Dedaland

This is one of those songs... of which... you read/hear the lyrics and think, yeah, I wanted to say that.
I've always had this thing that, I don't think I could be a mom but I would be a pretty cool auntie, one of those who says cool things to kids and all... and since 1998 (although my sister was not married yet) I was already buying and collecting things to give to my eventual nephew/niece.

This song, Claudio Baglioni wrote for his own kid... I was collecting thoughts to pass on to my dear baby nephew, Samuele, and... I stumbled in it... after many many years...
I never really listened to it... but some of the things he says, I wanted to say to my nephew too... so here is to you Samuele dear, that's how life will be like for you, that's what you'll get... this is what you will have...:

Avrai (you will have) Claudio Baglioni

AVRAI SORRISI SUL TUO VISO
you will have as many smiles on your face
COME AD AGOSTO GRILLI E STELLE
as crickets and stars in Agust.
STORIE FOTOGRAFATE DENTRO UN ALBUM,
stories photographed to put in an album
RILEGATO IN PELLE
with a leather bind
TUONI DI AEREI SUPERSONICI CHE FANNO ALZAR LA TESTA
airplanes' thunders that make our heads look up
E IL BUIO ALL'ALBA CHE SI FA D'ARGENTO ALLA FINESTRA
and the darknes that will turn into a silver dawn at you window
AVRAI UN TELEFONO VICINO CHE VUOL DIRE GIA' ASPETTARE
you will have a telephone (next to you) and that already means... waiting
SCHIUMA DI CAVALLONI PAZZI CHE S'INSEGUONO NEL MARE
the foam of crazy waves that pursue each other in the sea
E PANTALONI BIANCHI DA TIRARE FUORI CHE E' GIA' ESTATE
and white pants to take out of your closet for it's summer already
UN TRENO PER L'AMERICA SENZA FERMATE
a train straight to America with no stops
AVRAI DUE LACRIME PIU' DOLCI DA SECCARE
you will have two sweet sweet tears to dry (in the sun)
UN SOLE CHE SI UCCIDE E PESCATORI DI TELLINE
a sun that kills itslef and sunset shell fishermen
E NEVE DI MONTAGNE E PIOGGIA DI COLLINE
snow on the mountains an rain above the hills
AVRAI UN LEGNETTO DI CREMINO DA SUCCHIARE
you'll have a popsicle stick to suck on (cremino is a vanilla icecream covered with chocolate... on a stick)
AVRAI UNA DONNA ACERBA E UN GIOVANE DOLORE
you will have an unripe (immature) woman and young pain (pain of youth)
VIALI DI FOGLIE IN FIAMME AD INCENDIARTI IL CUORE
Avenues of leaves in flames to burn your heart
AVRAI UNA SEDIA PER POSARTI E ORE
You will have a chair to lean on and hours
VUOTE COME UOVA DI CIOCCOLATO
as empty as chocolate eggs (easter eggs are hollow ^_^)
ED UN AMICO CHE TI AVRA' DELUSO TRADITO INGANNATO
and a friend you will have deceived you, betrayed you and cheated on you
AVRAI AVRAI AVRAI IL TUO TEMPO PER ANDAR LONTANO
you will have you will have and will have your time to go the distance
CAMMINERAI DIMENTICANDO
you will walk forgetting
TI FERMERAI SOGNANDO
and will stop dreaming
AVRAI AVRAI AVRAI LA STESSA MIA TRISTE SPERANZA
you will have my same sad hope
E SENTIRAI DI NON AVERE AMATO MAI ABBASTANZA
and feel that you never loved enough
SE AMORE AMORE AVRAI
if love you will have
AVRAI PAROLE NUOVE DA CERCARE, QUANDO VIENE SERA
you will have new words to look for when the evening comes
E CENTO PONTI DA PASSARE E FAR SUONARE LA RINGHIERA
a hundred bridges with railings to play (as an instrument... you know with the stick)
LA PRIMA SIGARETTA CHE TI FUMA IN BOCCA UN PO' DI TOSSE
the first cigarette che will smoke some cough in your mouth
NATALE DI AGRIFOGLIO E CANDELINE ROSSE
chirstmas with holly and red candles
AVRAI UN LAVORO DA SUDARE
you will have a job to make you sweat
MATTINI FRADICI DI BRIVIDI E RUGIADA
and morning soaked with shivers and dew
GIOCHI ELETTRONICI E SASSI PER LA STRADA
electronic games and rocks on the street
AVRAI RICORDI OMBRELLI E CHIAVI DA SCORDARE
you will have memories, umbrellas and keys to forget
AVRAI CAREZZE PER PARLARE CON I CANI
you will have caresses to use to talk with dogs
E SARA' SEMPRE DI DOMENICA DOMANI
and tomorrow will always come on a sunday
E AVRAI DISCORSI CHIUSI DENTRO E MANI
you will have speeches closed inside of you and hands
CHE FRUGANO LE TASCHE DELLA VITA
that will rummage in life's pockets
ED UNA RADIO PER SENTIRE CHE LA GUERRA E' FINITA
and a radio to hear that the war is over
AVRAI AVRAI AVRAI IL TUO TEMPO PER ANDAR LONTANO
you will have your time to go the distance
CAMMINERAI DIMENTICANDO
you will walk forgetting
TI FERMERAI SOGNANDO
and stop dreaming
AVRAI AVRAI AVRAI LA STESSA MIA TRISTE SPERANZA
you will have my same sad hope
E SENTIRAI DI NON AVERE AMATO MAI ABBASTANZA
and you will feel you never loved enough
SE AMORE AMORE AVRAI AVRAI
if love you will have, my love

and that's what, I wish you with all my heart, you will have my love...