Un aeroplano a vela [English translation]

I will offer you a paper cruise ship

for the day when you have to leave

and a captain will sail it with his hands

from this sea to another one

a paper cruise ship I will give you

and a sailing airplane

and a pilot wearing spectacles will fly it

from this sky to another one.

And a singing canary I will train

for the gloomy days

when the sea and the sky oppose you

and it’s impossible to travel.

I will get you an unmarked flag

when you have to leave

and the strong eastern wind will make it wave

so that it may be seen

an unmarked flag I will offer you

and a golden hourglass

When the desert sand will pass through it

you can rest

And a singing canary I will train

for the gloomy days

when the wind and the weather oppose you

and you can’t come back.

• Artist:Gianmaria Testa
• Album:Il valzer di un giorno (2000)