Cielo
Leandro Barsotti Lyrics
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Io con la mia coscienza
Lei con le sue ragioni
Io con la mia indecenza
Ed era un giorno buoi
Un giorno come tanti
Partimmo per milano
E viaggiavamo lenti
La casa del profeta
Aveva nove stanze
Ognuna con un quadro
Ed un profumo intenso
Sembrava un parco ricco
Di fantasiose essenze
Riempiva le narici però
Non era incenso
Una madonna bianca
Con i suoi grandi seni
Avevo i piedi a terra
Ma respiravo il cielo
Avevo i piedi a terra
E respiravo
Cielo cielo cielo
Fammi nascere ancora
Fammi sentire nel buoi
Incondizionato amore
Nei misteri di iesod
La casa del profeta
Conteneva il mondo
Le anime divine
La terra e i suoi veleni
Tutto si mescolò
E apparve in un secondo
Sdraiato sopra il letto
Guardavo il suo cavallo
In groppa il cavaliere
A terra il suo vassallo
Chissà se poi avrei perso
Chissà se poi avrei vinto
Sdraiato sopra il letto
Entrai nel suo dipinto
E avevo i piedi a terra
Ma respiravo il cielo
Avevo i piedi a terra
Ma respiravo
Cielo cielo cielo
Fammi nascere ancora
Fammi sentire nel buoi
Incondizionato amore
Nei misteri di iesod
The lyrics to Leandro Barsotti's "Cielo" describe a journey to Milan taken by the singer and another person who has her own reasons for the trip. As they travel slowly, the singer describes his own conscience and indecency, contrasting with the woman's motivations. They arrive at the "house of the prophet," a place with nine rooms, each containing a painting and a strong scent. The singer sees a white Madonna with large breasts and feels as though he is both grounded and breathing in the heavens.
The house of the prophet is a place where everything is mixed together: divine souls, the earth, and its poisons. The singer lays on a bed and gazes at a painting with a horse and rider, wondering if he will win or lose. He feels himself enter the painting and, once again, experiences being on the ground while simultaneously breathing in the sky. The chorus repeats the desire to be born again and to feel unconditional love in the mysteries of Iesod.
Overall, the lyrics of "Cielo" evoke a sense of otherworldliness and the merging of elements that might typically be separate. The journey to Milan becomes a journey through a mystical landscape where the singer is immersed in different scents and vibrations, experiences grounding and transcendence at the same time, and is always seeking a new kind of rebirth.
Line by Line Meaning
Partimmo per milano
We left for Milan
Io con la mia coscienza
I with my conscience
Lei con le sue ragioni
She with her reasons
Io con la mia indecenza
I with my indecency
Ed era un giorno buoi
And it was a cloudy day
Un giorno come tanti
A day like many others
Partimmo per milano
We left for Milan
E viaggiavamo lenti
And we were traveling slowly
La casa del profeta
The prophet's house
Aveva nove stanze
Had nine rooms
Ognuna con un quadro
Each with a painting
Ed un profumo intenso
And an intense scent
Sembrava un parco ricco
It seemed like a rich park
Di fantasiose essenze
Of fanciful essences
Riempiva le narici però
It filled the nostrils though
Non era incenso
It was not incense
Una madonna bianca
A white Madonna
Con i suoi grandi seni
With her large breasts
Avevo i piedi a terra
I had my feet on the ground
Ma respiravo il cielo
But I was breathing the sky
Cielo cielo cielo
Sky, sky, sky
Fammi nascere ancora
Make me be born again
Fammi sentire nel buoi
Make me feel in the darkness
Incondizionato amore
Unconditional love
Nei misteri di iesod
In the mysteries of Iesod
Conteneva il mondo
Contained the world
Le anime divine
The divine souls
La terra e i suoi veleni
The earth and its poisons
Tutto si mescolò
Everything mixed together
E apparve in un secondo
And appeared in a second
Sdraiato sopra il letto
Lying on the bed
Guardavo il suo cavallo
I was looking at his horse
In groppa il cavaliere
The knight was in the saddle
A terra il suo vassallo
His vassal was on the ground
Chissà se poi avrei perso
Who knows if I would have lost
Chissà se poi avrei vinto
Who knows if I would have won
Entrai nel suo dipinto
I entered his painting
Ma respiravo il cielo
But I was breathing the sky
Contributed by Chase E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.