Delitto di paese [English translation]

Not all in the capital

are the flowers of evil

some murder unpretentious

we also have here in the country.

Some murder unpretentious

we also have here in the country.

His head was all white

but the heart is not tired yet

quickly returned to the beat

for a young girl.

The beat quickly returned to

for a young girl.

His desire is too deep

immediately exhausted,

in a single kiss and a caress

the latest youth.

In a single kiss and a caress

the latest youth.

When she held out her hand

sad he replied,

of being poor in the bill

She dressed up quickly.

On the bill to be poor in

She dressed up quickly.

And went to find her boyfriend

sharer of the gain

and returned with the protector

from the old crook.

She came back with the protector

from the old crook.

While he still held him

she stabbed him six times

they say that when he died

She showed him the tongue.

They say that when he died

She showed him the tongue.

They put the world upside down

without finding a penny

but just a bunch of bills

and court documents.

But just a bunch of bills

and court documents.

So they were discouraged

and the regret of the deceased,

they knelt on the poor man

asking for forgiveness.

they knelt on the poor man

asking for forgiveness.

When the police entered

have found them weeping

was a tear on her face

to give them paradise.

It was a tear on her face

to give them paradise.

And when they were hanged

they flew among the blessed

some beghard of this fact

was less than satisfied.

some beghard of this fact

was less than satisfied.

Not all in the capital

are the flowers of evil

some murder unpretentious

we also have here in the country.

Some murder unpretentious

we also have here in the country.

• Artist:Fabrizio De André
• Album:La città vecchia/Delitto di paese (1965)