Paroles et traduction Francesco De Gregori - Tutti salvi

Tutti salvi

Vennero a galla finalmente alcuni coriandoli d′allegria
E certe note dell'orchestra che i pesci non vollero portare via
Erano belle quelle note che pure il mare le perdonò
E si arenarono una mattina sulla spiaggia di New York

Scusate, ma del Titanic ancora vi devo parlare
E delle cose rimaste a galla sull′azzurrissimo mare
Delle risate e delle preghiere, dell'incredibile esplosione
Delle notizie arrivate a terra, poche notizie e nemmeno buone

Erano belle, erano tonde, e rotolavano sulle onde
Come le cose che ho detto prima insieme al nome di una bambina
Senza nessuna mediazione, praticamente senza padrone
Si costruivano in sinfonia, e intanto il mare le portava via

Si disse infatti che la nave viaggiava ancora in buona salute
E che le vite, le vite umane, no, non erano perdute
Erano belle, erano tante, e poi nessuno le reclamava
Insieme al nome della bambina e di suo padre che la chiamava

Safe and Sound

Confetti of joy finally surfaced
And a few notes from the orchestra that the fish didn't want to take away
Those notes were beautiful, even the sea forgave them
And they beached one morning on the shores of New York

Excuse me, but I still have to tell you about the Titanic
And the things that remained afloat on the azure sea
The laughter and the prayers, the incredible explosion
The news that reached land, little news and not even good

They were beautiful, they were round, and they rolled on the waves
Like the things I said before along with the name of a little girl
Without any mediation, practically without an owner
They built themselves into a symphony, and in the meantime the sea took them away

It was said that the ship was still sailing in good health
And that the lives, the human lives, no, were not lost
They were beautiful, they were so many, and then no one claimed them
Together with the name of the little girl and her father who called her