The Nihil Propaganda

The Nihil Propaganda

The Nihil Propaganda

How could we grasp the Void?How could we comprise the Void?
Our small minds can't hold it inOur small minds can't keep it in
Getting close to where our conscience fadesGetting close to where our conscience fades
Feels like it’s there, as it slips awayFeels like there, while it vanishes away

Nothingness can't be picturedNothingness can't be imagined
We can only knock on the next doorWe can only knock on the next door
While our lives move along their wayWhile our lives proceed along their path
Safe and blind, slowly fading awaySafe and blind, slowly fading away

Always dear to me was this lonely hillSempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle
And this hedge, that blocks so muchE questa siepe, che da tanta parte
Of the last horizon from my viewDell'ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude
But sitting and gazing, endlessMa sedendo e mirando, interminati
Spaces beyond it, and superhumanSpazi di là da quella, e sovrumani
Silences, and profound stillnessSilenzi, e profondissima quiete
I imagine in my thoughts; where for a momentIo nel pensier mi fingo; ove per poco
My heart doesn't get scared. And like the windIl cor non si spaura. E come il vento
I hear it rustling through these plants, I compareOdo stormir tra queste piante, io quello
This infinite silence to that voiceInfinito silenzio a questa voce
And I recall the eternalVo comparando: E mi sovvien l'eterno
And the dead seasons, and the presentE le morte stagioni, e la presente
And alive, and its sound. So among thisE viva, e il suon di lei. Così tra questa
Immensity, my thoughts drownImmensità s'annega il pensier mio

We all are the othersWe all are the others
Nobody is himselfNobody is himself

And it’s sweet to drown in this seaE il naufragar m'è dolce in questo mare