as on the shore the raging waves

as on the shore the raging waves
that shiver in the heart, that light in the sky
the door unlocked and the fast pace

a chair for you and the good heat
peace to hunger, peace to thirst
   the ancient song and the new song

  the ancient song and the new song
from the outskirts of the world
that always comes back and knocks on your door

such is life for all we know
our little and precarious eternal return
our little and precarious eternal return
under this grey suburban sky 
  the difficult passage in the sieve of the heart
through a thousand regrets and the few good words
  the smiles and the tears as salt on the scar
that  hurts
but cures the pain and despair
and alive alive!
makes you feel again

alive still
as on the shore the raging waves
as on the shore the raging waves

Marco Bo