Paroles et traduction Roberto Vecchioni - Teatro

Teatro

Ed arrivai mezzo truccato
Che gi? calavano la scena
Al primo atto e in piena luce
L'avevan tutto sbottonato
Tutto gli avevano levato
Tranne la maschera e la voce
E mi guardava e sorrideva
E mi guardava e mi diceva:
"Continua tu che tanto? un gioco"
Che sia una farsa o una tragedia
Meglio che stare su una sedia
Per dopo battere le mani
Fa la mia parte e li vedrai
Son l? che non protestan mai
? Troppo comodo quel posto
E si accontentano di questo.
Tre passi avanti, due a sinistra
Rimani sempre bene in vista
E non guardarli mai negli occhi
D? solo cose che san gi?.
Che sia Romeo o Pulcinella
La fine del viaggio resta quella:
Ringrazia sempre, sei un artista,
Questa? la loro realt?.
Non? che abbia strabiliato
Nessuna volta in un teatro
Ma chi mi parla sta morendo
Ed? con lui che ho cominciato
E quella sera l'ho adorato
Che pianse, rise, improvvisando.
Io quella sera non ho riso
E tanto meno non ho pianto
L'avrai creduto tu, io stavo solo lavorando...
No, non? vero, ci credevi
? Stata la tua vita ed? la mia
E se non? cos? il teatro? una follia.
Tre passi avanti, due a sinistra,
Rimani sempre bene in vista
E non guardarli mai negli occhi
D? solo cose che san gi?.
Che sia Romeo o Pulcinella
La fine del viaggio resta quella
Ringrazia sempre, sei un artista,
Questa? la loro verit?.
Tre passi avanti,
Tre passi avanti,
...tre passi.

Theater

And I arrived half made-up,
While the scene was already going down
For the first act, bathed in light.
He had taken everything off,
Everything had been stripped away,
Except for his mask and his voice.
And he looked at me and smiled,
And he looked at me and said to me:
"It's your turn, honey, this is just a game,"
Whether it's a farce or a tragedy,
It's better than sitting in a chair
Waiting to clap your hands.
Play my part and you'll see,
They're there but they never complain,
That place is too comfortable,
And they settle for this.
Three steps forward, two to the left,
Always stay in the limelight,
And never look them in the eye.
Only say things they already know.
Whether you're Romeo or Pulcinella,
The end of the journey remains the same
Always say thank you, you're an artist,
This is their reality.
Not that I'm stunned,
Never in a theater
But the one who speaks to me is dying,
And it's with him that I started,
And that night I adored him.
He cried, he laughed, he improvised.
I didn't laugh that night
And much less did I cry.
You may have believed it, I was just working...
No, it's not true, you believed it
It has been your life and it is mine,
And if that's not theater, it's madness.
Three steps forward, two to the left,
Always stay in the limelight,
And never look them in the eye.
Only say things they already know.
Whether you're Romeo or Pulcinella,
The end of the journey remains the same.
Always say thank you, you're an artist,
This is their truth.
Three steps forward,
Three steps forward,
...three steps.