La nostra lingua italiana [English translation]

Speech of ancient marble of a cathedral,

Tongue of sword and weeping of pain,

Language calling from a tower to the sea,

Sea tongue that brings new faces,

Tongue of mountains exposed to all winds,

Speaking of white snow to orange trees,

Serene, sweet, hospitable language:

Our Italian language.

Language of work and language for Honor,

In cloth, jewelry and gold markets,

Language of boats and serenades at sea,

Tongue of glances and smiles from afar,

Language ordered by a man in Florence,

Who speaks of the sky to the architects,

New, divine, universal language,

Our Italian language.

And he is on the street while working among the people,

And the wave of the stadium and the scream of the crowd,

In a ttavern while eating and drinking cheerfully,

And a smile in your lips of woman,

And your voice while saying "I love you",

And in the bars of those who are lost in a glass,

With who was wrong to weep, to joke

And in every gesture looks for some love,

a bit of love.

Language that speaks of palaces and fountains,

Wine - grower 's language of wine and whores,

Language of grace in the courts and in love,

Love language that is beautiful to hear,

Tongue that sings along the Arno to the sea,

Up to the sand of the American continent,

Ideal language, generous, sensual,

Our Italian language.

And an airplane flying

On the tranquil Atlantic,

On the Polar Route or that of the Antilles,

A red rose blood color,

A pink pin hits you and you're her lover,

And a slim woman who wins fashion,

And drives a red car street prestige,

Then she marries with light and like a lighthouse,

Projects the great Italian cinema in the world,

The great Italian cinema.

Language of the opera,

The language of the beautiful song that sings with violins,

And plays with his accent,

Space language and terms in English,

Of cold splitting and formulas in French,

Language of peace,

Language of culture,

Of the international avant-garde

My tongue, yours,

Our Italian language

• Artist:Riccardo Cocciante
• Album:Eventi e mutamenti (1993)