Måne över Corsica [English translation]

In the middle of the sea where the water changes

between blue and turquoise,

stands a cliff which has a beauty

as if it was paradise.

But the partisans hold meetings

when the moon shines over Corsica.

Down at the harbor in Bonifacio

in Ajaccio and Porto-Vecchio

ships for millionares are located there

from Livorno and from Marseille.

So the Partisans hold the meeting

when the moon shines over Corsica.

From the hotels and the restaurants

in Bastia and Saint-Florent millionaires

sail over the sea

to some peddlers in Paris.

So the partisans hold meetings

when the moon shines over Corsica.

In Montagnana and down on the plains

young people dream of a job.

But the crafts people are imported

from Bologna and from Toulouse.

So the partisans hold meetings

when the moon shines on Corsica.

Down on the beach near Palombaggia

the Frenchmen build small palaces.

but up in the mountain the Mistral blows

through the farmers' sparce shed.

So the partisans hold meetings

when the moon shines on Corsica.

The moon pales and the night folds,

the sea and the sky are on fire.

Then the song from the highest mountain,'

the old song that everyone knows.

About partisans who begin to wander

when the sun shines on Corsica.

At the first

rise of dawn

the partisan

descends into action

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Don Quixote (1988)