| I had a dream Mr. King If you’ll beg my pardon
| Ho fatto un sogno, signor King, se mi scuserai
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| I was trespassing A sacred garden
| Stavo sconfinando in un giardino sacro
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| And the blossoms fell And they dropped like candy
| E i fiori caddero e caddero come caramelle
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| And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi
| E la natura gridò Gandhi Gandhi
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| And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi
| E la natura gridò Gandhi Gandhi
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| When he was a boy He was afraid of the dark
| Da ragazzo aveva paura del buio
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| His mother would fast And pray at his feet
| Sua madre digiunava e pregava ai suoi piedi
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| And the lamp burned as he slept Slept as he dreamed
| E la lampada ardeva mentre dormiva, dormiva mentre sognava
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| He was dreaming of his sisters Dressed in white muslin
| Stava sognando le sue sorelle vestite di mussola bianca
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| Dressed in white muslin Dancing in a ring
| Vestito di mussola bianca Ballando in un anello
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| He was afraid of the dark And the lamp burned
| Aveva paura del buio e la lampada ardeva
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| And his mother fasted And prayed as he slept
| E sua madre digiunava e pregava mentre dormiva
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| Dreaming of blossoms They were burning his throat
| Sognando fiori Gli bruciavano la gola
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| He had eaten flowers Fell burning
| Aveva mangiato fiori Cadde bruciando
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| Flowers fell burning From the young girls' hair
| Fiori cadevano ardenti dai capelli delle fanciulle
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| He was whispering Into his god’s ear
| Stava sussurrando all'orecchio del suo dio
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| Let the children be so Let the children be so And the lamplight flickered flickered And his mother withered like Job
| Lascia che i bambini siano così Lascia che i bambini siano così E la luce della lampada tremolò tremò E sua madre si seccò come Giobbe
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| And he lay there dreaming And the blossoms fell
| E giaceva lì sognando e i fiori caddero
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| And Tilak’s trumpet Proceeded to call
| E la tromba di Tilak ha proceduto a chiamare
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| And the blossoms fell And they dropped like candy
| E i fiori caddero e caddero come caramelle
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| And the people cried Gandhi Gandhi…
| E la gente gridava Gandhi Gandhi...
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| I had a dream Mr. King If you’ll beg my pardon | Ho fatto un sogno, signor King, se mi scuserai |
| I was trespassing The sacred garden
| Stavo sconfinando nel giardino sacro
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| And the blossoms fell Well, they dropped like candy
| E i fiori sono caduti Beh, sono caduti come caramelle
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| And nature cried Gandhi Gandhi
| E la natura gridò Gandhi Gandhi
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| Hey little man Awake from your slumber
| Ehi piccolo uomo, svegliati dal tuo sonno
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| Get 'em with the numbers Get 'em with the numbers
| Prendili con i numeri Prendili con i numeri
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| He was frail and shy And the cast of his mind
| Era fragile e timido e il cast della sua mente
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| Was mercurial Was mercurial
| Era mercuriale Era mercuriale
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| As the sacred verbs Scrawled
| Come i verbi sacri scarabocchiati
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| In the dust On the floor
| Nella polvere sul pavimento
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| On the floor Long live revolution
| Sul pavimento Lunga vita alla rivoluzione
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| And the spinning wheel And a handful of salt
| E la ruota che gira e una manciata di sale
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| And a handful of salt The untouchables
| E una manciata di sale Gli intoccabili
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| Dropped like candy They called to him
| Caduti come caramelle Lo chiamarono
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| Gandhi Gandhi The children of god
| Gandhi Gandhi I figli di dio
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| With hands full of candy They called to him
| Con le mani piene di caramelle lo chiamavano
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| Gandhi Gandhi Feel our woes-acap | Gandhi Gandhi Senti i nostri guai |