Roberto Vecchioni

Lyrics Il libraio di selinunte Roberto Vecchioni

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Il libraio di selinunte


Così di notte, quando tutto era silenzio nella strada,
io scavalcavo la finestra e camminavo con le scarpe in mano,
e m'infilavo nella luce fioca della sua bottega,
per sentire la voce di quel piccolo uomo.

Così di notte in quella stanza dove mi dimenticavo il tempo,
io stavo ad ascoltarlo di nascosto mentre lui leggeva
parole di romanzi e versi come cose da toccare
e al frusciare di pagine mi sentivo volare...

e le parole come musica di seta
mi prendevano per mano,
e mi portavano lontano dove il cuore
non si sente più lontano:
dentro le immagini, nei libri e nella pelle
di chi aveva già vissuto cose tanto uguali a me;
nella follia d'essere uomo e nelle stelle
per andare oltre il dolore più inguaribile che c'è;
e le parole si riempivano d'amore,
le sue parole diventavano d'amore,
le sue parole diventavano l'amore

Così la notte,quando gli incendiarono la casa,
e la gente rideva e diceva che era finalmente ora,
capii che c'è davvero una diversità infinita
tra imparare a vivere e imparare la vite:

guardavo il pifferaio che si portava dietro le parole
e se le trascinava nella luce bianca della luna:
non si voltò, non si voltò neanche a salutare,
se le prese su tutte, e le gettò nel mare...

e le parole del libraio da quella sera
se ne andarono per sempre,
e mi lasciarono con gli occhi di un bambino
che non può sognare più:
tutte le sere torno con le scarpe in mano
per vedere se da qualche parte le riporterai;
di giorno provo a ricordarmele, ma invano,
troppi uomini non cambiano e non cambieranno mai:
parlano tutti, ma non dicono parole,
le loro cose non diventano parole:
mi manchi tu, mi mancano le tue parole...

Ma ci son sere che scendendo verso il mare
mi sembra come di sentirti, e non ti vedo:
ma se m'illudo che sia ancora tutto vero
quasi ci credo.

© Roberto Vecchioni

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The lyrics IL LIBRAIO DI SELINUNTE of ROBERTO VECCHIONI is also present in the album Rotary club of malindi (2004)

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Biografia

Roberto Vecchioni is an Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist, writer, poet, and teacher born in Milan in 1940. Considered one of the most important songwriters in Italian music, Vecchioni stands out for his profound and refined poetics, often inspired by literary tradition and the inner world. His musical career began in the 1960s with the folk-rock group I Nomadi, but he achieved fame in 1975 with the album "La mia casa è un castello". Among his most famous songs are "L'uomo che amava le donne", "Il cielo in una stanza", "Canzone per te" and "Luci d'artista". Vecchioni has won numerous awards, including the Sanremo Music Festival in 1982 with the song "La mia casa è un castello" and the Tenco Prize in 1976. Besides music, Vecchioni is also dedicated to writing novels, poems, and essays.

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