Ad esempio a me piace il sud [English translation]

For example, I like the road

with burnt green—perhaps later

with darker spots without dew—

with prickly pears and the thorns of thistles.

For example, I like to see

the woman in black, mourning forever

on her doorstep every evening

while awaiting her husband to return from the fields.

But whom am I missing, do you know?

We were the same age—

all of my dreams for you—

all of my love and my freedom.

For example, I like to steal

ripe pears from branches if I'm hungry—

but when I drink, I pay right away

for water, of which there is more than bread on this earth.

Walk with that farmer

who perhaps takes the same route as me

to talk about grapes, to talk about wine,

which is still a luxury for him who does.

But whom am I missing, do you know?

We were the same age—

all of my dreams for you—

all of my love and my freedom.

For example, I like just for fun

to kick a clod of earth—

to pass it to the children around the fire—

they sing, play, and make war.

Then I like to discover far away

the sea when the sky fades to dusk—

to follow the lights of lamps

and having reached the beach, I like to sleep.

But whom am I missing, do you know?

We were the same age—

all of my dreams for you—

all of my love and my freedom.

But whom am I missing, do you know?

We were the same age—

all of my dreams for you—