C'è un uomo in mezzo al mare [English translation]

It was nine o'clock, a great calm in the port

When, alas, the radio called me:

– What is it, by Jove? A wounded, a dead?

– No, they answered me, but...

Chorus:

Oh, captain, there's a man in the middle of the sea!

Oh, captain, come save him –

He can't row, not even swim

And he'll end up drowned.

That poor man, to stay afloat

Has been seated on a ball for an hour

And on the wave, he starts making "glu glu glu glu glu";

Oh, captain, come save him!

It was ten o'clock, a presentiment

Pushed me to ask:

«Please, clarify it to us,

How come there's a man in the middle of the sea?»

Chorus:

Oh, captain, there's a man in the middle of the sea!

Oh, captain, come save him –

He can't row, not even swim

And he'll end up drowned.

That poor man, to stay afloat

Has been seated on a ball for an hour

And on the wave, he starts making "glu glu glu glu glu";

Oh, captain, come save him!

Till midnight I didn't sleep calmly

Until I resolved to call again:

«What happened? Be honest, say it,

What happened in the middle of the sea?»

Oh, captain! (2x)

Hello, hello, yes, yes, I'll explain!

Listen up, please!

There were six of them, six on a boat

And five out of six were forced to drown –

That's why there's a man in the middle of the sea

Captain, captain!

...and on the wave he starts making "glu glu glu glu glu";

Oh, captain, come save him!

Captain, captain!

• Artist:Mina
• Album:Plurale (1976)