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	English translation by Riccardo Venturi
CADE MADRID	MADRID IS FALLING

Cade Madrid, falangisti ovunque,	Madrid is falling, fascists everywhere,
Rivera e Franco, spie e mascalzoni	Rivera and Franco, spies, informers, rogues,
e tu indifferente, ridi inebriato	and you laugh inebriated in your indifference
e dici “ma che m'importa a me degli spagnoli”	and say “who cares about the Spaniards?”
Cade Madrid e la gente tace	Madrid is falling, and people keep quiet
e Hitler prepara i forni e Dachau	while Hitler's preparing Dachau and furnaces
e tu indifferente, ridi compiacente	and you laugh satisfied in your indifference
e dici “ma che m'importa a me dei tedeschi”	and say “who cares about the Germans?”

Ma non sei indifferente se arriva tempesta,	But you will care when the storm's approaching,
la nera ora coglierà anche te	when you, too, will be caught in the dark hour.
e quindi sveglia, àlzati, lotta, e pensa che anche tu	So rise up and fight, and think it's your fault, too,
hai colpa se aumentan le croci del mondo	when the world is filled with crosses more and more.

Muore Santiago, sprofonda nella notte,	Santiago is dying, sinking in the night,
Neruda e Allende, l'ombra li inghiotte	Neruda and Allende swallowed by the shadows,
e tu indifferente, ridi a pancia piena	and you laugh full up in your indifference
e dici “ma che m'importa a me dei cileni”	and say “who cares about the Chileans?”
Muore Santiago, e in Argentina	Santiago is dying, and in Argentina
Videla e feste in strada, e sangue, e fame	Videla, street rejoicing, blood and hunger
e tu indifferente, perso nel pallone,	and you think of football in your indifference
non ci pensi proprio, tu, agli argentini	and say “who cares about the Argentinians?”

Ma non sei indifferente se arriva tempesta,	But you will care when the storm's approaching,
la nera ora coglierà anche te	when you, too, will be caught in the dark hour.
e quindi sveglia, àlzati, lotta, e pensa che anche tu	So rise up and fight, and think it's your fault, too,
hai colpa se aumentan le croci del mondo.	when the world is filled with crosses more and more.

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