Testi di I Was Meant For The Stage - The Decemberists

I Was Meant For The Stage (originale)

I was meant for the stage,
I was meant for the curtain.
I was meant to tread these boards,
Of this much i am certain.
I was meant for the crowd,
I was meant for the shouting.
I was meant to raise these hands
With quiet all about me.
oh, oh.
Mother, please, be proud.
Father, be forgiven.
Even though you told me
'Son, you’ll never make a living.'
oh, oh.
From the floorboards to the fly,
Here I was fated to reside.
And as I take my final bow,
Was there ever any doubt?
And as the spotlights fade away,
And you’re escorted through the foyer,
You will resume your callow ways,
But I was meant for the stage.
The heavens at my birth
Intended me for stardom,
Rays of light shone down on me
And all my sins were pardoned.
I was meant for applause.
I was meant for derision.
Nothing short of fate itself
Has affected my decision.
oh, oh.
From the floorboards to the fly,
here i was fated to reside.
And as I take my final bow,
Was there ever any doubt?
And as the spotlights fade away,
And you’re escorted through the foyer,
You will resume your callow ways,
But I was meant for the stage.

(traduzione)

Ero destinato al palcoscenico,
Ero destinato al sipario.
Dovevo camminare su queste tavole,
Di questo sono certo.
Ero destinato alla folla,
Ero destinato alle urla.
Dovevo alzare queste mani
Con il silenzio tutto intorno a me.
Oh, oh.
Madre, per favore, sii orgogliosa.
Padre, sii perdonato.
Anche se me l'hai detto
"Figlio, non ti guadagnerai mai da vivere."
Oh, oh.
Dalle assi del pavimento al volo,
Qui ero destinato a risiedere.
E mentre faccio il mio ultimo inchino,
Ci sono mai stati dubbi?
E mentre i riflettori svaniscono,
E sei scortato attraverso l'atrio,
Riprenderai i tuoi modi insidiosi,
Ma ero destinato al palcoscenico.
I cieli alla mia nascita
Destinato a me per la celebrità,
Raggi di luce brillavano su di me
E tutti i miei peccati sono stati perdonati.
Ero destinato agli applausi.
Ero destinato alla derisione.
A dir poco del destino stesso
Ha influito sulla mia decisione.
Oh, oh.
Dalle assi del pavimento al volo,
qui ero destinato a risiedere.
E mentre faccio il mio ultimo inchino,
Ci sono mai stati dubbi?
E mentre i riflettori svaniscono,
E sei scortato attraverso l'atrio,
Riprenderai i tuoi modi insidiosi,
Ma ero destinato al palcoscenico.