Chi siamo noi? - Paolo Conte

Chi siamo noi e dove andiamo noi

a mezzanotte in pieno inverno ad Alessandria

Chi siamo noi col collo del palt

tirato su nel vento di Torino

Era gi cos quando Bastian Caboto andava

in pieno mare, intorno a lui la curiosit

spalancava allora in un sospiro il suo ventaglio

di meraviglie americane,

e si calmava in una rumba senza fine

Chi siamo noi e dove andiamo noi?

Chi siamo noi, che ci diciamo noi

nello sbadiglio immenso di Milano?

Chi siamo noi e dove andiamo noi

nel sonno spalancato sul silenzio

Era gi cos Vasco da Gama andava andava

in pieno mare, e intorno a lui la verginit del mondo

gli parlava come un gatto il suo dialetto fresco

di mattino Zulu

Who we are and where we go

at midnight in the middle of winter in Alexandria

Who are we with the neck of the coat

pulled up in the wind of Turin

It was already like this when Bastian Caboto went

in the open sea, curiosity around him

she then opened her fan wide in a sigh

of American wonders,

and she calmed down in an endless rumba

Who are we and where are we going?

Who we are, what we tell ourselves

in the immense yawn of Milan?

Who we are and where we go

in sleep wide open on silence

It was already so Vasco da Gama was going

in the open sea, and around him the virginity of the world

his fresh dialect spoke to him like a cat

in the morning Zulu