La Ballata Dell'amore Cieco
Fabrizio De André
The Ballad of Blind Love
An honest man, a righteous man
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
Fell madly in love
With one who didn't love him at all
She told him bring me tomorrow
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
She told him bring me tomorrow
Your mother's heart for my dogs
He went to his mother and killed her
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
He tore her heart from her chest
And returned from his love
It wasn't enough, it wasn't enough
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
That horror wasn't sufficient
She wanted another proof of his blind love
She said love if you love me
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
She said love if you love me
Cut the four veins of your wrists
He cut the veins on his wrists
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
And as the blood gushed out
He ran like a madman back to her
She said laughing loudly
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
She said laughing loudly
Your last proof will be death
And as the blood slowly flowed
And his color changed
Cold vanity rejoiced
A man had killed himself for her love
Outside the wind blew gently
Tralalalalla tralallaleru
But she was filled with dismay
When she saw him die content
Die content and in love
When nothing was left for her
Not his love, not his kindness
But only the dry blood of his veins
