Il Testamento Del Capitano

The captain of the company
is wounded and about to die,
he sends word to his Alpini
for them to come and find him.
He sends word to his Alpini,
that they have no shoes to walk;
with shoes or without shoes,
my Alpini, I want them here.
What do you command, Captain sir,
now that we have arrived?
And I command that my body,
be cut into five pieces:
and I command that my body,
be cut into five pieces.
The first piece to my Homeland,
second piece to the Battalion,
the third to my Mama
so she remembers her son.
The fourth piece to my beauty,
so she remembers her first love;
the last piece to the mountains,
may they bloom with roses and flowers,
the last piece to the mountains,
may they bloom with roses and flowers