Nino D'Angelo - Roma 2022 - 'O pate and the story of the bicycle

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Lyrics in English: Father is father, Can complain to none, Shows strength, acts the part, Is head of all, yet knows not how to command, Father is father, Always hidden, never visible, But knowing all that goes on, And when he wants, how to make himself heard, And with belaboured face and bones, He walks with thoughts behind, Raising his children in his wallet, As it swells with their photographs, He speaks alone and no one hears, Aging as he puts all to right, And when hurt he hides his pain behind a smile, Going in dark to hang it On a teardrop of the heart, That at times causes him to fall. Father is father, Who cannot surrender when the day is black, But must find a scrap of sun, To warm his home at each departure, Father is father, Your first friend as a child, Who outside school you never find, Yet is where you are at every moment, Always with pleasure in hand, Giving you something even when you want nothing, Staying silent to inspect the words, That are the caresses he taught you, Lowering his eyes when he says goodbye, Under his breath advising caution, And his hand upon your shoulder is the courage that you have, And you are no longer afraid, Because you know you are not alone, When life is against you.