Dagli all'untore [English translation]

I am the plague spreader 1

And when it gets dark

I pop out like a mushroom 2

I spread [my poison] wherever I go

I'm always wary in my erratic wanders

If you want to fuck me off you've got to yell "get the plague spreader!"

My "trip" 3 at the moment

It's a bloody unguent I spread

On concrete walls I want

To elevate as a symbol of stupidity

An intent I can easily take on

Cynical figure in the dark night

I get doors dirty, I bring death

I don't give a shit

If they get me, they'll beat the shit out of me

You're probably going to find me on Rotten

My heart beats more than a whore 4

When I bring chaos to the population

I take the most benefit from this

The neighbourhood freaks out, and the next could be anyone 5

[Chorus:]

Ashes, rust, virgin blood

Snake tongue, saliva and soot

Oooh, get the plague spreader!

Oooh, get the plague spreader!

Goat poop, peacock eye

Capa's 6 pee in my cauldron

Oooh, get the plague spreader!

Oooh, get the plague spreader!

In the morning, I rise and shine

And there's shit in those fools' mouths 7

They smell each other, they accuse, they take shelter

They're afraid of being taken away even when they're in church

Driven out and stoned, victims of unrighteous self-defence 8

Injured and harmed

The corpse carrier passes by and he load them up

On a chariot heading to the grave

But I won't, I'll block the crowd like a pivot

Even when they knock on my door

No, I'm not opening the door

Or I'll uncover my own role as the scapegoat

I'll turn myself in only if I'll ever run out of all the tricks

I invent in my funereal laboratory

If you want to murder me, my dear, you'll need trusted hitmen

Shady fellows, daredevils just like me

If they're so rare, get out of here

Lock yourself home: the plague spreader is back in town

[Chorus]

I'm the plague, infecting all those motherfuckers

The "filthy bubo of a purple bruise" 9 that makes people uncomfortable

If you've listened to me, you're already infected, you poor bastard

They've got you and took you to a lazaret

I'll get back to bed satisfied

I'm abiding the pact I made with the Damned One

I'm the perfect outcast, that's why I'm anticipating

A pole in my chest

I vanish, I'm having such a fun

[Chorus]

1. the song is inspired to the "untore" character, especially as it is described in the XIX century novel "The Betrothed", by Alessandro Manzoni, still studied in high schools as part of the program of Italian literature. During the outbreaks of bubonic plague of XVII and XVIII centuries, a mass hysteria spread out in many cities, as people thought that the disease was carried by these "untori", men and women who had a pact with Satan, and who would infect the streets with poisonous unguents and oils. The author in this song compares himself to an "untore", as he would bring chaos with his controversial lyrics (as he often talks about Italian politic or questionable way of life).2. "to pop out like a mushroom" is an idiomatic sentence quite used in Italian. I don't know if it makes any sense in English. Anyway, it just means "to pop out of nowhere".3. meaning more something like "drug" here.4. "battere" means "to beat", but it is also used to refer to a prostitute waiting for 'customers' on the streets.5. a pun on "prossimo", which both means "neighbour" (in the Evangelical sense) and "the next one".6. short for "Caparezza", the author's pseudonym.7. a pun on the Italian proverb "il mattino ha l'oro in bocca" (lit. "the morning has gold in its mouth"), meaning that if you get up early, you can do anything better, rather than when you get up late.8. a reference to the political debate, still in the news today in Italy, over the righteousness of armed self-defence, typically against housebreakers.9. a quote from the book I mentioned before, "The Betrothed", by Alessandro Manzoni.

• Artist:Caparezza
• Album:Verità supposte