Cuore di aliante [English translation]

I – the shadow that left

Skirting along the wall or standing still

The man who sought his prophecy

Straight into the future and then went astray

Sound of tam-tam, I’ve been dancing to it

For a whole lightning life

Like a journey on a tram, where you sit down

And then it’s the end of the line

I – the wave that rose

Up from the dark sea of mankind

The cry heard when it bounced

Loud on the drum of freedom

Dreaming of the one who makes my madness

And never heals this wound

Who teared off my books

The last page

I’m outlet water

And my cross to bear is never knowing

If my voice is river or ocean

And no, there’s no river twice able

To wet me and bring me peace

Because time goes by and everything falls silent

I’m staying here, in the unreality

Of the immense veil of my halved sky

Will it be a new age or simply yet another age?1

The flight of an everlasting instant

In my glider heart

I – the Indian who took

The hurdled path of self-finding

The bow which shot an arrow here

Into a pure heart – never-place

Sleep of amnesias I’m sleeping no more

But I’m not yet done existing

By this force, I’m raising the virtue

Of endurance

I’m spring water

Unable to return to its mountain

And my horizon is simply to live

And to live alone, like a rock in a creek

Unable to prevent the current from flowing

Because time goes by and leaves nothing behind

I’m staying here, in the unreality

Of the immense range of my halfway journey

Will it be a new age or simply yet another age?1

The flight of an everlasting instant

In my glider heart

How can you fight time?

It can only be beaten to the beat2of music

Don’t give up before time going by

You can beat it once again

To the beat of music on the rhythm2going on

To the beat2of music, as time goes on

I’m staying here, in the unreality

Of the immense depths of my halved world

Will it be a new age or simply yet another age?1

The flight of an everlasting instant

In my glider heart

I – the shadow that left

How can you fight time?

Skirting along the wall or staying still

It can only be beaten to the beat2of music

The man who sought his prophecy

Don’t give up before time going by

Straight into the future and then went astray

You can beat it once again

To the beat of music on the rhythm2going on

To the beat2of music

1. a. b. c. It’s unclear whether this sentence is a question or a statement2. a. b. c. d. e. f. Words like "beat", "rhythm" or "tempo" all translate into Italian with "tempo" (="time")

• Artist:Claudio Baglioni
• Album:Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo