Doma il mare il mare doma [English translation]

It started in the sun

It ended in the wine

There was nothing to lose

Only a volcano nearby

And in a stadium, a bit green

An Argentinian player 1

But the protagonist of this tale

Is destiny

Time of fire and clay

Copper green people

Days of long hope

Old memories of hunger

Kicking the ball in the goal

The sky was burning the room

While the child bride

At a soft dance rhythm

Was playing in the Mergellina air 2

It started in the sun

It ended in the wine

There was nothing to lose

Only a volcano nearby

And in a stadium, a bit green

An Argentinian player

But the protagonist of this tale

Is destiny

He was a winger

In the Argentinian league

With the number ten on his back

Three whole years in Spain

Then [like] a bull in the arena

With a quite odd story

For the Italian adventure

He hadn't move anymore from there

Like a dog with his bone

And he had climbed destiny

It started in the sun

It ended in the wine

There was nothing to lose

Only a volcano nearby

And in a stadium, a bit green

An Argentinian player

But the protagonist of this tale

Is destiny

It ends in the fog

In the sinking red sun

Nothing more left to lose

The nearby volcano [is] extinct

And in the empty stadium

The Argentinian player is alone

But the protagonist of this tale

Is destiny

Nothing more left to lose

The protagonist is destiny

And in the empty stadium

The Argentinian player is alone

1. the song is dedicated to Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest football players. The title is a pun on his name (Maradona - "mare doma"). He reached a great fame in Italy for the seven years he played in the Napoli football team (1984-1991), after which he left the team and Italy in disgrace, with drug and other legal issues.2. an area of the city of Naples, on the seaside.