Dolcenera [English translation]

Such black that it sweeps away, it sweeps away the street

Such black that it was not seen for a lifetime so sweetblack

Such black that it beats down, it breaks down the doors

Black of misfortune, that kills and passes by

Black like bad luck that makes its den where there’s no moon

Black of bitter aquifers, cause coffins pass

But the wife of Anselmo doesn’t have to know that

Cause she came for me, she has been arrived since one hour

And love has love as only topic

And the tumult of sky picked the wrong moment

Water that one doesn’t expect any way but blessed

Water that brings bad luck, it climbs the stairs, it climbs without salt

Water that breaks the mountain, that sinks both land and bridge

But the wife of Anselmo is dreaming of the sea

When it congests the gorges, it retreats and rise up again

And the sheet inflates over the hollow of the wave

And the fight becomes slippery and deep

Water of thick pins from sky and ceilings

Water for photographs, to look for accomplices to curse

Water that clutches the flanks, deadly tuna-fishing net for passers-by

Beyond the wall of glasses, life awakes

That joins hands with herself once battle is over

Just like does this love, that from the anxiety of losing

It found in a day the certainty of possessing

Water that waited for dark, that now retreats

Low it parades past among people like an innocent that has nothing to do with all that

Cold like a pain, heartless Sweetblack

And the wife of Anselmo feels water that climbs down

From stuck clothes, from each chill of skin

In her tram unconnected from any distance

In the midst of the time, that now she has in excess

Such was that love with a missed end

So splendid and true as to could mislead you

• Artist:Fabrizio De André
• Album:Anime salve (1996)