Lyrics of Radio Varsavia - Franco Battiato

Radio Varsavia (original)

E i volontari laici
Scendevano in pigiama per le scale
Per aiutare i prigionieri
Facevano le bende con lenzuola
E i cittadini attoniti
Fingevano di non capire niente
Per aiutare i disertori
E chi scappava in occidente
Radio Varsavia
L’ultimo appello è da dimenticare
E i commercianti punici
Prendevano sentieri di montagna
Per evitare i doganieri
Ed arrivare in Abissinia
La Cina era lontana
L’orgoglio di fantastiche operaie
Che lavoravano la seta
Le biciclette di Shangai
Radio Varsavia
L’ultimo appello è da dimenticare

(translation)

And lay volunteers
They went down the stairs in their pajamas
To help the prisoners
They made bandages with sheets
And the astonished citizens
They pretended not to understand anything
To help the deserters
And who fled to the West
Radio Warsaw
The last appeal is to be forgotten
And the Punic traders
They took mountain trails
To avoid the customs officers
And get to Abyssinia
China was far away
The pride of fantastic workers
Who worked silk
The bicycles of Shanghai
Radio Warsaw
The last appeal is to be forgotten