La Zolfara Lyrics in English Ornella Vanoni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Zolfara by Ornella Vanoni from Italian to English.
Otto sono i minatori ammazzati a Gessolungo
Eight miners were killed in Gessolungo
Ora piangono i signori
Now the gentlemen cry
E gli portano dei fiori
And they bring him flowers
Hanno fatto in Paradiso
They made it to Heaven
Un corteo lungo lungo
A long, long procession
Da quel trono dov'è assiso
From that throne where he sits
Gesù Cristo gli ha sorriso
Jesus Christ smiled at him
Sparala prima la mina, mezz'ora si guadagna
Shoot the mine first, you gain half an hour
Me ne infischio se rischio che
I don't care if I risk that
Di sangue poi si bagna
He then gets wet with blood
Tu prepara la bara, minatore di zolfara
You prepare the coffin, sulfur miner
Hanno fatto un gran corteo
They had a big procession
Con i quattro evangelisti
With the four evangelists
Tutti quanti li hanno visti
Everyone saw them
Con san Marco e san Matteo
With Saint Mark and Saint Matthew
Con san Luca e san Giovanni
With Saint Luke and Saint John
E i compagni che da prima
And the comrades from before
Lavorando nella mina
Working in the mine
Sono morti in questi anni
They have died in recent years
Sparala prima la mina, mezz'ora si guadagna
Shoot the mine first, you gain half an hour
Me ne infischio se rischio che
I don't care if I risk that
Di sangue poi si bagna
He then gets wet with blood
Tu prepara la bara, minatore di zolfara
You prepare the coffin, sulfur miner
Dopo la dimostrazione
After the demonstration
Gesù Cristo li ha chiamati
Jesus Christ called them
Con la sua benedizione
With his blessing
Lì ha raccolti fra i beati
There he gathered among the blessed
Poi, levando poco poco
Then, taking off a little
La sua mano giustiziera
His hand executes
Con un fulmine di fuoco
With a bolt of fire
Ha distrutto la miniera
He destroyed the mine
Sparala prima la mina, mezz'ora si guadagna
Shoot the mine first, you gain half an hour
Me ne infischio se rischio che
I don't care if I risk that
Di sangue poi si bagna
He then gets wet with blood
Tu prepara la bara, minatore di zolfara
You prepare the coffin, sulfur miner
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Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda.
Bruno Lauzi, Erasmo Esteves, Roberto Carlos Braga
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