Florence en Italie [English translation]

In any case

The guide books are cumbersome

The novels, too long

I'm running away

I won't follow the directions

Of the tour

The light dances

On the divine proportions

Of an Apollo

I go fast

Run through the middle of the ruins

I have vertigo

Every time I turn a corner, I'm blown away

I took the night train, I haven’t slept much

The senses on alert

My senses are waking up

Are accelerating and amplifying

The people I cross

Always elegant

I know that when I talk I have a slight accent

The cypress and clay

The fragile grace

Of the white marble veins

And I’m lightheaded

Beauty is surrounding me

Then suddenly it sweeps over me

Florence, Italy

And I’m lightheaded

Beauty is surrounding me

Don’t help me if I pass out

Florence, Italy

Comfort

Lemon sorbet in hand

Refreshing

The treasures

Hidden deep within the gardens*

Require time

Under the nearby shadow

Of a palazzo I shelter myself

My ice cream melts quickly

The splendor

Is demanding and sometimes

It’s exhausting

Every time I turn a corner, I'm blown away

I took the night train, I haven’t slept much

The senses on alert

My senses are waking up

Are accelerating and amplifying

And I’m lightheaded

Beauty is surrounding me

Then suddenly it sweeps over me

Florence, Italy

And I’m lightheaded

Beauty is surrounding me

Don’t help me if I pass out

Florence, Italy