Piccola città, bastardo posto,
appena nato ti compresi o fu il fato che in tre mesi mi spinse via;
piccola città io ti conosco,
nebbia e fumo non so darvi il profumo del ricordo che cambia in meglio,
ma sono qui nei pensieri le strade di ieri, e tornano
visi e dolori e stagioni, amori e mattoni che parlano...
Piccola città, io poi rividi
le tue pietre sconosciute, le tue case diroccate da guerra antica;
mia nemica strana sei lontana
coi peccati fra macerie e fra giochi consumati dentro al Florida:
cento finestre, un cortile, le voci, le liti e la miseria;
io, la montagna nel cuore, scoprivo l' odore del dopoguerra...
Piccola città, vetrate viola,
primi giorni della scuola, la parola ha il mesto odore di religione;
vecchie suore nere che con fede
in quelle sere avete dato a noi il senso di peccato e di espiazione:
gli occhi guardavano voi, ma sognavan gli eroi, le armi e la bilia,
correva la fantasia verso la prateria, fra la via Emilia e il West...
Sciocca adolescenza, falsa e stupida innocenza,
continenza, vuoto mito americano di terza mano,
pubertà infelice, spesso urlata a mezza voce,
a toni acuti, casti affetti denigrati, cercati invano;
se penso a un giorno o a un momento ritrovo soltanto malinconia
e tutto un incubo scuro, un periodo di buio gettato via...
Piccola città, vecchia bambina
che mi fu tanto fedele, a cui fui tanto fedele tre lunghi mesi;
angoli di strada testimoni degli erotici miei sogni,
frustrazioni e amori a vuoto mai compresi;
dove sei ora, che fai, neghi ancora o ti dai sabato sera?
Quelle di adesso disprezzi, o invidi e singhiozzi se passano davanti a te?
Piccola città, vecchi cortili,
sogni e dei primaverili, rime e fedi giovanili, bimbe ora vecchie;
piango e non rimpiango, la tua polvere, il tuo fango, le tue vite,
le tue pietre, l'oro e il marmo, le catapecchie:
così diversa sei adesso, io son sempre lo stesso, sempre diverso,
cerco le notti ed il fiasco, se muoio rinasco, finchè non finirà...
Francesco Guccini (born June 14, 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter and author. His songs are renowned for their poetic and literary value, and in 1990 he won the Premio Eugenio Montale for verses in music. Born in Modena, Guccini emerged in the 1970s as one of the most important singer-songwriters in the Italian music scene. His songs often deal with social, political, and personal themes, using rich imagery and metaphors. Among his most celebrated tracks are "The House of My Mother", "Azure", "The Sky in a Room" and "What if Tomorrow". Guccini has collaborated with numerous artists, including Fabrizio De André and Lucio Dalla. Throughout his career, he has released over 20 albums, many of which have become classics of Italian songwriting.
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