| Berta filava e filava la lana,
| Berta spun and spun wool,
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| la lana e l’amianto
| wool and asbestos
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| del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
| of the dress of the saint who went to the stake
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| e mentre bruciava
| and while she burned
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| urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
| she screamed and cried and people said:
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| «Anvedi che santo vestito d’amianto».
| "See what a saint dressed in asbestos."
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| E Berta filava e filava con Mario
| And Berta spun and spun with Mario
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| e filava con Gino
| and she was spinning with Gino
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| e nasceva il bambino che non era di Mario
| and the child who was not Mario's was born
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| che non era di Gino.
| which wasn't Gino's.
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| E Berta filava, filava a dritto,
| And she Berta spun, spun straight,
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| e filava di lato
| and she was spinning to the side
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| e filava, filava e filava la lana.
| and she spun, spun and spun wool.
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| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava.
| And she spun, spun.
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| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava.
| And she spun, spun.
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| E Berta filava, e Berta filava e filava la lana,
| And Berta spun, and she Berta spun and spun wool,
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| filava l’amianto del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
| she spun the asbestos from the dress of the saint who went to the stake
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| e mentre bruciava
| and while she burned
|
| urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
| she screamed and cried and people said:
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| «Anvedi che santo vestito d’amianto».
| "See what a saint dressed in asbestos."
|
| E Berta filava, filava con Mario,
| And Berta spun, spun with Mario,
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| filava con Gino
| she was spinning with Gino
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| e nasceva il bambino che urlava e piangeva
| and the screaming and crying child was born
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| e la gente diceva: «Anvedi che santo».
| and the people said: "See what a saint".
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| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava.
| And she spun, spun.
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| E filava, filava. | And she spun, spun. |
| E filava, filava.
| And she spun, spun.
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| E Berta filava, e Berta filava, filava con Gino,
| And Berta spun, and she Berta spun, spun with Gino,
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| filava il bambino cullava cullava, filava l’amianto
| she spun the child rocked rocked, spun asbestos
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| e Berta filava. | and Berta was spinning. |