Era l'inizio della primavera - It Was the Beginning of Spring

La Primavera cominciò un po' di tempo prima E l'erba si vedeva appena e noi stavamo bene Nell'aria mite del mattino le felci ancora chiuse Tu che abbassavi spesso gli occhi e sempre prima di me La Primavera cominciò all'ombra di betulle Come risposta al mio umore Lanciavi un'occhiata era l'inizio tra noi due Piangevo prima di te It was in the early spring The grass was barely showing The stream was flowing the air mild The trees were turning green It was in the early morning Shepherd's pipe as yet was silent The ferns were still tightly furled in the pine wood It was in the early spring In the shade of the birch trees When with a smile you lowered your eyes before me In reply to my love you lowered.... You lowered .... your glance Oh life - oh wood - oh youth Oh sunlight ..and hope La Primavera cominciò un po' di tempo prima E l'erba si vedeva appena e noi stavamo bene Era l'inizio della primavera © 2007 Franco Battiato "Era l'inizio della primavera" is Battiato's rendition in Italian and English of "It Was in Early Spring" by Petr Tchaikovsky, with lyrics by Aleksey Tolstoy. The English lyrics are sung by Lisa Masia of the group MAB, which was featured on the opening song of the album.

Spring began just a little earlier and grass was just appearing and we were well. In the mild morning air, the ferns still closed, you who often lowered your eyes, and always ahead of me. Spring began in the shadow of birches. In response to my mood, you cast a glance. It was the beginning for us. I cried before you did. It was in the early spring The grass was barely showing The stream was flowing the air mild The trees were turning green It was in the early morning Shepherd's pipe as yet was silent The ferns were still tightly furled in the pine wood It was in the early spring In the shade of the birch trees When with a smile you lowered your eyes before me In reply to my love you lowered.... You lowered .... your glance Oh life - oh wood - oh youth Oh sunlight ..and hope Spring began just a little earlier And grass was just appearing and we were well. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Il vuoto was released in 2007. Battiato said of the album, "All of this disc talks essentially of emptiness. And for "emptiness" I don't mean only that as it relates to thoughts or considerations of a philosophical order, but precisely the problems and circumstances that each one of us is obligated to live every day." And of course there's the flip side of this negative emptiness: the emptiness one can reach through meditation which then allows the realization of new possibilities. The lyrics are again a collaboration between Battiato and the Sicilian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro.

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