Tag: Ferretti

Giovanni Lindo Ferretti.

2009(link)QuotesSongscollective illusion, Ferretti, schizoidness, social alienation

Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).

Obligation of worn-out dialogue to the bitter end
It’s invoked by those who retreat, dodged by those who advance
Everyone is self-sufficient, yet the numbers don’t add up

PGR – Cronache di guerra II (“War Chronicles II”)

2009(link)QuotesSongsFerretti, suffering

Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).

Certainly, the circumstances are not favorable; when have they ever been, really…
One ought to…
One ought to nothing:
one ought to what is,
one ought to the present.

PGR – Cronaca montana (“Mountain Chronicle”)

2001(link)QuotesSongsFerretti, society/politics, suffering

Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).

Children of the workers
Children of the tradesmen
Children of those who matter, and of those who never will

C.S.I. – Tutti giù per terra (All Fall to the Ground)

1997(link)QuotesSongsart, collective illusion, Ferretti, melancholy/nostalgia

Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).

Flaming, astonished souls
When torn is the veil of blindness

[…]

Beauty appears, never intrusive nor lazy
Languid when it’s time, strong, light, and austere
The air serene, brimming with strength

C.S.I. – Brace (Ember)

1986(link)QuotesSongsFerretti, schizoidness, social alienation, work

Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).

I feel good, I feel bad, I don’t know what to do
I don’t study, I don’t work, I don’t watch TV
I don’t go to the movies, I don’t play sports

CCCP – Io sto bene (I Feel Good)