La Ballata Dell'eroe
Fabrizio De André
The Ballad of the Hero
He had left to go to war
To give his help to his land
They had given him the badges and the stars
And the advice to sell his skin dearly
And when they told him to go forward
They pushed too far to seek the truth
Now that he's dead, the homeland glorifies
Another hero in memory
He had left to go to war
To give his help to his land
They had given him the badges and the stars
And the advice to sell his skin dearly
But she who loved him waited for his return
For a living soldier, for a dead hero, what will she do
If next to her in bed remains the glory
Of a medal in memory.
