Текст песни и перевод на английский Paolo Pietrangeli - Era Sui Quarant'Anni

Era Sui Quarant'Anni

Era sui quarant'anni
E non se n'era accorto
Tutta la vita lui stava a pensar
Cosa dovesse far

Vale la pena
Vale la pena
Vale la pena o no
Ora lo chiedo a qualcheduno
E poi deciderò

Si camminava in tre
Restava sempre indietro
Meglio la pasta od il bignè
Perdeva sempre il treno

No che non era fesso
Le cose le capiva
E se ne dispiaceva
E se ne dispiaceva
Ma non serviva più

Era sui quarant'anni
E si trovò lì in mezzo
Oh che gran colpi, che confusione
Era la rivoluzione

Vale la pena
Vale la pena
Gli altri dicevan no
Vale la pena
Vale la pena
E intanto lui ci andò

Era sui quarant'anni
E non se n'era accorto
Non ebbe il tempo di fiatar
Che si ritrovò morto

E tutti i suoi compagni
Ch'eran sempre sicuri
Ora gli fanno omaggi
E lapidi sui muri

Gran rivoluzionario
Tempra di combattente
Il suo dovere ebbe
Sempre presente e in mente
E si sacrificò

Vale la pena
Vale la pena
Vale la pena o no
Vale la pena
Vale la pena
E intanto lui ci andò

Vale la pena
Vale la pena
Gli altri dicevan no
Vale la pena
Vale la pena
E intanto lui ci andò

He Was in His Forties

He was in his forties
He had not realized
He had spent his whole life
Figuring out what to do

Is it worth it
Is it worth it
Is it worth it or not
Now I will ask someone
And then I will decide

There were three walking
He always stayed behind
Is pasta better than a cream puff
He always missed the train

He was not a fool
He understood things
And he regretted it
And he regretted it
But it was not useful anymore

He was in his forties
And he found himself there in the middle
Oh great buzz, what confusion
It was the revolution

Is it worth it
Is it worth it
Others said no
Is it worth it
Is it worth it
And meantime he went there

He was in his forties
And he had not realized
He did not have time to catch his breath
He was found dead

And all his comrades
Who were always sure
Now they give him tributes
And headstones on the walls

A great revolutionary
Temper of a fighter
He did his duty
Always present and in mind
And he sacrificed himself

Is it worth it
Is it worth it
Is it worth it or not
Is it worth it
Is it worth it
And meantime he went there

Is it worth it
Is it worth it
Others said no
Is it worth it
Is it worth it
And meantime he went there