Canto
- (play 30 sec clip)
music and lyrics by Gino Vannelli and Sage)
(published by Whirling Rainbow Music/BMI and
Kekino Music/BMI)
Orchestration by Gino Vannelli
and Glenn Morley
Performed by NOA,featuring Tim Jensen on flute
Piano performed by Gino Vannelli
Drum program by Sage |
It was a rare
sunny day in January.I sat on a rock, facing west,admiring
the sky and the benign indifference of the setting
sun.(The Oregon coast is perfect asylum to artists
brooding over solutions to career downturns,and
the uncertainties of middle life) When the show
ended I heaved a sigh,and closed
my eyes.The next thing I remember was being thoroughly
doused by a very cold sneaker wave. |
| Guardo la
notte nascere
Il cielo abbraccia il mare
Il sole saggio va
Cosi’agli occhi miei una lacrima |
The night gathers - yonder-
Sea touches sky
The sun, faithful to its course
As is the tear from my eye |
| Perso nelle
domande ancora io
Dimentico quel che so gia’
Verita’che ho in me
Cosi’ semplice |
The voice of nagging doubt
Beating in my ear
A moment forced to its crisis
- how simple - how clear |
Amo percio’
vivo
Sento e allora si’ capisco
Sogno e cosi’ credo
Canto e quindi sono |
Love or perish,
Be a light unto yourself
Sing, from the heart
And all will be well |
| Penso
a quegli anni tristi
In cui la melodia taceva
Naufrago a terra a stento un po’
Di vento mi spingeva |
Dark reflections of a songbird
Downed in mid flight
A lost mariner - adrift
Without wind or starlight |
Lo schiaffo di
un onda poi di colpo
Scosse la vita nel cuore
E l’amore si risveglio’
Cosi’ semplice |
Then, like a mother’s
stern hand
A reprimand from the sea
- the awakening - shocking
For all its divine simplicity |
Amo percio’
vivo
Sento e allora si’ capisco
Sogno e cosi’ credo
Canto e quindi sono |
Love or perish,
Be a light unto yourself
Sing, from the heart
And all will be well |
E adesso l’uragano
Mi da pace ed armonia
Ed anche il grido dei gabbiani
E’ dolce melodia
Come il faro nella notte
Guida navi all’orizzonte
Una stella ora brilla per me |
What tempests rage
The still mind lulls,
Hearing siren strains
In trills of gulls
For the Light that guides
Lost ships at sea
At last illuminates the way for me |
Amo percio’
vivo
Rido e cosi’ la vita e’ bella
Sogno e cosi credo
Canto e quindi sono
Che la musica viva per sempre
Con il cuore canto e quindi sono |
Love or perish
Be a joy unto yourself
Sing, fool, from the heart
And all will be well
Long live the song of ages -From
the heart I sing, and all is well |
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