NEBBIA SUL FIUME - How it was born

When the Autumn starts and the first freeze arrives, on the Adda river which pass through Lodi, the city where I live, the morning there is always a light fog on the river. It’s a fragile fog which soon vanished but I always loved its lovely charm. This fog on the river has been the inspiration for the song, in it I have seen the reflex of several pieces of my life. We are what the others see, if we love and the others love us nothing could make forget ourself.
To create the music for “Nebbia sul Fiume” (Fog on the river) has been hard and even now, after at least 100 times I have played it, it is always a great deal but, as usual, I am sure you will appreciate my efforts!

Nebbia sul fiume - Fog on the river

Lyrics and music by Claudio Ferla 2014
 

You are like fog on the river
Destined to vanish
Under the shots of the sun
pushed by the breath of the wind

You are like fog on the river
Like a wadding’s dream
Build by soft contours
and softened colors 

It doesn’t mind how long you will stay
but how long you will stay impressed on
You are like fog on the river
You can vanish in a while
or everlasting remain
like a picture on an altar

There’s nothing worth more than knowing
to have a memory to love
You think about her smile

and you feel again alive

It is like fog on the river
it can last for a while
but in the heart it will stay

as in the mind it is carved

It doesn’t mind how long you will stay
but how long you will stay impressed on
You are like fog on the river
You can vanish in a while
or everlasting remain
like a picture on an altar

Act like fog on the river
Look for the one who loves watching you  
let her love and understand you
and leave her a memory to keep in her mind

It’s the gift to leave

It’s the gift to receive
Nothing is worth than knowing
having something to be remembered

It doesn’t mind how long you will stay
but how long you will stay impressed on
You are like fog on the river
You can vanish in a while
or everlasting remain
like a picture on an altar