Le nuvole [English translation]

They come and go

Sometimes they stop

And when they do

They're as black as ravens

They seem to give you the evil eye

Sometimes they're white and they run

And they take the shape of heron

Or that of sheep

Or some other beast

But the children see this better

As they run after them for many metres

Sometimes they warn you with their noise

Before coming

And the earth trembles

And the animals remain silent

Sometimes they warn you with their noise

They come and go, they come back

And perhaps they stop for many days

And you can't see the sun and the stars anymore

And it feels like you can't recognize

The place where you are anymore

They come and go

For every real one there's a thousand fake ones

And they stand there, between us and the sky

Just to leave us longing for rain

• Artist:Fabrizio De André
• Album:Le nuvole (1990)