Lyrics of E Berta filava - Rino Gaetano

E Berta filava (original)

Berta filava e filava la lana,
la lana e l’amianto
del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
e mentre bruciava
urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
«Anvedi che santo vestito d’amianto».
E Berta filava e filava con Mario
e filava con Gino
e nasceva il bambino che non era di Mario
che non era di Gino.
E Berta filava, filava a dritto,
e filava di lato
e filava, filava e filava la lana.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E Berta filava, e Berta filava e filava la lana,
filava l’amianto del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
e mentre bruciava
urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
«Anvedi che santo vestito d’amianto».
E Berta filava, filava con Mario,
filava con Gino
e nasceva il bambino che urlava e piangeva
e la gente diceva: «Anvedi che santo».
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E filava, filava.
E Berta filava, e Berta filava, filava con Gino,
filava il bambino cullava cullava, filava l’amianto
e Berta filava.

(translation)

Berta spun and spun wool,
wool and asbestos
of the dress of the saint who went to the stake
and while she burned
she screamed and cried and people said:
"See what a saint dressed in asbestos."
And Berta spun and spun with Mario
and she was spinning with Gino
and the child who was not Mario's was born
which wasn't Gino's.
And she Berta spun, spun straight,
and she was spinning to the side
and she spun, spun and spun wool.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And Berta spun, and she Berta spun and spun wool,
she spun the asbestos from the dress of the saint who went to the stake
and while she burned
she screamed and cried and people said:
"See what a saint dressed in asbestos."
And Berta spun, spun with Mario,
she was spinning with Gino
and the screaming and crying child was born
and the people said: "See what a saint".
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And she spun, spun.
And Berta spun, and she Berta spun, spun with Gino,
she spun the child rocked rocked, spun asbestos
and Berta was spinning.