| Era fame era sete
| He was hungry and thirsty
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| erano giorni di carestia
| they were days of famine
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| era la corte dei miracoli
| it was the court of miracles
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| era l’inverno e la malattia
| it was winter and sickness
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| era ordine e pulizia
| it was order and cleanliness
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| era il tempio il supermercato
| the temple was the supermarket
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| erano fantasmi che tornavano
| they were ghosts returning
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| era il futuro surgelato.
| it was the frozen future.
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| Era ancora l’assalto al treno
| It was still the assault on the train
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| era l’imbroglio e la rovina
| it was cheating and ruin
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| era la ruota della fortuna
| it was the wheel of fortune
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| era tutto come prima.
| everything was as before.
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| Erano in pochi erano in tanti
| They were few, they were many
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| era la vecchia dinastia
| it was the old dynasty
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| era piccola e feroce
| it was small and fierce
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| era la nuova borghesia.
| it was the new bourgeoisie.
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| Era una sporca camicia nera
| It was a dirty black shirt
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| mandata in lavanderia
| sent to laundry
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| era l’uomo dei miracoli
| he was the man of miracles
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| era di nuovo la nostalgia
| it was nostalgia again
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| Era il telepredicatore
| He was the televangelist
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| era il servo e la catena
| he was the servant and the chain
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| era l’inizio era la fine
| it was the beginning it was the end
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| era il rogo era la pena.
| was the burning was the penalty.
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| Era Arcore l’epidemia
| Arcore was the epidemic
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| era l’idiota l’ideologia
| the ideology was the idiot
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| era vino che diventa aceto
| it was wine that becomes vinegar
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| era ancora piazzale Loreto
| it was still piazzale Loreto
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| Erano in pochi erano in tanti
| They were few, they were many
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| era la vecchia dinastia
| it was the old dynasty
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| era piccola e feroce
| it was small and fierce
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| era la nuova borghesia.
| it was the new bourgeoisie.
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| Con Dio dall’altra parte
| With God on the other side
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| era un soldato mandato lontano
| he was a soldier sent away
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| erano le borse dei mercati
| they were the market exchanges
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| era la notte
| it was night
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| che scendeva piano
| which descended slowly
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| Era il feudo e il federale
| It was the fiefdom and the federal
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| era Pontida la capitale
| the capital was Pontida
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| era il girone dei barattieri | it was the group of barters |
| era la ciurma da tribunale
| it was the court crew
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| Era il vuoto e la vertigine
| It was the emptiness and vertigo
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| era il trionfo del carnevale
| it was the triumph of the carnival
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| era l’ingorgo dei canali
| it was the traffic jam of the canals
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| la TV era la cattedrale.
| the TV was the cathedral.
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| Erano in pochi erano in tanti
| They were few, they were many
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| era la vecchia dinastia
| it was the old dynasty
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| era piccola e feroce
| it was small and fierce
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| era la nuova borghesia
| it was the new bourgeoisie
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| che il vento tristo
| that the sad wind
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| che il vento tristo
| that the sad wind
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| che il vento tristo
| that the sad wind
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| se la porti via… | if you take her away... |