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Roberto Amato

Yes

Yes
she may be right
but eternity has got incredibly smaller
and I am quite fond of these angels

I understand them completely
I know what they are telling me
I know why they are caressing me

to them we are still the same age
they watch me play
and they give me advice
they read the microscopic books I write
which I cut and I sew
which I bind myself
which I illustrate with immense
synoptic tables

Ja

Ja
misschien heb je gelijk
maar van de eeuwigheid is niet veel meer over
en ik ben dol op deze engelen

ik begrijp ze door en door
ik weet wat ze tegen me zeggen
ik weet waarom ze mij liefkozen

voor hen ben ik een tijdgenoot
ze kijken hoe ik speel
ze geven me raad
lezen de minuscule boekjes die ik schrijf
die ik snijd en aan elkaar naai
die ik zelf inbind
die ik illustreer met immense
synoptische tabellen


può darsi che lei abbia ragione
ma l’eternità si è ridotta di moltissimo
e a me piacciono questi angeli

li capisco profondamente
so quello che mi dicono
so perché mi accarezzano

per loro sono rimasto un coetaneo
mi guardano giocare
e mi consigliano
leggono i piccolissimi libri che scrivo
che taglio e che cucio
che rilego da solo
che illustro con immense
tavole sinottiche
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Yes

Yes
she may be right
but eternity has got incredibly smaller
and I am quite fond of these angels

I understand them completely
I know what they are telling me
I know why they are caressing me

to them we are still the same age
they watch me play
and they give me advice
they read the microscopic books I write
which I cut and I sew
which I bind myself
which I illustrate with immense
synoptic tables

Yes

Yes
she may be right
but eternity has got incredibly smaller
and I am quite fond of these angels

I understand them completely
I know what they are telling me
I know why they are caressing me

to them we are still the same age
they watch me play
and they give me advice
they read the microscopic books I write
which I cut and I sew
which I bind myself
which I illustrate with immense
synoptic tables
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