Itaca [English translation]

Captain, with your exalted fate in your eyes

do you ever think about a sailor who has no bread or wine?

Captain who found a princess in every harbour,

do you ever think about a rower whose wife presumes him dead?

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home

from the sea, the sea, the sea...

Captain, I too pay for your wrongs with my days

yet my biggest sin makes gods smile

and if you die, it's the death of a king, your house will name a heir

when I don't return home, hunger and thirst enter my house.

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home

from the sea, the sea, the sea...

Captain, you get to the end of every adventure with cunning

do you ever think about a soldier who gets more and more afraid?

But in the end fear leaves a funny taste in my mouth...

If there was more of the world [to explore], I'm ready, where are we going?

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there

Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home

from the sea, the sea, the sea...

• Artist:Lucio Dalla
• Album:Storie di casa mia