I Need English Translation for Umberto Tozzi's "Eva"

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  1. Eightof10@aol said:

    Default I Need English Translation for Umberto Tozzi's "Eva"

    My niece and her husband just had their first baby 2 weeks ago and I was told about this song, Eva, by Umberto Tozzi.
    The baby's name is Ava and I would love to send them the song along with the English translation.
    Thank you!!
     
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    citlalli said:

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    Prima o poi di follia scoppiera' mezza umanita'
    Sooner or later half humanity will explode with madness
    su di noi stormi di nucleari avvoltoi
    above us, flocks of nuclear vultures
    ma l'amore e' un dio
    but love is a god
    e saremo io e te l'arca di noe'
    and you and I will be in Noah's Ark
    questo amore crea e alla fine
    this loves creates and at the end
    di questa odissea
    of this odissey
    saro' adamo e tu sarai
    I'll be Adam and you'll be
    una piccola Eva Eva
    a little Eve, Eve
    il nostro amore e' l'ultima astronave Eva
    our love is the ultimate spaceship Eve
    staremo stretti ma ci salvera'
    It'll be a bit of a squeeze but we'll be safe
    come un uovo di eternita'
    like a haven* of eternity
    che si torna ad aprire Eva
    that comes back and opens again Eve
    abbracciami di mare dolce piovra Eva
    hug me with your sea, sweet octopus Eve
    e ci respireremo finche' vuoi con
    and we'll breathe till you want to, with
    le ali di arcangelo
    your archangel's wings
    nello spazio di un attimo
    in the lapse of an instant
    al di la' degli oceani
    beyond the oceans
    anfibi come nuovi
    amphibians like new
    marinai su New York
    sailors around New York
    su beirut teschi di mammouth
    in Beirut, mammouth's skulls
    su maree di bambini ridotti a bambu'
    on top of piles of children reduced to bamboos
    la mia vita e' un flash
    my life's a flash
    per chi liscia i bottoni antiatomici
    for those who caress the anti-atomic buttons
    ma l'amore crea
    but love creates
    e alla fine di questa odissea
    and at the end of this odissey
    saro' adamo e tu sarai
    I'll be Adam and you'll be
    una piccola Eva Eva
    a little Eve, Eve
    il nostro amore e' l'ultima astronave Eva
    our love is the ultimate spaceship, Eve
    staremo stretti ma ci salvera'
    It'll be a bit of a squeeze but we'll be safe
    come un uovo di eternita'
    like a haven* of eternity
    che si torna ad aprire Eva
    that comes back and opens again Eve
    abbracciami di mare dolce piovra Eva
    hug me with your sea, sweet octopus Eve
    e ci respireremo finche' vuoi con
    and we'll breathe till you want to, with
    le ali di arcangelo
    your archangel's wings
    nello spazio di un attimo
    in the lapse of an instant
    al di la' degli oceani
    beyond the oceans
    anfibi come nuovi adamo ed Eva Eva
    amphibians like a new Adam and Eve, Eve
    il nostro amore e' l'ultima astronave Eva
    our love is the ultimate spaceship Eve
    staremo stretti ma ci salvera'
    It'll be a bit of a squeeze but we'll be safe
    come un uovo di eternita'
    like a haven* of eternity
    oh mia piccola Eva Eva
    oh, my Little Eve, Eve
    abbracciami di mare dolce piovra Eva
    hug me with your sea, sweet octopus Eve
    staremo stretti ma ci salvera'
    It'll be a bit of a squeeze but we'll be safe
    come un uovo di eternita'
    like a haven* of eternity
    oh mia piccola Eva Eva
    oh, my Little Eve, Eve
    abbracciami di mare dolce piovra Eva
    hug me with your sea, sweet octopus Eve
    staremo stretti ma ci salvera'
    It'll be a bit of a squeeze but we'll be safe
    come un uovo di eternita'
    like a haven* of eternity

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    *It literally says “egg of eternity”, but I thought “haven” would fit better.



    Sorry, I don’t have the music… but I found the video on youtube for you:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BaxyTJGKIA

    Last edited by citlalli; 07-22-2009 at 02:04 AM.
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