Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Piccolo Grande Uomo by Banda Bassotti from Italian to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Un'isola lo ama
An island loves him
Illuminando l'oscurità
Illuminating the darkness
Un'isola forte lo culla
A strong island cradles him
Scrive l'uomo nuovo
The new man writes
Scrive circondato da un regime infame
He writes surrounded by an infamous regime
Che tenta di piegarlo
That tries to bend him
Che tenta di piegarlo ancora
That tries to bend him still
Né carcere né freddo
Neither prison nor cold
Né odio né bastone
Neither hate nor stick
Né ricino e né distanza
Neither castor oil nor distance
Così il grande uomo
Thus the great man
Scrive alla madre
Writes to his mother
Lascia un filo
He leaves a thread
La storia vista da un cella
History seen from a cell
Così vede l'orizzonte
So he sees the horizon
La verità è rivoluzionaria
Truth is revolutionary
Scrive e non si stanca mai
He writes and never tires
Sbarre e penna
Bars and pen
Cuore e febbre
Heart and fever
E con il sonno
And with sleep
Viaggia il sogno
Dream travels
Nuove ere nuovi mondi
New ages new worlds
Uguaglianza e libertà
Equality and freedom
L'orizzonte visto da un cella
The horizon seen from a cell
È un campo da seminare
Is a field to be sown
Sbarre e penna
Bars and pen
Malattia e condanna
Sickness and condemnation
Buio e carcere
Darkness and prison
Libri e lettere
Books and letters
Sbarre e penna
Bars and pen
Malattia e condanna
Sickness and condemnation
Scrivere per l'eternità
Writing for eternity
Dietro la piramide
Behind the pyramid
Tra garofani e silenzi
Between carnations and silences
Riposa e sta con noi
Rest and be with us
Dietro la piramide
Behind the pyramid
Tra garofani e silenzi
Between carnations and silences
Fino all'eternità
Until eternity
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