Barco di Papel [English translation]

My paper boat brought me a message from afar

My paper boat brought me a message of peace

A message of love

A voice that comes from the heart, quivering with divine love

Come far away with me and always together

A blunt heartache springs from an ocean abyss

And I have no gift for swimming

Oh world, don’t end this way

Let people know

That you’re in their hands

Let wounds heal

Fill the hearts of those

Who govern us with love

Oh world, don’t end this way

Let people know

That you’re in their hands

Take care of our children

And folk of every nation

We’re a single race

The fields will be in flower

Nobody will live a life of suffering

The paths to brighter tomorrows

Will light up

Our children’s smiles

Their joy and beauty

Will bring us hope

And the strength of nature

My paper boat brought me a message from afar

My paper boat brought me a message of peace

A message of love

Oh my love

Oh world, don’t end this way

Let people know

That you’re in their hands

Take care of our children

And folk of every nation

We’re a single race

I weep in my heart

Tears of grief seize my emotions

I leave the abandoned boat to die

In that deep sea

And I have no gift for swimming, Mama

Oh world, don’t end this way