con te,
Ma non ci sei e ho bisogno d'inventarti
Scusa la mia fantasia,
Ma cosi' riesci sempre a farmi compagnia

You Keep Me Company

I saw you down below a bridge waving goodbye
I was on a dirty train, leaving you behind me.
I saw you in a field: you were picking lettuce
With your cheeks burning red, your back and head bent down.
I see you, it's always you, even when you're not there
And I want to stop the train and I want to be in that field
Sweating alongside you; but you're not there and I need to invent you
Excuse my imagination,
But in this way you always manage to keep me company.
I saw you, you were an abandoned car,
They've stolen everything inside, you're rusted, you're devastated.
I saw you, you were a diseased tree,
You were the only one on that road, your bark scarred,
A hundred hearts upon your own.
I see you, it's always you,
Even when you're not there,
And I wish that on that road
All the trees in the world could stay with you,
But you're not there and I need to invent you
Excuse my imagination,
But in this way you always manage to keep me company