Lonely darting in Eastern Europe's woods
Wanderer, only the wind can show him the way
He suddenly strikes and he's deadly
His eyes shines in the dark
He challenges the storm and the updraughs
Showing no mercy for his preys
Barn owl
Barn owl
Barn owl
Barn owl...
His screech echoes in the open fields
From Barletta-Andria-Trani to Emilia Romagna 1
From Laos to Paraguay to the Dutch Guiana
To the special administrative regions of Southern China
More precise than an archer, faster than a lightning
When he dives down
For voles, frogs and insects there's no hope
Such an ineffable hunter you are
Barn owl
Barn owl
Barn owl...
Go, rapacious bird! 2
Go, voracious bird!
You feast on rodents!
Wipe them out!
You are the heir of the Tytonidae family
Bright plumage makes you shine
The name "common gullible" doesn't harm your majesty 3
You are the king of the Strigiformes order
Barn owl
Barn owl
Barn owl...
Barn owl-Gianni Morandi 4
Barn owl...
1. respectively a province in the Apulia region (Southern Italy), and a region in Northern Italy.2. "rapace" both meaning "rapacious" and "bird of prey".3. "Allocco comune" is the name of a kind of owl, but it also literally means "common gullible". Known in English as "tawny owl", it is actually different from a barn owl.4. a pun on "barbagianni" ("barn owl") and Gianni Morandi, a popular Italian singer. The name "barbagianni" is a compound of the words "barba" ("uncle", in a Northern dialect, althought it sounds like the word for "beard" in standard Italian) and "Gianni", a male name.