Nella vecchia fattoria [English translation]

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In the old farm, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

where there is uncle Tobia, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s a yard, a little vegetable garden,

a big enclosure with a gate;

there’s a railroad next to it. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

Ya-hoo!

Yoo-hoo!

In the old farm, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

uncle Tobia has so many animals: (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

Here, hitched to a little cart, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s a small quadruped: (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

the donkey (hee-haw) don- (hee-haw) don- don- don- (hee- hee- hee-haw),

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

Among crates and scrap iron, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

where the mice are fatty, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s a nice cat (meow) cat (meow) ca- ca- cat (me- me- meow),

the donkey (hee-haw) don- (hee-haw) don- don- don- (hee- hee- hee-haw),

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

Always fat and very large, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

all dirty, as much as possible, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s the pig (oink) pig (oink) pi- pi- pig (oi- oi- oink),

there’s a nice cat (meow) cat (meow) ca- ca- cat (me- me- meow),

the donkey (hee-haw) don- (hee-haw) don- don- don- (hee- hee- hee-haw),

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

There, on the bank of the ditch, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

grappling with a bone, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s a nice dog (woof) dog (woof) do- do- dog (woo- woo- woof),

there’s the pig (oink) pi- (oink) pi- pi- pig (oi- oi- oink),

there’s a nice cat (meow) cat (meow) ca- ca- cat (me- me- meow),

the donkey (hee-haw) don- (hee-haw) don- don- don- (hee- hee- hee-haw),

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

Among the animals there’s a tractor, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

when it’s rolling, so much noise!, (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

there’s the horn (beep) horn (beep) ho- ho- horn (beep beep beep),

there’s a nice dog (woof) dog (woof) do- do- dog (woo- woo- woof),

there’s the pig (oink) pi- (oink) pi- pi- pig (oi- oi- oink),

there’s a nice cat (meow) cat (meow) ca- ca- cat (me- me- meow),

the donkey (hee-haw) don- (hee-haw) don- don- don- (hee- hee- hee-haw),

there’s the goat (baa) goat (baa) go- go- goat (baa baa baa).

In the old farm. (ee-a-ee-a-oh)

«Quiet! What is it, are we all turning mad here? Quiet, quiet. Like me.»

Ee-a-ee-a-oh.

La-la-la la.

Ya-hoo!

1. Based on the English children song Old McDonald Had a Farm.

• Artist:Quartetto Cetra