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lyrics

Una mattina mi son svegliato
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
One early morning as I awakened
I saw those bastards at my front door

O partigiano, portami via
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Oh freedom fighter, please take me with you
For I will fight and I’m prepared to die

E se io muoio da partigiano
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
If I should die there, fighting for freedom
Then you must bury me where I fall

E seppellire lassù in montagna
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Oh, bury me there high in the mountains
Beneath the shadow of a beautiful flower

E le genti che passeranno
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
And all the people who will pass by me
They will remark “What a beautiful flower!”

È il fiore del partigiano
O bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
It is the flower, the flower of freedom
And I will fight and die so it can bloom

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from Are you thinking what I'm thinking?, released October 1, 2012
Trad. translated and arranged by James Bar Bowen

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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