Parole Per Mio Padre
(A Word To My Father)

Music by Gino Vannelli, lyrics by Pino Daniele.
(published by Whirling Rainbow Music/BMI and Canto Do Mar/SIAE)
Orchestration by Gino Vannelli and Glenn Morley.
Performed by NOA, featuring Tim Jensen on flute and Fred Korman on oboe.
Piano arrangement by Gino Vannelli and Niels Lan Doky, performed by Randy Porter.

Dad was the third of four sons; the Adonis of the lot, the gifted one, every bone and fiber of his well-knit body, every
aspect of his driven mind built for artistry and self-expression. Having forsaken his heart, the demons persisted till
the end - Gino Vannelli.

Io me ne andro’
Senza te nei miei giorni avro’
Quei momenti insieme a te
Che danno forza ancora per insistere

Love, betrayal
Seperation, regret
The hope of deliverance
Urging me onward

Padre
Ed ora io so
Comprendere tutti i ricordi che ho
E poi tutto quel che sei
E quando un uomo deve
Saper resistere

Father, may I have a word with you
A Son is not the promise
Of a father's unfulfulled dreams
Nor is he heir to his every mistake
Let us meet halfway between two worlds
If only for our children's children sake

Quanto mi mancherai
Quando il mio cuore batte forte
Allora io
Ho bisogno di Dio,
Ho bisogno di te

How I miss you
But the heart
remains troubled
So I reach for God
As I reach for you

Si’, voglio vedere il mare
Cercare anche un po’ di me
In tutto quel che vedo

What was once divided in life
Cries out to be unified in death

Quanto mi mancherai
Quando il mio cuore batte forte
Allora io
Ho bisogno di Dio
Ho bisogno di te

I love you
Yet my heart
Remains unsettled
So I reach for God
As I reach for you

Cambiero’ la mia sorte
Quando il mio cuore batte forte
Allora io
Ho bisogno di Dio
Ho bisogno di te
Anche un piccolo momento
E’ troppo senza te

I remain heartsick
Let us make peace
Therefore
I pray to God
As I say to you
Moments are eternities
Until we do

I miss you...


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>>Lyrics with the translations :
1. Canto
2. Una Sola Voce
3. Wayward Lover
4. Parole Per Mio Padre
5. Dea Speranza
6. The Last Dance
7. Mala Luna
8. Joli Coeur
9. Il Viaggio
10. Una Rosa A Dicembre
11. The Last Days Of Summer