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| Una versione migliorata della mia traduzione di un anno fa.
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| THE FACTORY | THE FACTORY |
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| March the 5th, 1943 | March the 5th, 1943 |
| The royal army in the mud | the royal army in the mud, |
| The soldiers die, deceived, along the Don | the soldiers dying on the Don |
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| A hundred workers in every workplace | A hundred workers in every factory |
| are waiting for the siren to ring | wait for the siren to ring |
| the factory rumbles with machines and motors | The factory roars with its machines and engines |
| louder, the silence of a thousand workers | louder, the silence of a thousand workers |
| then, they put down their tools | The siren rings, they put down their tools |
| the first strike begins in Turin | The first strike in Turin begins now |
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| A boy spreads the news | A boy runs around, spreading the news |
| more factories stops, more arms cross | another factory stops, more workers cross their arms |
| at the police station, the telephones ring, stubborn | at the police station, the telephone rings and rings |
| a fascist acts fearless, but begins fearing | a fascist acts fearless, but he's trembling with fear |
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| Great promises, the motherland, the empire | Great promises, the fatherland, the empire |
| more and more women dressed in black | more and more women dressed in black |
| alarms ringing, cities turned to rubbles | ringing alarms, cities in ruins |
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| March the 15th, the newspaper in Milan | March the 15th, on the newspaper |
| the clandestine communist party repeats the call | the communists call for the revolution |
| the cops inspect, they pretend to know | the cops inspect, they pretend to know |
| the blackshirts turn arrogant | the blackshirts act aggressively |
| but as the bell rings, the zeal cools down | and then suddenly, the zeal cools down |
| a hundred thousand workers strike | as a hundred thousand workers begin their strike |
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| A fascist squad comes with their nightsticks | A fascist squad arrives, nightsticks in hand |
| but they head back right away, as bricks are thrown at them | they back off right away, being hit by bricks |
| just like in Stalingrad the Nazi fell | and just like in Stalingrad the nazis fell |
| from the striking factory, the fascists fled | at the striking Breda, the fascists fled |
