Nostalgia

Sometimes, when I declare, for any reason, that I don't mean to stay in UK for all my life, that even I mean to leave as soon as possible, people ask me where I would like to move. The question is not just if I want to go back to Italy, since I often made clear that too many things are wrong in Italy to let me back to my home.
If in a not so far past time the answer was quite sure, it's not the same now. I miss my mountains, but still I despise the Italian sloth about politic, social sphere and common welfare. But there's something which continually try to drag me southwards.

Bianco e azzurro sei 

White and azure you are
con le isole che stanno lì 

whit the islands staying over there
le rocce e il mare 

the rocks and the sea
coi gabbiani 

the seagulls
Mediterraneo da vedere 

Mediterraneo to see
con le arance 

whit the oranges
Mediterraneo da mangiare 

Mediterraneo to eat
La montagna là 

The mountain there
e la strada che piano vien giù 

and the road which slowly climbs down
tra i pini e il sole 

among the pine trees and the sun
un paese 

a village
Mediterraneo da scoprire 

Mediterraneo to discover
con le chiese 

whit the cathedrals
Mediterraneo da pregare 

Mediterraneo to worship

Siedi qui 

Sit here
e getta lo sguardo giù 

and cast a glance down
tra gli ulivi 

among the olive trees
l'acqua è scura quasi blu 

the water is dark, almost blue
e lassù 

and up there
vola un falco lassù 

a hawk flies up there
sembra guardi noi 

it seems looking at us
fermi così 

we so still
grandi come mai 

we as big as we've never been
guarda là 

look there
quella nuvola che va 

that cloud which goes
vola già 

it just flies
dentro nell'eternità 

into eternity
Quella lunga scia 

That long wake
della gente in silenzio per via 

of people silently on the road
che prega piano 

who quietly pray
sotto il sole 

under the sun
Mediterraneo da soffrire 

Mediterraneo to suffer
sotto il sole 

under the sun
Mediterraneo per morire 

Mediterraneo to die
Siedi qui 

Sit here
e lasciati andar così 

and let you go in this way
lascia che 

let
entri il sole dentro te 

the sun gets into you
e respira 

and breath
tutta l'aria che puoi 

all the air you can
i profumi che 

the scents which
senti anche tu 

you feel too
sparsi intorno a noi 

spread around us
guarda là 

look there
quella nuvola che va 

that cloud which goes
vola già 

it just flies
dentro nell'eternità

into eternity