Gemme [English translation]

We dreamt

of unreal things,

of jewels under the stones,

of nuggets

in river beds.

Under our crystal

skulls,

ghosts of illusions

were obscuring

oblivion and evil.

As for me, I want to seek

As for me, I want to dig,

to find under the soil,

to find under the flesh

these rainbow-hued gems

rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.

If my heart is pure,

if I am filled with wonder,

I will find for sure

these gems,

these rainbow-hued gems,

eternal immortal beings.

We held

under our Eritrean skins

a ruby in the rough,

throbing

in its cage.

As for me, I want to seek

As for me, I want to dig,

to find under the soil,

to find under the flesh

these rainbow-hued gems

rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.

If my heart is pure,

if I am filled with wonder,

I will find for sure

these gems,

these rainbow-hued gems,

eternal immortal beings.

As for me, I want to seek

As for me, I want to dig

and find these gems,

and the one I love,

not so far away from the sky,

here on earth,

in my flesh.

As for me, I want to seek

As for me, I want to dig,

to find under the soil,

to find under the flesh

these rainbow-hued gems

rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.

If my heart is pure,

if I am filled with wonder,

I will find for sure

these gems,

these rainbow-hued gems,

eternal immortal beings.