Sotto le stelle del Jazz [English translation]

Some people understood jazz,

silverware disappeared...

Star thieves and jazz thieves,

that's who we were, that's who we were.

Very few people understood jazz,

too many ill-chosen neckties...

Monkey-boys of jazz,

that's who we were, that's who we were.

Under the stars of jazz

so much of the night has already passed.

Marisa, wake me up, hug me,

it was a very intense dream.

Women hated jazz

"one can't follow the melody"1

Du-dad-du-dad

Under the stars of jazz

a monkey-man walks

or maybe he dances, who knows,

Du-dad-du-dad

Two thounsands riddles in jazz,

one can't follow the melody...

In a world made of moments

and crossword puzzle magazines2...

Under the moon of jazz...

1. These two lines could also be translated as "Women hated jazz / it's not clear why"2. "La Settimana Enigmistica" is a weekly magazine for crossword puzzles, anagrams and so on

• Artist:Paolo Conte