Recorded live at the Greek Theater in Taormina on 14 and 15 July 2001, it is Carmen's first DVD, accompanied for the occasion by an orchestra conducted by maestro Paolo Buonvino
A memorable night.
You look for shelter and brotherly love
You hold your arms out towards the mirror
you stumble and with a stern look on your face
you mumble a sad Modugno song
about violins played by the wind
the last kiss my sweet child
burns on your face like drops of lemon juice
the courageous bravery of a ferocious farewell
but those are tears and it’s raining
and it’s raining
it’s raining …
Magical quiet, veiled indulgence
After a relentless storm
You catch your breath and with intense ardour
Celebrate a meek, unusual awakening
A thousand violins played by the wind
The last embrace my beloved child
In the tenuous memory of a silver rainfall
A remorseless sense of no return
In those violins played by the wind
The last kiss my sweet child
burns on your face like drops of lemon juice
the courageous bravery of a ferocious farewell
but those are tears and it’s raining
and it’s raining
and it’s raining
it’s raining …
Narcissist, butter me up with words
That melt under the hot breath of passion
Narcissist, transparency and mystery
Cover me with oil, almonds and vanity
Shape me…
Tell me the stories you like to invent
Frighten me
Tell me about new exciting victories
Win me over, invent me, give me a new identity
Stun me, leave me defenceless and then strike
Embrace me and intoxicate me with irony and sensuality
Narcissist, butter me up with words
That hide the proverbial selfishness of your intentions
Narcissist, what a sublime façade
Shower me with elegant lavish attentions
Inspire me
Tell me the stories you like to invent
Frighten me
Tell me about new exciting victories
Win me over, invent me, give me a new identity
Stun me, leave me defenceless and then strike
Embrace me and intoxicate me with irony and sensuality
Embrace me and intoxicate me with irony and sensuality
Win me over
Win me over
Win me over
Fortunately I still have the common sense
to question myself
I’d gladly do without your handbooks
on self-esteem
Fortunately the agonizing procession of flowers from you
ended several days ago
I’m still throwing up our last romantic
meal together...
sad, bored and dried out
I would be your tainted Venus
sad, bored and dried out
I would be no use as prey
(A) you’ll see you’ll see in the end
you’ll get a sordid thank you, you will
the appropriate smile just right for the occasion, you’ll see…
Fortunately I always make the mistake
of not taking myself too seriously
and I can gladly do without
your practical sex and success …
sad, bored and dried out
I would be your tainted Venus
sad, bored and dried out
I would be your tainted Venus
I would be no use as prey…
(A)(x2)………
I can still smell your fuming words
your words on me
that’s the only thing
you left me....
sad, bored and dried out I would be
your tainted Venus (x5)
I find it hard to have patience
my hands get sweaty when the wind blows
and when I waste time
when I waste time
when I waste time ...
ahh...
Fiery caresses
That enviable savoir-faire
Oh so sweet, intense and brutal !
What noble poetry
in your bank account
Oh father, lover, master !
In sickness and in health
Till death us do part
Dizzy passion
Oh my insatiable beast
In your warm and welcoming harem
In sickness and in health
Till death us do part
Make me your geisha
Make me your humble servant (x 2)
Make me your geisha
Your geisha (x 4)
I confess I did it on purpose
I intended to hurt you
I may seem somewhat stupid to you
Certainly immature
For all the times I instinctively felt the need to hold you
For all the times I seriously felt
I could erase you from my mind
Erase you from my mind
Erase you
Based on no logic whatsoever
I admit I felt secure
In my papier-maché shell
I acted so that
I would not appear incoherent
For all those times when I tried not to indulge you
For all those times when I seriously believed
I could erase you from my mind
Erase you from my mind
Erase you
Based on no logic whatsoever
No logic whatsoever
I would put up with what offends me the most
I witness those gestures driven by your stupidity
I would put up with what kills me the most
I would still know how to be faithful to myself
(A) slimy smiles spread no warmth
I’ve already made my choice between good and bad
after all you know that appearances don’t fool me
you only managed to get a bit of silence out of me....
easy to say that you can take everything you want
you only managed to get a bit of silence out of me
only a bit of silence
you just wasted your superior breath………
I would put up with what offends me the most
I would still know how to be faithful to myself
(A)………
you only managed to get a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me
you only managed to get a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me
a bit of silence out of me...
You know full well that a drop in the sky is a deluge
so small is the world that observes us
You know full well that I’m not asking for much now
so clear is the sea that listens to us and sends us to sleep
(A) I’d like to try
I’d like to offer you my hands
I’d like to try
I’d like to protect this moment
(B) and I think I feel confused and happy
and I think I feel confused and happy
and I think I feel...
Ah… ah… ah… ah…
You know full well that I’m trembling and it’s not cold
and I’m a victim of this immense joy
you know full well that nothing can affect us now
so fragile is the world that awaits us, that scares us
(A)………
I’d like to try again
I’d like to protect this moment
(B)………
confused and happy
confused and happy
confused and happy
you know full well that a drop in the sky is a deluge
so small is the world that observes us
Now that my blood is infected
nobody will want to lick my wounds anymore
and I have found all the gold in the world
in my pockets, isn’t that great
I even got through winter
and I prayed long and hard
I even got through winter
and I sang.......
Now that I feel really, really cold
I can count on the warm embrace of two blankets
and I have found all the emptiness in the world
in a compassionate caress
I even got through winter
and I prayed long and hard
I even got through winter
and I sang for a long time…
(A) and I’m not tired at all
and I’m not tired at all
and I’m not tired at all
and I’m not tired at all
Now that I’m in this hell hole
angels, friends and brothers have taken flight
and I have found all the emptiness in the world
in your pockets, in your remorse
I even got through winter
and I prayed long and hard
I even got through winter
and I sang for a long time…
(A)(x2)………
now that I’ve lost everything
I’m looking at a photo of my mother
She was happy she must have been about three
She was clutching a doll close to her chest
A most coveted gift.
It was her birthday party
In faded black and white .
I look at my mother in those days and I see
The same smile on her face as mine.
And to think of all the times I felt she was distant
And to think of all the times…
I would have liked to talk to her about me at least ask her to explain
Those long hostile moments of silence and indifference
Invariably
I would appear inflexible, beyond reach and proud
Deeply resolute fearing foolish rivalry
I’m looking at a photo of my mother
She was happy she must have been about twenty
Hair tied up in a silk scarf
A vacant look upon her face.
A clear view of a radiant Catania
In the sixties
I scrutinize her closely and thoroughly and find
The same look on her face as mine.
And to think of all the times I felt she was distant
And to think of all the times…
I would have liked to talk to her about me at least ask her to explain
Those long hostile moments of silence and arbitrary indolence
Invariably
I would appear inflexible, beyond reach and proud
Deeply resolute fearing an innate rivalry.
I would have liked to talk to her about me at least ask her to explain...
I would have liked to talk to her about me at least ask her to explain...
On the verge of glory that does not exist
Disenchanted, powerless for having
Lost sight of
Lost sight of
yourself
Hanging on to the cries of a crowd that does not exist
Bitter, disoriented for having
Lost sight of
Lost sight of
Yourself
You’re living in a state of precarious equilibrium
Lying in the shade
Of a life that does not exist
Feeling torment and regret
For having
Lost sight of
Lost sight of
Yourself
You’re living in a state of precarious equilibrium
On the verge of glory that does not exist
Demotivated, dissatisfied for having
Lost sight of
Lost sight of
yourself
I eveileb ni em, I eveileb ni em
ni ym evol
I eveileb ni em, I eveileb ni em
ni ym evol
rof tra, rof tra
ew eid
I met her a number of times when she was rather drunk
They called her the Countess of Misery
Because of her arid disposition
She was desperately lonely
On the threshold of sixty
Sadly wrapped in garish ostrich feathers and vulgar-looking metal jewellery
Written on the wall of her house
Countess of Misery
Sooner or later life
Pays off its debt
Countess of Misery
Sooner or later life takes you by surprise
In her eyes lay the constant fear of the passing of time
And she would have given anything to have the elixir
Of long life
She was desperately lonely
On the threshold of sixty
Sweetly engrossed in glorious memories steeped in powder, blusher and ‘rien ne va plus’
Countess of Misery
Sooner or later life
Pays off its debt
Countess of Misery
Sooner or later life takes you by surprise
Without asking permission
Without prior warning
Countess of Misery
Her mind in hibernation since the age of twenty
Victim of the century’s deceptive
Pursuit of the icons of beauty
And cosmetic surgery
Countess of Misery
The mind doesn’t change
Countess of Misery
The mind doesn’t change
Countess of Misery
The mind doesn’t change
Countess of Misery
The mind doesn’t change
Nobody, I swear to you, nobody
Neither the destiny
Can separate us
Because this love
That the sky gives us
Will always live
Nobody, I swear to you, nobody
Can give me in the gift
Of the whole life
The endless joy
That I feel with you
Only with you
It's you
Sweetest love
Only you
Past and future
My whole world
Begins from you
Finishes with you
Nobody, I swear to you, nobody
Neither the destiny
Can separate us
Because this love
Will light itself of eternity
It's you
Sweetest love
Only you
Past and future
My whole world
Begins from you
Finishes with you
Nobody, I swear to you, nobody
Neither the destiny
Can separate us
Because this love
Will light itself of eternity
Nobody, I swear to you, nobody
Neither the destiny
Can separate us
Because this love
Will light itself of eternity
Maybe I won’t be able to give you the best
many times you found my efforts useless
Maybe I won’t be able to give you the best
many times you found my gestures ridiculous
(A) as if having given up on myself
weren’t enough
as if all the power of my love
weren’t enough....
(B) and all I did was feel like a misfit
so I changed everything about me
because I wasn’t enough
and I have only just realized that you were ......frightened
maybe I won’t be able to give you the best
but I added things up and discovered that I don’t have more to give
(A)………
and all I did was feel like a misfit
and I changed everything about me
because I wasn’t enough
and I have only just realized
(B)………
I survived this last ordeal
so after all I can be proud
of being a woman with a capital W
I certainly treasure
what you’ve taught me
and I can definitely say
that I am a woman with a capital W
that I am a woman who’s got what it takes
W as in wilful dupe
How long did I put up with your scheming ways
W as in wilful dupe
How long had you been plotting behind my back
It was a bitter pill to swallow
and nobody knows
your despicable methods
better than I do
I buried my foolish infantile idealism
and can now declare
that I am a woman with a capital W
that I am a woman who’s got what it takes
W as in wilful dupe
How long did I put up with your scheming ways
W as in wilful dupe
How long had you been plotting behind my back
W as in wilful dupe
how long did you slip and slide beneath my sheets
Kiss me again Judas
Until I have breath in my body
until I get my reward
until I have breath in my body
until I get my reward
until I have breath in my body
until I get my reward
Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me
W as in wilful dupe
W as in wilful dupe
W as in wilful dupe
Too tired to think
Perhaps I was on the point of understanding something
I can no longer speak
Perhaps because I have nothing more to say
Don’t hate me
Many things to be done
In this inexplicable tangle of intent
I find it difficult to put up with
The terrible unfounded accusations of yesterday
Don’t hate me
Sometimes what’s important is to see yourself as being more beautiful
Just enough to feel the world is close
And not perfect
Enchanting perception
Nighttime brings valuable advice
I don’t know how to control
The inhibited instincts of uncertain logic
Don’t hate me
Sometimes what’s important is to see yourself as being more beautiful
Just enough to feel the world is close
And not perfect
Amado mio, love me forever
and let forever begin tonight
when we're together, amado mio
I don't care whether it's from the right
Many times I've whispered
Amado mio
it was just a phrase
that I heard in plays
I was acting a part
But now when I whisper
Amado mio
can't you tell I care
by the feeling there
for it comes from my heart
I watched her hands insolently teasing an artificial rose
And the way she concealed her embarrassment
was so sweet
as she talked about her misfortunes
smiling ironically and keeping her eyes lowered
I watched her hands folding and unfolding
Between the embroidery of the tablecloth
I could hardly stop myself from
Grabbing hold of them, attacking her pain
The taste of a frugal meal mixed with the odour of incense
Memories dulled by time
Although she was no different from many, many other people
She was special.....special
I watched her hands elegantly
emphasizing her opinions
with unexpected resemblance
symbiotic intuition friendly zeal
The taste of a frugal meal mixed with the odour of incense
Memories faded by time
Although she was no different from many, many other people
She was special.......special
I let myself be seduced by her obsessions
I let myself be seduced by her obsessions
I let myself be seduced by her obsessions
You’ve come to convince me
Or blame me for what I have yet to learn
You have come to take me back sick Orpheus
You give strength and courage to your sublime song
Take me with you don’t look back
Lead me to the light of day
Take me with you don’t leave me
I am blindfolded but already feel the heat
It’s time for me to wake up
It’s time to be reborn
I feel your hands upon me
And it is a warm reminder because
I need to wake up
Take care of you
Come back to life…..
You came to defend me
To free me excessively imposing your obstinacy
You came to take me back
A hero distracted by voices that lead to temptation
Take me with you don’t listen to them
Lead me to the light of day
Take me with you don’t leave me
The way through is near I already feel the warmth
It’s time I woke up
It’s time to be reborn
I feel your hands upon me
And it is a warm reminder because
I need to wake up
It’s time to wake up
Come back to life…..
Come back to life…..
Come back to life…..
Come back to life
Tu me rends perplexe
Et c’est ma manière
De te dire je t’aime
Je ne trouve jamais les paroles éxactes
Je jouis au contact
Trattami come se fossi una dea
Trattami come se fossi una dea
Effeure-moi doucement
Effeuille-moi lentement
Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
J’adore m’amuser faire l’impertinente
Te parler tout près te paraître indécente
Au fond tu as compris que je suis bigotte
La bonne soeur ratée la petite madonne
Trattami come se fossi una dea
Trattami come se fossi una dea
Effeure-moi doucement
Effeuille-moi lentement
Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Traite-moi comme si j’étais un reine
Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…
I could speak, discuss, grit my teeth, smile
lie endlessly saying useless things again and again
Showing false hypocritical serenity
when words rebel
story tales, rivers, seas of perplexity
there is no reason not to feel
what I feel inside
an immense sky inside
what I feel
I need to be with you
give you the wings of my thoughts as a gift
beyond the closed paths within me
I want to open my heart to truth
I could speak, discuss, grit my teeth, smile
suffer endlessly find meaning in uselessness
Showing false hypocritical serenity
when words rebel
story tales, rivers, seas of perplexity
there is no reason not to feel
what I feel inside
an immense sky inside
what I feel
I need to be with you
give you the wings of my thoughts as a gift
beyond the closed paths within me
I want to open my heart to truth
I need to be with you
give you the wings of my thoughts as a gift
beyond the closed paths within me
I want to open my heart to truth
You are not obliged to understand me
I almost don’t feel the need to insist
you offered me a love made of plastic
but did you ever ask yourself if deceiving me was the honest thing to do
Remember you’re the one that’s not there when I cry
You’re the one that doesn’t know when my birthday is
When I’m floundering in the dark
But how can I give my heart and soul and be able to believe
that everything is more or less easy when it’s impossible
I wanted to be stronger than all your uncertainties
but I can’t make do
with a love made of plastic if that’s all you can give me
You are the fire that’s difficult to light
There’s no excuse but yet you know how to confuse me
Remember you’re the one that’s not there when I cry
You’re the one that doesn’t know when my birthday is
When I’m floundering in the dark
But how can I give my heart and soul and be able to believe
that everything is more or less easy when it’s impossible
I wanted to be stronger than all your uncertainties
but I can’t make do
with a love made of plastic if that’s all you can give me
I wanted to be stronger than all your uncertainties
but I can’t make do
with a love made of plastic if that’s all you can give me
but I can’t make do
with a love made of plastic if that’s all you can give me
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