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Semus Torrande (with the Heart and the Void)

from House on Swallow Street by Kristina Jacobsen

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written by Enrico Spanu and Kristina Jacobsen, in collaboration with in Associazione Badde Salighes. Language consultation by Franzisca Manca.

lyrics

Enrico Spanu & Kristina Jacobsen, in collaboration w/ Associazione Badde Salighes

A diciotto anni, sei andato via
per laurearti
la pioggia a Londra ti rassicura
“non sei più qui”

Torni a casa una volta all'anno
nulla è cambiato
Non chiat nudda, mancu nostalgia
non sei piu li

Nato in Sardegna
dentro un recinto
Circondato dal mare, sole e silenzio
Giorni infiniti
Giusto scappare

You’re going back
To a place of rain and snow
a home you’ve made
on your own
a life you can count on

You’re going back to the scent of the English sea
Golden samphire, sea holly
Skyscrapers, people on the street

Da un po’ di tempo
nel cuore della notte
Vedi tuo nonno
Chino nel campo
E vorresti solo dirgli
“sto tornando”

Poi qualche giorno dopo
Di punto in bianco,
I tuoi occhi brillano
per quel progetto abbandonato
Perché non farlo?

E poi hai deciso
e stai tornando davvero
Nella tua isola
Che ora hai scelto
E forse è vero
che ti ha scelto lei

You’re going back
To a place of sun and sea
a home you’ll make
on your own
a life you so much want to count on

Ses torrande a intenner
su nuscu de su mare,
carignos de luna e de entu
‘e su calore de sa domo chi aisa lassadu

E lei sarà la tua sardegna
scalza sopra questa terra
vuoi assecondare il tempo
passare dall'autunno all'inverno

semus torrande
la comunità cambia
ma è sempre un po' più bella
il centro del mondo
Nel centro di me stesso


English Translation:

You left at eighteen
To earn your degree
The rain in London reassures you
You’re no longer here

You come home once a year
Nothing’s changed
There’s nothing here, not even nostalgia
You’re no longer living there

Born in Sardinia
Like being inside a fishbowl
Surrounded by the sea, sun and silence
Endless days
It’s right to leave

And then a while ago
In the heart of the night
You see you’re grandfather
Kneeling in the field
And you want to tell him
“I’m coming home”

And a few days later
Out of the blue
You recall you’re abandoned project
Why not try it?

And now you’ve decided
And you’re returning home for real
In your island
That now you’ve chosen
Or maybe it’s true
That she’s chosen you

You’re going back to smell the scent of the sea
The caress of the moon and the wind
And the warmth of the home you left so long ago

And she will be your Sardinia
Barefoot on this earth
You’ll savor each second
Passing from autumn to winter

We’re returning (to)
The community that changes
But is always a bit more beautiful
I find the center of the world
In the center of myself…

credits

from House on Swallow Street, released February 15, 2021
Enrico Spanu (harmonies and acoustic guitar)
Matteo Scano (harmonica)

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Kristina Jacobsen Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kristina Jacobsen’s first album, Three Roses, proves that she is a certified country singer/songwriter who couldn’t be more authentic if she had been born backstage at the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, aprogram that she celebrates in a song of the same name. She sings in a yodeling alto that can warm your heart, bite off a searing denunciation, or celebrate good times with equal fervor. ... more

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