Bandito senza tempo

Gang

Originale	Traduzione inglese di Lorenzo Masetti
BANDITO SENZA TEMPO	A TIMELESS OUTLAW
Un tempo fu un bandito	Once he was an outlaw,
bandito senza tempo	a timeless outlaw.
uccise un presidente	He killed a president,
ne ferì altri cento	and a hundred more were wounded.
Forse fu a vent’anni	Maybe he was twenty,
o forse due di meno	or perhaps two years younger,
era con Gaetano Bresci	he was with Gaetano Bresci
sopra una nave lungo il Tirreno.	along the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Giocarono a tresette	They played three and seven,
tresette con il morto	three and seven with the ghost.
il terzo era un gendarme	The third one was a cop,
il quarto un re dal fiato corto	the fourth one a king, and his breath was short.
un tempo fu a Milano	Once he found himself in Milan,
dove si va a lavorare	where people go to work,
c’erano tante bande	there were as many gangs,
quante banche da rapinare.	as many banks to rob.
Forse fu per caso	Maybe it was by chance
che con Pietro Cavallero	that with Pietro Cavallero,
fece la comparsa	he made an appearance
in un film in bianco e nero.	in a black and white movie.
Gli diedero fucili	They handed him rifles
e pistole di terza mano	and third-hand guns,
un passaporto falso	and a fake passport,
per fuggire via lontano.	to run away far from there.
Un tempo per paura	Once upon a time for fear,
o forse per coraggio	or maybe for bravery,
si fece catturare	he was captured
alla catena di montaggio	on the assembly line.
Quel tempo chi lo ricorda	Who remembers that time
lo Stato aveva mal di cuore	when the State suffered a heartache,
così a Renato Curcio	he borrowed from Renato Curcio
chiese in prestito nuove parole.	some brand new words.
Con quelle partì all’assalto	With those words he set off
di nuovi mulini a vento	to attack new windmills,
incontrò anche un sorriso	and he even found a smile
lungo la strada che porta a Trento.	along the road to Trento.
Un tempo questo tempo	In these last days,
con un’arma un po’ speciale	he uses a rather special gun,
una Magnum Les Paul	a Magnum Les Paul,
spara canzoni che fanno male.	that shots hurting songs.
Ora ha una nuova banda	Now he has a new band,
e un fazzoletto rosso e nero	and a black and red scarf,
quando attacca “I Fought the Law”	when he starts “I Fought the Law,”
fa saltare il mondo intero.	he blows up the whole world.
Ma un tempo fu un bandito	But once he was an outlaw,
bandito senza tempo	a timeless outlaw.
veniva con la pioggia	He came with the rain,
e se ne andava via col vento….	and he went with the wind.