Francesco De Gregori — Disastro aereo sul canale di Sicilia song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Disastro aereo sul canale di Sicilia" by Francesco De Gregori.

Lyrics

Risulta peraltro evidente,
anche nel clima della distensione,
che un eventuale attacco ai Paesi Arabi
vede l’Italia in prima posizione.
E tutti sanno tutto dell’inizio ma nessuno puІ parlare della fine.
E questa la storia dell’aereo perduto
al largo delle coste tunisine.
La fabbrica di vedove volava a diecimila metri,
sulla terra siciliana, il pilota controllava l’orizzonte,
la visibilit era buona.
Il pilota era un giovane ragazzo americano,
ma faceva il soldato a Verona.
E dieci chilometri sotto,
ginestre e cemento a due passi dal mare
e case popolari costruite sulla sabbia,
nient’altro da segnalare.
Solo la tomba di un giornalista,
ancora difficile da ritrovare.
E la fabbrica di vedove volava,
sola, come un uccello da rapina.
Il mare una tavola azzurra ormai,
l’Africa era gi pi№ vicina,
sul cielo una striscia di neve, bianca,
bianca di carta velina.

Lyrics translation

It is also evident,
even in the climate of relaxation,
that a possible attack on Arab countries
he sees Italy in first position.
And everyone knows everything about the beginning but no one can talk about the end.
And this is the story of the lost plane
off the Tunisian coast.
The factory of widows flew ten thousand meters,
on Sicilian land, the pilot controlled the horizon,
visibility was good.
The pilot was a young American boy,
but he was a soldier in Verona.
And ten kilometers below,
brooms and concrete a stone's throw from the sea
and popular houses built on the sand,
nothing else to report.
Only the grave of a journalist,
still hard to find.
And the widows factory was flying,
alone, like a bird of prey.
The sea a blue table now,
Africa was already closer№ ,
on the sky a strip of snow, white,
white tissue paper.