Volta la carta

Turn the card over

There’s a woman who sows grain
turn the card over you can see the peasant
the peasant who hoes the earth
turn the card over war comes
there are no more soldiers for the war
they all escaped on their bare feet

Angiolina walks and walks
in her little blue shoes
a policemean fell in love with her
turn the card over and he’s not there anymore
a policemean fell in love with her
turn the card over and he’s not there anymore

There is a child climbing over a gate
he steals cherries and birds’ feathers
he throws stones he doesn’t have any troubles
turn the card over there’s the Jack of Hearts
The Jack of Hearts who’s a nine days wonder
turn the card over the rooster wakes you up

Angiolina braids her hair at six in the morning
with leaves of nettle
she has a necklace made of peach stones
she turns it three times in her fingers
she has a necklace made of peach stones
she counts it three times through her fingers

My mother has a mill and a faithless son
she gets sugar on his nose from an apple cake
My mother and the mill were born laughing
turn the card over there is a fair-haired pilot
a fair-haired pilot silk shirts
fox fur hat athlete’s smile

Angiolina sitting in the kitchen, who cries,
who eats a salad of blackberries.
Foreign boy has a record of an orchestra
that turns quickly that talks about love
Foreign boy has a record of an orchestra
that turns that turns that talks about love

Madamadorè has lost six daughters
in the bars in the port and its marvels
Madamadorè smells like a cat
turn the card over and she pays the ransom
she pays the ransom with the bags under her eyes
which are full of photos of interrupted dreams

Angiolina cuts up newspapers she dresses
as a bride she sings victory
she calls memories by their name
turn the card over and she finishes in glory
she calls memories by their name
turn the card over and she finishes in glory