La Paranza [English translation]

I fell in love with a bitch

it requires patience

but I ran out of it.

A cupboard would have been better

some deep-fried trawler's catch,1

trawler

trawler.

The paranza is a dance

that originated on the island of Ponza

where - without competition -

became popular with the entire citizenship.

It's a dance, but some argue

it represents the desertion of a bitch

from the calvary to the departure

until the final cry of jubilation.

Men, men, there's still hope

before an action ruins your life

before a judge summons you for the hearing

I suggest a change of address.

Then, you only need a little patience

a few months and no one notices the absence anymore

Distance is the cure against all evils

and then you take comfort in the paranza.

The paranza is a dance

you dance while on the run

with prudence, elegance

and a slow movement of the belly.

So from Genoa you can go south to Cosenza

or from Brindisi go north to Brianza

Someone from Cogne will initially move to Taormina

Someone from Trapani? Maybe to Provence

No, no, no, no, it's impossible

it's not recommended

to go back to the starting place

While on the run there are strict rules

and to hold out there's the paranza.

The paranza is a dance

you dance while on the run

with prudence, elegance

and a slow movement of the belly.

Tell me you love me, you love me

and when you go away

first thing you call me.

Anyway you'd better stay

you'd better wait until tomorrow.

Tell me you care, you care

and if you don't come

you belong to me anyway

and you miss me more than the air you breathe

more than before, more than yesterday.

"Where is he? Where is he?"

everyone asks

"Where is he? Where is he?"

but they can't find me.

You know what?

I feel totally fine

as long as I am

on the loose

Also, why

going back to her

given that she always felt

better without me.

They won't catch me

I stay here.

The paranza is a dance

you dance while on the run

with prudence, elegance

and a slow movement of the belly.

And if I am on the run, on the run

it's not an offence

if you don't know where I live

if I don't go into the details

if I don't act to the detriment

of my fellow men.

We are free men

we are free men

we are comfortable, comfortable

on wicker mats

on beaches in Rimini

on the Bimini atoll

We have been on the run for years

using the same tricks

but you are not really on the run

when you show up for lunch.

1. The paranza is not a dance (see below), but rather a trawler. A "fritto di paranza" is a dish comprising a mixture of small fried fish catched using a trawler

• Artist:Daniele Silvestri