Pronti, partenza, via! [English translation]

Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on

Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on

Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on

burocracy

Italy is melting like

butter, it’s crazy

a good idea

pops up always in the dead of night

just like the police

can someone explain this to me

you used to vote for Lega1, yeah right, keep on praying

who do you vote for now ?

dunno, Reagan ?

now it’s Belen 2, before that who was it ? Megan ?

magic tricks

abracadabra

but thousands will step forward if there’s a microphone

I am a protection, like a PIN code

up high, just like after check-in

I have got the notes, C, D, E

for the rhymes

I have got a monkey, like Remi3

crank up the volume, Fabri Fibra is playing

he’s never out of fashion, just like the cooch.

Ready, Set, Go !

we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains

Ready, Set, Go !

we’re here and ready to go

we’re here and ready to go

we’re here and ready to go

we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains

I’m from the countryside

I grew up by the sea

one palm (of the hand) away from your PalmPilot4

ready, go

we’re going to the seaside and way up the mountains

mountains, go5

super violent language

on tv, like a hooligan

everyhting is falling down

it’s like an earthquake

it’s like Arisa6 without makeup

he’s not even making 2000 euros

the man of the year 2000 that Lucio Dalla7 was talking about

staring eyes

watching the caste8

it looks like the tv show Dallas

the truth unsettles you

it’s surprising

people are growing tired

you pictured yourself at the party as a special guest

and here you are instead, at war

as special correspondent9

this tune is a hit, I know

like a banker can steal you blind, I know

knock knock, who’s knocking ? who is it ?

Police

Ready

Ready, Set, Go !

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains.

Smoke, bombs, like in Kabul

missiles like in Seoul

a rapper, an inconvenient exorcist

just like antidoping is (inconvenient) to a professional cyclist

the case is closed, why don’t you

sing this tune with me

if you know it

singers are charming

hidden and dirty

just like the missing money

all ready to go

but year after year we’ve jumped the gun

after the latest (or the last) great opportunity

we’re left empty handed

a voice echoing in our heads

saying something like « captain, the ship is going down »

third (gear), second, first

the country can’t get to start off any more

wave, you wait here

I don’t care, in my life

the last thing I want to hear is

free him, we’re losing him

just like Abba, in Italy

we’re shouting mamma mia

but out of anger

we’re breaking down the cage

ready, set, go

ready, set, go !

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains

ready, set, go !

ready, set, go !

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re all ready here

we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains

ready, set, go !

1. extremist, xenophobic, anti-establishement political party, unlikely to symbolize the high point of Italian civilization. Its leaders are known for indulging in populist slogans and obscenities 2. actress and sex-symbol3. character of a very popular children story/cartoon4. in the video I hear « alla mano come il tuo palmare » which translates « I’m easy going, just like your PalmPilot »5. Mario Monti is also a former prime minister who took over in 2011 at the height of the economic crisis, ousting Berlusconi. He became unpopular for his austerity policies which led to cuts in welfare and higher taxation. This line also translates « Monti, go away » 6. a singer7. refers to a song by Lucio Dalla « Il motore del 2000 »8. in recent years, this has become the standard word used to refer to (corrupt) politicians. It was originally the title of a 2007 best-selling book, where two journalists described the undue privileges, the large scale corruption and disregard for common good of our ruling class. 9. this could be a pun ; inviato speciale is usually referred to a journalist covering a special event, but in this context it could also have a more literal and sarcastic meaning of a person having earned the dubious privilege to be sent to some special place

• Artist:Fabri Fibra
• Album:Rima Dopo Rima (2013)