Fin che la barca va [English translation]

One day the cricket told the ant:

“You've got the bread for the winter!

Why do you always protest for wine?

Wait for the harvest and you'll get it.”

I feel like I was listening to my brother

Who had a skyscraper in Peru,

He wanted to reach the sky

And now he hasn't got the skyscraper anymore.

Chorus:

As long as the boat keeps going - let it go,

As long as the boat keeps going - just don't row,

As long as the boat keeps going - keep looking,

When your love comes the bell will ring,

When your love comes the bell will ring.

And you, who always live underneath the sun,

In rows of brooms and lillacs,

In your town there's people who love you

Why do you dream of women from the city?

I feel like I was looking at my sister

Who had a fiance from Cantù1

She also wanted to have one in China

And now she's got no fiance anymore.

{Chorus}

Tonight my bell rang

It's weird - I already have love

I'd like to quickly open my gate,

Curiosity kills me.

But one day the cricket told the ant:

“You've got the bread for the winter”

I'd like to quickly open my gate

But I never open that gate!

{Chorus, 3 times}

1. City in Lombardy

• Artist:Orietta Berti