Oceano Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Isabella_de_Reims 

Cover art for Oceano lyrics by Josh Groban

Here's the translation I ganked from some site:

It rains on the Ocean It rains on the Ocean It rains on my identity

Lights on the Ocean Lights on the Ocean Gaps of luminosity

Maybe there in America the winds of the Pacific Uncover its immensity

My hands hold tight some faraway dreams And my thoughts run to you

I row, I shake, I feel Deep dark abysses

It's for the love I give you and for the love you don't know that makes me wreck It's for the love I don't have and for the love I'd want It's for this pain It's for this love I have for you That makes me get over those real storms

Waves on the Ocean Waves on the Ocean that will gently calm down

My hands hold tight some faraway dreams and your breath blows on me

I row, I shake, I feel A wind around my heart

It's for the love I have for you That makes me get over thousands of storms It's for the love I give you and for the love I'd want from this sea It's for the life that isn't there that makes me wreck deep in my heart All this will have you and to you everything will seem normal

The lyrics are kind of obscure, but the way I read it is that it's about a man who is leaving his home (Italy?) and going to America, and he is separated from his love. Nice imagery connecting the ocean and relationships... It also seems like perhaps the person he loves does not return the love he shows the way he wishes, which is something most of us can probably relate to.

Thank you so much for this translation. The song is really deep, and expressed so well. I love the way that other languages flow in music.