La colonna sonora della mia vita

A tre anni adoravo ballare sulle note di "W la pappa col pomodoro" cantata da Rita Pavone.

A otto anni andavo matta per le canzoni dello Zecchino d'oro come "44 gatti".

A dodici anni sognavo sulle note di "Anima mia" dei Cugini di Campagna.

Dai quattordici ai diciott'anni sapevo a memoria tutte le canzoni di Vecchioni e molte di quelle di Guccini e di De Andrè.

A vent'anni ascoltavo con il mio fidanzato le opere di Verdi e conoscevo a memoria soprattutto La Traviata.

A quarant'anni Carmina Burana e le canzoni di Enya sono state le migliori colonne sonore delle mie escursioni in bicicletta sulle colline toscane.

In raltà, dopo la nascita dei figli, l'ascolto della musica è diventato purtroppo casuale e superficiale.

Una canzone però mi è rimasta nel cuore e ancora oggi mi vengono i brividi quando la canto insieme a mio figlio che mi accompagna con la chitarra:

Cat Stevens: Father and son

Father:
It's not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want, you can marry
Look at me, I am old
But I'm happy

I was once like you are now
And I know that it's not easy
To be calm when you've found
Something going on
But take your time, think a lot
I think of everything you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not

Son:
How can I try to explain
When I do he turns away again
And it's always been the same
Same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was ordered to listen
Now there's a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know I have to go

Father:
It's not time to make a change
Just sit down and take it slowly
You're still young that's your fault
There's so much you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want, you can marry
Look at me, I am old
But I'm happy

Son:
All the times that I've cried
Keeping all the things I knew inside
And it's hard, but it's harder
To ignore it
If they were right I'd agree
But it's them they know, not me
Now there's a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know I have to go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jek6iP6AuAQ