Sì, viaggiare [English translation]

My friend – the huge genius –

Would know what to do,

He would know how to fix [it]:

He does wonders with his screwdriver!

He would adjust the starter by raising it a bit,

And you would not hit so hard on the head1, no!

And you could start again

– you won't go quickly2 for sure – but [you could still] travel.

Yes, travelling: avoiding the hardest craters3,

Without falling into your fears,

Delicately – with no smoke, lovingly.

Travelling smoothly,

Slowing down and then speeding it up,

With rhythm in your heart – flowing and lively –,

Delicately, with no heavy engine lifts.

And going back to travel,

And – at night – the headlights illuminating

the road clearly, so to know where to go:

Bravely, delicately, delicately, travelling smoothly.

My friend – the huge genius,

With his engine-oil greasy hands –

Would so better understand:

To repair is better than to throw out.

He might clean the air filter by blowing a bit [of air] over it,

You could split up the people, the transparent ones from the ones who aren't,

And you could start again

– you won't go quickly2 for sure – but [you could still] travel.

Yes, travelling: avoiding the hardest craters3,

Without falling into your fears,

Delicately – with no smoke, lovingly.

Travelling smoothly,

Slowing down and then speeding it up,

With rhythm in your heart – flowing and lively –,

Delicately, with no heavy engine lifts.

And going back to travel,

And – at night – the headlights illuminating

the road clearly so to know where to go:

Bravely, delicately, delicately, travelling smoothly.

Yes, travelling

Travelling smoothly,

Slowing down and then speeding it up,

With rhythm in your heart – flowing and lively –,

Delicately, with no heavy engine lifts.

Yes, travelling

1. Also, the "cylinder head"2. a. b. lt. "fly"3. a. b. better, "potholes"

• Artist:Lucio Battisti
• Album:Io, tu, noi tutti (1977)