Pescatore [English translation]

Throw your nets, it will be a good catch,

and sing your songs, so the storm will calm down

Think, think of your child, of the greeting he sent you

and your wife, awake since early morning, spoke to God about you

spoke to God about you

Tell me, tell me, my Lord, tell me that he’ll come back

defend my man from the sea, from the dangers he’ll meet

I’m too young and black is a sad colour,

my white and scented skin still needs caresses

needs caresses now

Fish, come on, draw out, fisherman, fish and don't stop,

such few fish in the nets, such long days at sea

sea that never gave you so much, sea that makes you blaspheme

when his fury becomes big, and his wave is a giant

his wave is a giant

Tell me, tell me, my Lord, tell me if he’ll come back

that man that I feel is less mine, and another already smiles at me:

drive him away from my mind, don’t lead me into sin

I feel a thrill when he looks at me, and he gave me a rose

he gave me a rose

Red rose, token of love, red rose, bad thorn

now, in the silence of night my mouth is close to him.

No, by God! don’t make him return, tell it to the sea

this chain is too strong, I don’t want to break it

I don’t want to break it

Fish, come on, draw out, fisherman, fish and don't stop,

even when the wave lifts you strongly and distracts you from your thoughts

and sweeps you away like a leaf in the wind, so you feel like letting go

lighter in its powerful embrace, but is death so bad?

but is death so bad?

Tell me, tell me, my Lord, tell me that he’ll come back

that man who I feel is my man, that man who won’t know,

who won’t know about me and him and his vain promises,

about a red rose here between my fingers, about a story born and already over

about a story born and already over

Fish, come on, draw out, fisherman, fish and don't stop,

such few fish in the nets, such long days at sea

sea that never gave you so much, sea that makes you blaspheme

and calms down, then keeps quiet but doesn’t give up, and waits for you to start again

and waits for you to start again

• Artist:Pierangelo Bertoli