Volta La Carta

There's a woman who sows the wheat
turn the card, the villain is seen
the villain who plows the land
turn the card, here comes the war
for the war, there are no more soldiers
barefoot, they all ran away

Angiolina walks, walks on her blue shoes
the policeman fell in love with her, turn the card and he's gone
the policeman fell in love with her, turn the card and he's gone.

There's a child climbing a fence
stealing cherries and bird feathers
stones thrown, no pain
turn the card, there's the jack of hearts

The jack of hearts, a flash in the pan
turn the card, the rooster wakes up

Angiolina at six in the morning braids her hair with nettle leaves
she has a necklace of peach pits, she spins it three times between her fingers
she has a necklace of peach pits, she counts it three times around her fingers.

My mother has a mill and an unfaithful son
she sugars his nose with apple pie

My mother and the mill were born laughing
turn the card, there's a blond pilot

Blond pilot, silk shirts
fox hat, athlete's smile

Angiolina sitting in the kitchen crying, eating blackberry salad
foreign boy has an orchestra record spinning fast, speaking of love
foreign boy has an orchestra record spinning, speaking of love.

Madamadorè lost six daughters
between the port bars and her wonders
Madamadorè smells like a cat
turn the card and pay the ransom
pay the ransom with bags under the eyes
full of photos of interrupted dreams
Angiolina cuts out newspapers, dresses as a bride, sings victory
calls memories by their name, turn the card and ends in glory
calls memories by their name, turn the card and ends in glory.