Italian Folk "Il povero soldato" lyrics

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Il povero soldato

Il povero soldatoè condannato a mortelontan da la consortevicino al colonnel.

Quando al mattin si svegliaper esser fucilatosi butta per malatoe dice che non può.

Ma il polso glielo attastail militar dottoree dice: Il tuo maloreson tutte falsità.

Arrivano i soldatiin fila e derelittie i lor fucili drittifacevano penar.

L'onesto condannatodomanda di parlare,la legge militaregli vieta di tacer.

Il colonnel vestitoimpugna la sua spadae dice che si vadacon morte a fucilar.

Gli schioppi fan lo sparoil militar si cadee tutto il sangue invadela tunica e il cheppì.1

Ma ecco la grazia arrivaa dargli salvamentotorna al quartier contentoa far il suo dover.

The Poor Soldier

The poor soldierhas been sentenced to death,away from his spouse,near the colonel.

When he wakes up in the morning,to be executed [by the firing squad]he malingersand says he can’t.

But the military doctorfeels his pulseand says: «Your sudden illnessis all a lie.»

The soldiers come,lined up and forlorn,and their pointed rifleswere causing agony.

The upstanding convictasks permission to speak;the military lawforbids him from keeping silent.

The dressed-up colonelgrabs his swordand says they shall execute himby firing squad.

The rifles shoot,the trooper falls down,and all his blood floodshis jacket and his kepi.1

Lo and behold, he’s been granted a pardonand he’s safe now;2he goes back to his quarters, happy,to make his duty.

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