Paroles et traduction Marco Masini - Caro babbo - Live

Caro babbo - Live

Mi sembravi alto altissimo quando ero piccolino
Eri il mio gigante buono che giocava a nascondino
Mi batteva forte il cuore mentre stavo ad aspettare
Felice di nascondermi ma anche di farmi trovare.

Ti sentivo forte e a volte mi facevi un po′ paura
Ma eri il mio cavallo docile e il tappeto la pianura
E scendevo e camminavo nelle tue scarpe pesanti
Fra colline di poltrone coi miei passi da gigante.

Era dolce era dolcissimo
Lo ricordo e te lo dico
Eri il mio più grande eroe
Eri il primo vero amico

Sei però rimpicciolito i primi anni della scuola
Tornavi tardi a casa e la mamma sempre sola
Mi svegliavo d'improvviso e ti sentivo ancora urlare
Eri sempre più nervoso e non mi stavi ad ascoltare
Altre volte mi picchiavi e le tue parole dure
Spalancavano soltanto una vita di paure.

Eri assente e irraggiungibile
Io ti odiavo e te lo dico
Eri in sogno l′uomo nero
Eri a un tratto il mio nemico.

E ho portato come un lutto il tuo sangue nelle vene
Ma il mio cuore per dispetto ti voleva ancora bene
E ora babbo te lo scrivo come quando ero bambino
Come quando per trovarci giocavamo a nascondino.

E ora è freddo anzi freddissimo
Piango mentre te lo dico
Cosa aspetti ad arrivare
Babbo se mi sei amico.

Era dolce era dolcissimo
L'ho capito e te lo scrivo
Quante volte io dovrò morire
Per sentirmi ancora vivo?

Dear Father - Live

You seemed so tall when I was but a wee little child
You were the kind giant that would play hide-and-seek with me
My heart would pound as I awaited your approach
Eager to hide but also excited to be found.

You felt so strong and sometimes you would frighten me a bit
But you were my trusty steed and the carpet was the plain
And I would walk in your heavy shoes
Like a giant taking giant steps.

It was sweet, so very sweet
I remember it and I tell you
You were my greatest hero
You were my first true friend

But you started to shrink during my early years in school
You would come home late and my mother would always be alone
I would wake up suddenly and hear you still yelling
You were always more and more on edge and you wouldn't listen to me
Other times, you would hit me and your harsh words
Only opened up a life of fear.

You were absent and unreachable
I hated you and I tell you
In my dreams, you were the bogeyman
All of a sudden, you were my enemy.

And I carried your blood in my veins like a mourning
But my heart loved you out of spite
And now, father, I write this to you as when I was a child
As when we played hide-and-seek to find each other.

And now it's cold, so very cold
I cry as I tell you
What are you waiting for?
Father, if you're my friend.

It was sweet, so very sweet
I've understood it and I write it to you
How many times must I die
To feel alive again?