Emozioni [English translation]

Following with your eyes the flight of a heron over the river and then

Finding yourself flying

And lying happy on the grass listening to

A subtle sorrow

And at night scanning the hill to find out

Where the sun goes to sleep

Wondering why when sadness falls

Deep in your heart

It falls silently like snow

And driving in the dark like a madman headlights off

To see

If it’s so difficult to die

And clenching my hands tightly to stop

Something that

Is in me

But is not in your mind

You can’t understand

If you like call it

Emotion

If you like call it

Emotion

Coming off the moor in the morning

Where you can’t see your hand in front of your face

To find yourself again

Chatting with a fisherman

For hours and hours

So that you don’t feel that something inside you is dying

And firming the soil round a green seedling

Hoping that one day

A red rose will grow

And punching someone

Just because he’s been a bit rude

Knowing that it’s not the insults that hurt

And closing my eyes to stop

Something that

Is in me

But is not in your mind

You can’t understand

If you like call it

Emotion

If you like call it

Emotion

• Artist:Lucio Battisti
• Album:Emozioni (1970)