Here are some of my favorites- the first one is from a song by U2- but is sung, in Italian, by the glorious Pavarotti (may he rest in peace):
Dici che il fiume
trova la via al mare
E come il fiume
giungerai a me
Oltre i confini
e le terre assetate
Dici che come fiume
come fiume
L'amore giunger
L'amore
E non so pi pregare
E nell'amore non so pi sperare
E quell'amore non so pi aspettare
[English translation:]
You say that a river
finds its way to the sea
And as a river
you'll come to me
Beyond the borders
and the thirsty lands
You say that as a river
As a river
Love will come
Love
And I cannot pray anymore
And I cannot hope in love anymore
And I cannot wait for love anymore
- Excertps from MISS SARAJEVO by U2
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Born to an air of apathy
Indifference shapes a fragile mind.
Questions formed at an early age
Beg answers unasked
Silent cries
Behind curious eyes resides a child who cannot speak.
Years find a mind alone whose
Questions flow too deep for words.
Covered in a shroud of silence
Watching the world go by.
Silent cries
Behind outcast eyes, hides a child who cannot speak.
Silent Cries.
Time blindly races on
Toward the autumn years
Seasons unheeded pass
While we all drown in tears.
Questions unanswered remain alone
They mourn a fragile mind
Silent cries
Behind lifeless eyes, lies a child who cannot speak.
Silent cries
-SILENT CRIES by Fates Warning
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I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
'Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole
The sands of time for me are running low
When the priest comes to read me the last rites
I take a look through the bars at the last sights
Of a world that has gone very wrong for me
Can it be there's some sort of an error
Hard to stop the surmounting terror
Is it really the end not some crazy dream?
Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming
It's not easy to stop from screaming
But words escape me when I try to speak
Tears they flow but why am I crying?
After all am I not afraid of dying
Don't I believe that there never is an end?
As the guards march me out to the courtyard
Someone calls from a cell "God be with you"
If there is a God, then why has he let me die?
As I walk all my life drifts before me
And though the end is near I'm not sorry
Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away
Mark my words believe my soul lives on
Please don't worry now that I have gone
I've gone beyond to see the truth.
When you know that your time is close at hand
Maybe then you'll begin to understand
Life down there is just a strange illusion.
-HALLOWED BE THY NAME by Iron Maiden
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