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Un Angelo in Più

(A Salty Dog)


Enrico Mercuri writes to BtP about two versions, seemingly, of A Salty Dog in Italian, one by 'Giliath' and one by 'Alibani' [see here]

'I think that Giliath and Alibani are the same person. In fact the two versions (one by Oro - Onde Radio Ovest - released in 1994 on Sugar/Rti records, catalogue number Sgr 4418-2, and one by Camaleonti - released in 2001 on Nar records cat.num. n. 503043-4) have minimal differences (for example: 'you' than 'me'). The text below is Camaleonti version. Musical editor is "Aromando s.r.l."(indicated on the Oro CD, but not on the Camaleonti release).'

Un Angelo in Più

 

A New Angel

"Come sarà, amore mio la mia vita senza te

 

How will it be, my love, my life without you?

non mancherà la compagnia dei tuoi ricordi in me.

 

With the memories I hold of you I shall not be alone.

Se te ne andrai dai giorni miei e come un angelo in più,

 

If you go and leave me like a new angel,

io pregherò per te se vuoi da una casa in mezzo al blu.

 

I shall pray for you if you want, from a house in the midst of the blue.

Come sarà, amore mio la mia vita senza te,

 

How will it be, my love, my life without you?

aspetterò che ci sia anche tu, poi mangerò da me,

 

I shall wait for you to join me, then I shall eat alone,

lavorerò, impiegherò, dietro ad una scrivania,

 

I shall work, I shall toil, at a writing-desk,

Non potrò buttarmi via, perchè amore eterno è.

 

I shan’t be able to tear myself away, for love is everlasting.

E piangerò davanti ad un film che parlerà di noi,

 

And I shall weep before a film that speaks of us,

di me e di te, di quelli che non si perderanno mai.

 

Of you and of me, of those who will never be apart.

E se lassù fra il cielo e Dio, c'è un'eterna casa blu,

 

And if up there between the sky and God there is an everlasting blue house

chi va sù, amore mio, il nostro angelo in più".

 

Who goes up there, my love, our new angel.

Translated into English for BtP by Martin Clare


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