Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Orient Express by Banda Bassotti from Italian to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Mannaggia a la miseria che ce se guadagna
Damn the misery we earn
A stasse zitti mentre er luco ce se magna
To be silent while the light eats us up
Pò esse na canzone o 'na barricata
It can be a song or a barricade
'na sega a scuola o 'na fabbrica occupata
A hand job at school or a factory occupied
Che prima o poi chi nun more se rivede
That sooner or later those who don't die will see each other again
E tira avanti solamente chi ce crede
And only those who believe will carry on
Da radio e scarpe rotte sale 'na canzone
From radios and broken shoes comes a song
'tu chi ce metteresti dentro ar pentolone?'
"Who would you put in the cauldron?
Signò, commendatò, cavallieri sniffatori
Gentlemen, gentlemen, sniffing horses
Salò, de gregò, costruttò, benefettori
Salo, de gregò, constructors, benefactors
Tutta la vita così in cerca di una tris
All my life like this looking for a trio
È sempre il solito tram
It's always the same streetcar
Che non arriva mai
That never arrives
Signò, commendatò, attacateve a 'sto balcò
Gentlemen, commendató, hang on to this balcò
Pure noi famo bene a tiravvè 'n po' de pietre
It's good for us too to throw a few stones
La giustizia grande amore
Justice great love
Anche se porta il prigione
Even if it brings prison
Noi non vi vogliamo bene
We don't love you
Brutte le vostre catene
Your chains are ugly
Servitori dei signori il nostro giorno verrà
Servants of lords our day will come
E il nostro giorno verrà e il treno arriverà
And our day will come and the train will come
Il treno arriverà, orient express!
The train will come, orient express!
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