Lyrics and translation Al Bano & Romina Power - Saranda Okinawa

Saranda Okinawa

Saranda in Albania, me ne parlò mio padre
Tornava sulla via della sua gioventù
Mi hanno mandato in guerra contro la brava gente
L'uomo come bersaglio, non lo farei mai più

Saranda, Saranda
Mi raccontava mentre piangeva un po'
Saranda, Saranda
Per due stellette, ma stelle vere no

Bello con la divisa, primo luogotenente
Mio padre era un pilota, era il '43
Nei cieli del Giappone vide col suo squadrone
Quello che un uomo giusto non vuol vedere più

Okinawa, Okinawa
Un sole giallo scaldarsi non si può
Okinawa, Okinawa
Stelle e strisce, ma stelle vere no

Saranda, Saranda
Mi raccontava, mentre piangeva un po'
Okinawa, Okinawa
Stelle e strisce, ma stelle vere no

Saranda, Okinawa
Non ha importanza, non c'è da farlo più
Saranda, Okinawa

Saranda Okinawa

My father spoke to me of Saranda in Albania
He was returning to the path of his youth
I was sent to war against good people
I would never use a human being as a target again

Saranda, Saranda
He told me while he was crying a little
Saranda, Saranda
For two stars, but not real stars

Handsome in his uniform, a first lieutenant
My father was a pilot, it was 1943
In the skies of Japan with his squadron he witnessed
What a righteous man never wants to see again

Okinawa, Okinawa
A yellow sun cannot warm
Okinawa, Okinawa
Stars and stripes, but not real stars

Saranda, Saranda
He told me as he cried a little
Okinawa, Okinawa
Stars and stripes, but not real stars

Saranda, Okinawa
It doesn't matter, we mustn't do it again
Saranda, Okinawa