Andrea [English translation]

Andrea got lost, got lost and can’t come back

Andrea had love

black curls

Andrea had sorrow

black curls.

On the paper was written that he had died

on the flag

was written and the signature was golden

it was the signature of a king

killed on the mountains

near Trento

by machine-gun fire.

Forest’s eyes

farmer of the realm

French silhouette

forest’s eyes

soldier of the realm

French silhouette

and Andrea lost, lost the love

the rarest pearl

and Andrea has sorrow in his mouth, in his mouth

the darkest pearl.

Andrea picked, picked violets

by the sides of the well

Andrea was throwing black curls

in the well’s ring

the bucket told him: “Sir,

the well’s deep

deeper than the bottom of the eyes

of the night of tears".

He said: "it’s enough for me, it’s enough for me if it is

deeper than me".