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Italian
Original lyrics
La Berta
E la Berta aveva un uomo
Ma diceva, "Non è buono a lavorare"
E la Berta aveva un padre
Ma diceva, "È capace solo a bere"
Ma io invidiavo le sua mani rosse
E la sua grande forza
Di non piegarsi mai
E la Berta aveva i guanti di lana dura
E i suoi occhi buoni e chiari
La grande lotta, la fatica senza mai paura
Ed io invidiavo i suoi mattini con la luna
Ed io invidiavo le sue corse in bicicletta
E il suo tirare avanti senza fretta
E la Berta scriveva sui muri
"Siamo tutti uguali
Siamo tutti buoni"
Ed io invidiavo la sua casa, il suo cortile
Con i panni lavati al sole
Con la radio a tutto volume
Una tovaglia a scacchi e sopra il pane
E la Berta aveva un libro
E la Berta aveva un libro
E la Berta aveva un libro
Ed era tutto il suo capitale
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Don Juan on 2022-02-06
Don Juan on 2022-02-06English
Translation
Berta
And Berta had a man
But she said "He's not good in working"
And Berta had a father
But she said "He's only able to drink"
But I envied her red hands
And her huge strength
Of never bending
And Berta had mitts of hard wool
Her eyes were good and clear
The big fight, the hard work without ever fearing
I envied her mornings with the Moon
I envied her bicycle racing
And her moving forward in no hurry
And Berta wrote on the walls
"We are all the same
We are all good"
I envied her home, her backyard
With her shoes washed under the Sun
With her radio on the highest volume
A checkered table cloth, bread over it
And Berta had a book
And Berta had a book
And Berta had a book
It was all her capital
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