Il vecchietto [English translation]
Il vecchietto [English translation]
Mom, where is grandpa?
Grandma, can we go to the carousel?
Grandpa, Grandpa, where is grandpa?
He packed his suitcase and left
because the daughter-in-law does not want him anymore.
He is too old, too shabby,
he can't stand children anymore.
So he went to a rest home
but they answered "no".
We're so sorry, man, there's no place
we are already packed too tight, we can't accept you.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Ah ah
ah ah
He went straight, straight to the hospital
asking for a place at the reception
I can not take it anymore, I feel bad,
I am close to the Extreme Unction (1) now.
But the doctor on shift apologized
looking at him with a stupid smile.
"You do not understand how bad the situation is here:
we have patient even in the toilet.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Ah ah
ah ah
Then not knowing what to do
he did what a madman could do.
With a rope around the neck, at the bottom of the sea,
he pretended to be a cod.
At the great cemetery of Verano (2)
he just got off the van,
and the guardian immediately got angry
starting to talk to the gravedigger.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
I'm sorry, but there's no place,
there is no place, for heaven's sake.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
It will turn out that he will find no place
not even in the afterworld.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
It will turn out that he will find no place
not even in the afterworld.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
It will turn out that he will find no place
not even in the afterworld.
Oh, where can I put this old man,
where can I put him, nobody knows.
It will turn out that he will find no place
not even in the afterworld.
- Artist:Domenico Modugno