He gave her good, good strawberries
he gave her strawberries with lemon, Simone
now without any problem
he stole my girlfriend, drunk
with rouge on her lips
with lips that taste like wine, divine
the flavour of these evenings
that have come to an end
That strawberries are good
I lack courage to scream, belatedly
I go pick her up at her house
blow the horn but she won’t come, the diva
so I make a decision
climb the stairs to her door, find it’s open
knock hard, enter slowly and she…
… she, she’s in there dying
God I don’t know what to do
I call the elevator
but it never comes
and strawberries she knows, with lemon she knows,
are toxic, toxic, toxic without love
but stupid as she is, she, more stubborn than me
more than me…
Wants good, good strawberries
wants riper, riper strawberries
I see that she’s dying
she’s dying or sick to death, the blond
and I swear it’s because of love
and when I swear I am sincere, truly
so I here is my vengeance
I sell strawberries to those
to those that wait for them
… and she, and she’s there dying God
God I don’t know what to do
I call the elevator
but it never comes
and strawberries she knows, with lemon she knows,
are toxic, toxic, toxic without love
but stupid as she is, she, more stubborn than me
more than me…
(Luca Carboni, “Le fragole buone buone” in…E Intanto Dustin Hoffman Non Sbaglia Un Film, 1984, RCA Reords)
Autoritratto
Autoritratto (in English, Self-portrait) is the title of the first book of the Bolognese singer and song-writer. Published in 2004 and edited by Pendragon, this is the actual diary of the artist, and it encompasses the most salient moments of his life, with pages enriched by illustrations and drawings that show an unknown, yet indisputable talent.
