Seminatori di grano [English translation]

They arrived at the break of the day,

men and women, to the highland

with the slow, silent, vigilant pace

of sowers of wheat.

And they were looking for something that wasn’t there

between the dumping ground and the railroad

And they were looking for what wasn’t there

behind the police’s binoculars

and they folded their hands and eyes in the wind

before leaving.

All the way to the road and surrounded by the night

they arrived from the highland

men and women with the intent gaze

of sowers of wheat.

And they left what wasn’t there

to the dumping ground and to the railroad.

And they left what wasn’t there

to the tearing eyes of the police

and they stretched out their hands against the wind

that was carrying them away

• Artist:Gianmaria Testa
• Album:Da questa parte del mare (2006)