| All’epoca mia venivi al mondo
| In my time, you were born into the world
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| E la libertà non esisteva
| And freedom did not exist
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| E la Prima Guerra era finita
| And the First War was over
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| Fiume era già stata conquistata
| Fiume had already been conquered
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| Alle scuole elementari c’era poco da scherzare
| In elementary school there was little to joke about
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| Si rideva e si ballava solo per la mietitura
| We laughed and danced only for the harvest
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| All’epoca mia il telefono non c’era
| In my time, the telephone was not there
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| Mi arruolarono
| They enlisted me
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| Era quasi primavera
| It was almost spring
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| E le radio ci trasmettevano canti di paura
| And the radios played us songs of fear
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| Da cantare quando è sera
| To sing when it is evening
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| Quindi disertai
| So I deserted
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| Era il '43
| It was '43
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| Ed eccomi qui: un vegetale
| And here I am: a vegetable
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| Cento anni non portati male
| A hundred years not bad
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| Lascio il mondo che mi ha maltrattato
| I leave the world that has mistreated me
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| Me ne vado, mi sono stufato
| I'm leaving, I'm bored
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| Vi ho voluto bene, adesso vado
| I loved you, now I'm going
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| Sono stato un comunista
| I have been a communist
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| Avevo un sogno, una speranza
| I had a dream, a hope
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| Arrivederci amore addio
| Goodbye love goodbye
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| All’epoca mia non usavi il cellulare
| At my time, you didn't use your cell phone
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| Mi arruolarono
| They enlisted me
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| Non si stava così male
| It wasn't that bad
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| Ma le radio ci trasmettevano
| But the radios were broadcasting to us
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| Canti di paura da cantare quando è sera
| Songs of fear to sing when it is evening
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| Quindi me ne andai. | So I left. |
| Era il '43 | It was '43 |