Fiamma Fumana

Walking Song

Fiamma Fumana


I tread on the red dust which stains my clothes 
I walk on the palm-lined road by the orchard 
There is no one around, the truck has vanished beyond the bend 
And the clouds cross the sky, crowded with birds 

The backpack is light and the trail shadowy 
And the morning sun does not burn 
The rhythm of my footsteps is perfect 
It reminds me of a music playing inside of me 

Once more the road carries me with her 
I only miss your footstep marked on mine 

One step after another step 
One foot after another foot and again 
One step after another step 
One foot after another foot 

The bar in Santiago resounds with music and voices 
The girls dance happily on the courtyard's stones 
The Italian tourists admire them, leaning on the counter 
All around the night is sweet and full of stars 

Emilio has arrived with his guitar 
He is talking to Oscar and Carlos 
The trumpet draws arabesques 
That shine sharply beyond my glass 

Once more the road carries me with her 
I only miss your footstep marked on mine 

One step after another step... 

Last night I dreamed of plains in green and brown 
And beeches and chestnut-trees dripping the winter rain 
The sky was dark, and the fog wrapped everything 
But an inviting light shone at the house's windows 

And everything was grey and everything was dull 
Like the places where I grew up 
Yet in my dream I was happy 
As she who is going back to the people she loves 

Once more the road carries me back to you 
And I listen to my footsteps once more marked on yours