(musica: V. Nocenzi  / testo: F. Di Giacomo, V. Nocenzi) 


(english lyrics by : Angelo Branduardi)

 

I extinguished the ultimate fire 


To give respite to my eyes  

I'm imprisoned in the bowels of an ox  

And here indeed I can no longer lift my arms  

I listened to the myths of heroes and bawdy poets  

I dug within tombs of love and of the saints  

But the furious cry of the earth 


Beats my ears again  

And still I'm forced to hear  

Now I'm here with you, my friends, my friends forever  

You are more than a brother, you're drunk from my glass  

You hold my arm while I speak 


You look at me in silence  

But it's from you that I ask help 


My hands, that are so tired  

All my weariness lain over my shoulders 


All that's left to me is your help  

The air feels the dawn, trembling as it waits 


My throat trembles, long waiting dawn  

Outside the day is born 


And we, at length die.