Via, Via, Vieni via con me
Away, Away, Come away with me
Last week was rough. While we all figure out our next steps, I thought a moment of escapism was called for. Via Con Me was written in 1981 by Paolo Conte, the beloved singing, composing, piano-playing lawyer (we need more of those!) from Asti, Piemonte in the northwest of Italy. His deep, raspy voice is the perfect vehicle for his poetically melancholic and playful lyrics, which give resonant expression to a deep range of emotions. What I love about this song, especially now, is that it is as much about appreciating the beauty in the everyday as it is about temporarily escaping: "Outside it's raining a cold world", but there's a hot bath we have an invite to. (See the lyrics with translation below for further details.) Let's show ourselves some self-care this week, and then, as Conte says: "Good luck my, baby!"
VIA CON ME | ITALIAN LYRICS
Via via
Vieni via di qui.
Niente più ti lega a questi luoghi
Neanche questi fiori azzurri.
Via via
Neanche questo tempo grigio,
pieno di musiche
e di uomini che ti son piaciuti.
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you
Via via
Vieni via con me.
Entra in questo amore buio
Non perderti per niente al mondo
Via via
Non perderti per niente al mondo
Lo spettacolo d’arte varia
Di uno innamorato di te.
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you
Via via
Vieni via con me.
Entra in questo amore buio
Pieno di uomini.
Via via
Entra e fatti un bagno caldo
C’è un accappatoio azzurro
Fuori piove un mondo freddo.
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you
VIA CON ME | ENGLISH LYRICS
Away, away,
Come away from here,
Nothing more ties you to these places,
Not even these blue flowers.
Away, away
Not even this grey weather
Full of music
And of men whom have pleased you.
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you
Away, away,
Come away with me,
Enter this dark love
Don’t get lost for anything in the world
Away, away,
Don’t get lost for anything in the world
The spectacle of varied art
Of one who is in love with you
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you
Away, away,
Come away with me,
Enter this dark love,
Full of men
Away, away
Come in and take a hot bath
There’s a blue bathrobe
Outside it’s raining a cold world
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
Good luck my baby
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
It’s wonderful
I dream of you