L'albero ed io [English translation]

When my last day comes

after one last look at the world

I want no stone on top of my body

because it would feel heavy.

Find a young, strong tree

that will be my place

I want to come back even after death

under that sky people say it's God's place.

And in winter during the long rest

still alive, close to the plant

I will lie like in sleep, confident that

I'll wake up again some day in the morning.

And in spring, among a thousand calls,

we'll be still alive, [we'll be] alive again,

and I will raise my fingers like branches

towards that mysterious sky.

And in summer if the wind takes up

the invitation made by every blossoming bud

we'll wave flags made of leaves

and we'll sing the songs of life.

And so we'll live together forever

here on Earth, the tree and I

in summer and in winter, always standing out

against that sky people say it's God's place.

• Artist:Francesco Guccini
• Album:Due anni dopo