El purtava i scarp del tennis [English translation]

Sorry, but I'd like to tell you

a story of a friend of mine who had gone to bathe;

he was there, on the road that leads

to the Idroscalo 1 and love struck him.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Spoke by himself,

Had been chasing for a while

A beautiful dream of love.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Had two eyes typical of a kind man;

He was the first to sneak away

because he was a bum.

One fine day, as he was talking

to himself, he saw her passing by:

white and red, she almost looked like the Tricolor2 ;

but then he was no longer able to speak.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Spoke by himself,

Had been chasing for a while

A beautiful dream of love.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Had two eyes typical of a kind man;

He was the first to sneak away

because he was a bum.

[dialogue]

One day, a car approached this poor dude. A guy gets off and asks him, "Hey you!".

"Are you talking to me?".

"Yeah, to you. Do you know the way to get to the Forlanini airport?".

"I don't know how to get to the Forlanini airport: I've never been to the Forlanini airport. I'm sorry".

"Do you know how to get to Idroscafo, at least?".

"Yes, I know where the Idroscalo is, I know it. Let me hop in the car. It's a nice car, I've never been in a car, sir".

"Leave the car alone, you bum! Tell me the way to get to Idroscalo, anyway, if you know it".

"No, I'll take you to Idroscalo, sir, just let me get in the car".

"All right, hop in".

"This car is amazing, it's strong, it's strong, I've never been in a car, this car is awesome, pull over, sir, pull over, sir, here we are: We've arrived at the Idroscalo! Pull over, let me get off here".

[end of dialogue]

Please, let me get off here,

Because I,

I had my great love too:

Nonsense, of course, just bums' stuff".

He wore a pair of sneakers

Spoke by himself,

Had been chasing for a while

A beautiful dream of love.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Had two eyes typical of a kind man;

He was the first to sneak away

because he was a bum.

They found him under a bunch of cardboard,

They looked at him: he didn't look like a person,

They touched him: he seemed to be asleep.

"Leave him alone, he's a bum!"

He wore a pair of sneakers

Spoke by himself,

He wore a pair of sneakers

because he was a bum.

He wore a pair of sneakers

Spoke by himself,

He wore a pair of sneakers

because he was a bum.

He wore a pair of sneakers...

1. The Idroscalo is an artificial lake in Milan2. The Italian flag (green, white and red)

• Artist:Enzo Jannacci
• Album:La Milano di Enzo Jannacci (1964) - Milano 3.6.2005 (2004)