"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

9 dicembre


Parlavi alla luna giocavi coi fiori
avevi l’età che non porta dolori
e il vento era un mago, la rugiada una dea,
nel bosco incantato di ogni tua idea
nel bosco incantato di ogni tua idea.

E venne l’inverno che uccide il colore
e un babbo Natale che parlava d’amore
e d’oro e d’argento splendevano i doni
ma gli occhi eran freddi e non erano buoni
ma gli occhi eran freddi e non erano buoni.

Coprì le tue spalle d’argento e di lana
di pelle e smeraldi intrecciò una collana
e mentre incantata lo stavi a guardare
dai piedi ai capelli ti volle baciare
dai piedi ai capelli ti volle baciare.

E adesso che gli altri ti chiamano dea
l’incanto è svanito da ogni tua idea
ma ancora alla luna vorresti narrare
la storia d’un fiore appassito a Natale
la storia d’un fiore appassito a Natale.

(F. De André, Leggenda di Natale)


16 giorni a Natale, gente.

(c) Luis Royo

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