Corinna [English translation]

1

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.2

Tearing off her tunic,

believe me, was a real fight:

she wanted to be difficult,

that exquisite rascal of her;

she feigned putting up resistance,

she feigned being uncertain,

she fought delightfully

to remain covered.

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.

It’s clear that she was fighting

with the aim of being defeated;

indeed, without too much effort

she was soon disrobed,

she was left in front of my eyes,

and I stared, in love;

no matter how hard I tried,

I couldn’t spot a blemish.

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.

I swear, it’s not humanly

possible to give a description,

it’s not possible to make

a classification of her.

Her breasts were like an invitation

to handle them skillfully,

her shoulders, her curvaceous arms

were asking for a soft massaging.

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.

And under her turgid boobs,

her skin was smooth and pure white,

her hips were so gorgeous,

her thighs were so fresh.

Holding her in my arms,

I realized how soft she was;

and you can guess the continuation, eh!,

obviously, I’m not recounting it.

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.

Then, when it came to an end,

we rested, tired and happy,

and, like two lovers,

we told fairy tales to each other.

Please, if you want

to wish me good, don’t hesitate,

and tell me I’ll live another

hundred thousand days like this.

Hooray for Corinna, who comes dressed

in her transparent tunic,

her neck covered in brown hair,

Semiramis can’t compare to her.

Hooray for Corinna, hooray for Corinna, hooray for Corinna.

Hooray for Corinna.

1. This song was inspired by Amores by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), in particular by elegy V of book 1.2. Semiramis was an Assyrian-Babylonian queen, a symbol of beauty and lust.

• Artist:Giorgio Gaber
• Album:Sexus et politica