Girotondo [English translation]

If the war will come, marcondiro'ndero*

if the war will come, marcondiro'nda*

on the sea and on the earth, marcondiro'ndera*

on the sea and on the earth who will save us?

the soldier who doesn't want it will save us

the soldier that refuses war will save us

the war has already broken up, marcondiro'ndero*

the war has already broken up, who will help us

God will help us, marcondiro'ndera*

God will help us, he will save us

God is already gone, nobody knows where

God is already gone, who knows when he'll come back

the airplane flies, marcondiro'ndera*

the airplane flies, marcondiro'nda*

if it throws the bomb, marcondiro'ndero*

if it thorws the bomb, who will save us?

will the aviator who won't do that, save us?

will the aviator who doesn't throw the bomb, save us?

the bomb has already fallen, marcondiro'ndero*

the bomb has already fallen, who will take it?

everybpdy will take it, marcondiro'ndera*

we're beautiful o we're ugly, marcondiro'nda*

old or young it will destory them

wise or fool it will kill them

there are too many holes, marcondiro'ndera*

there are too many holes, who will fill them?

we won't be able to play marcondiro'ndera anymore

we won't be able to play marcondiro'nda anymore

and you must go there to have fun

you must have fun where the war won't be anymore

the war is everywhere, marcondiro'ndera*

the earth is all mourning, who will console it?

the men, the animals, the flowers will think about it

the woods and the colorful seasons

there are no more people, animals or flowers

the only living things are us and nothing else

the earth is all ours, marcondiro'ndera*

it will become a big carousel, marcondiro'nda*

we've all the earth, marcondiro'ndera*

we will play war, marcondiro'nda*

the earth is all ours, marcondiro'ndera*

it will become a big carousel, marcondiro'nda*

we've all the earth, marcondiro'ndera*

we will play war, marcondiro'nda*

• Artist:Fabrizio De André
• Album:Tutti morimmo a stento (1968)