☝️ Key Points
- The song is about hopes and expectations for the upcoming year
- It talks about the silence and emptiness that surrounds people
- The TV news predicts changes and positive events
- The singer tells his friend how important it is to be present in this moment
- He is preparing for the upcoming year and mocks something to continue having hope
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "L'anno che verrà" by
Lucio Dalla are about the hopes and expectations that people have for the upcoming year. The singer writes a letter to a friend to distract himself a little and informs him that something is not right since his departure. People hardly go out in the evenings, even on holidays, and have placed sacks of sand in front of the windows. There is silence and emptiness, and those who have nothing to say have a lot of time.
However, the television news reports that the new year will bring changes that everyone is waiting for. There will be three Christmases and partying all day long. Every Christ will come down from the cross and the birds will return. There will be enough food and light throughout the year. Even the mute will be able to speak, while the doves already do. Everyone will make love as they please, even the priests will be allowed to marry, but only at a certain age. Some will disappear without much disturbance, perhaps the too cunning or the fools of all ages.
The singer tells his friend how happy he is to be here in this moment, and how important it is that he is also present in this moment. He is preparing for the coming year and that is the news. He wants to make fun of something to continue to have hope. And even if the year passes quickly, it is important to be present in this moment. The year to come will pass in a year, but the singer is preparing and that is the news.