Traduzione del testo della canzone Born, Never Asked - Laurie Anderson

Born, Never Asked (originale)

It was a large room. Full of people. All kinds.
And they had all arrived at the same buidling
At more or less the same time.
And they were all free. And they were all
Asking themselves the same question:
What is behind that curtain?
You were born. And so you’re free. So happy birthday.

Born, Never Asked (traduzione)

Fu una sala vasta, ariosa come foce, gremita d’anime — e ciascuna diversa,
E tutti erano giunti a quella dimora severa,
Quasi nel medesimo respiro del giorno,
E tutti erano liberi — come venti sciolti, e tutti,
Sospesi, si ponevano la medesima domanda segreta:
Cosa si cela oltre quel velo tremulo?
Sei nata — dunque libera. Che il giorno ti sia un brindisi d’aurora.