Povera Patria Lyrics in English Franco Battiato , Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Povera Patria by Franco Battiato from Italian to English.
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Povera patria schiacciata dagli abusi del potere
Poor homeland crushed by abuses of power
Di gente infame che non sa cos'è il pudore
Of infamous people who do not know what modesty is
Si credono potenti e gli va bene
They think they are powerful and it suits them
Quello che fanno e tutto gli appartiene
What they do and everything belongs to them
Tra i governanti quanti perfetti e inutili buffoni
Among the rulers how many perfect and useless buffoons
Questo paese è devastato dal dolore
This country is ravaged by grief
Ma non vi danno un po' di dispiacere
But they don't give you a little sorry
Quei corpi in terra senza più calore?
Those bodies on the ground without more heat?
Non cambierà, non cambierà
It will not change, it will not change
No, cambierà, forse cambierà
No, it will change, maybe it will change
Ma come scusare le iene negli stadi e quelle dei giornali?
But how to excuse the hyenas in the stadiums and those of the newspapers?
Nel fango affonda lo stivale1 dei maiali
In the mud sinks the boot1 of pigs
Me ne vergogno un poco e mi fa male
I'm a little ashamed of it and it hurts me
Vedere un uomo come un animale
Seeing a man as an animal
Non cambierà, non cambierà
It will not change, it will not change
Sì che cambierà, vedrai che cambierà
Yes it will change, you will see that it will change
Si può sperare che il mondo torni a quote più normali
One can hope that the world will return to more normal altitudes.
Che possa contemplare il cielo e i fiori
May he contemplate the sky and the flowers
Che non si parli più di dittature
Let us no longer talk about dictatorships
Se avremo ancora un po' da vivere
If we still have some to live
La primavera intanto tarda ad arrivare
Meanwhile, spring is late in arriving
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