Gimmi I. [English translation]

Gimmi Ilpedofilo 1 went out,

but the weather was dull that morning.

Low clouds, one of those days

when you think you I've seen it all,

but all is nothing. Gimmi Ilpedofilo

went down the stairs and there were people out.

Angry people scowled at him

behind mirrored sunglasses, but there's no sunshine.

Sun, sun, where are you? Gimmi Gimmi needs you.

Tell me when you show up. Maybe maybe it'll be too late.

He felt lost and short of breath.

Dog poop on the pavement.

Looks full of loathing all around him.

Gimmi thought: "Come what come may"

and went back home but they followed him,

parents, wielding canes:

"Gimmi Ilpedofilo you're a dead man

Gimmi Ilpedofilo we're going to kill you with the cane"

Little cane pim pum pam, punches 2 are flying!

It looks ugly for Gimmi, it looks very ugly for Gimmi.

"Wait, this is just a misunderstanding!"

Gimmi tried to defend himself,

but they silenced him, then blood,

and clobbering, spitting, punches and kicks.

Justice has been served, the crowd thought,

but, in truth, that wasn't justice.

Because, okay, yes, Gimmi Ilpedofilo,

but "Ilpedofilo" was his surname.

Oh no, they thought he was a pedophile

but it's just his family name

since the XVIII century.

Never had problems before!

It's not his job, just his name,

It would be a travesty.

Gimmi Ilpedofilo died an innocent man

a victim of his own surname.

And now, from the heavens

he looks at us with his kind smile

with his new friends

who suffered the same fate:

Fabio Uxoricidi 3, Roberto Ammazzaneonati 4,

and especially Fabiana Inculamorti 5.

Oh, poor Fabiana Inculamorti,

another innocent victim

in this stupid misunderstanding.

She was not a necrophiliac,

she was just a just a girl.

Another innocent pawn

in this cruel game of life.

Oh life...

The moral of this story

is that haste is a poor advisor.

How many more will have to die

for an error of judgment?

How many widows will cry,

how many fathers won't see the return of those children

to whom they gave a surname that scares

the man in the street?

May the Lord forgive you all, because I...

- Enrico 6, wait, let me do this! -

- Elio 7, go on! -

May the Lord forgive you all,

because I definitely can't do that.

But if you got an idea,

come and talk to me in person.

It's easy to find me. There's my name on the tombstone:

Luigi. Actually, Gianluigi. Gianluigi Bombatomica 8.

Gianluigi Bombatomica

Poor thing, Giangi.

Gianluigi. Just a surname:

Bombatomica

Poor thing, Giangi.

Poor thing!

1. lit. "Thepedofile" 2. "scappellotto" is a head-slap 3. "Wifemurderer" 4. "Toddlerkiller" 5. "Corpsefucker" 6. Enrico Ruggeri, who sings the previous line 7. Lead singer 8. "Atomicbomb"

• Artist:Elio e le Storie Tese
• Album:Cicciput