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| English Version by Riccardo Venturi
May 17, 2006 |
| BALADA POR ARDIZZONE | BALLAD FOR GIOVANNI ARDIZZONE |
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| Me han dicho que hoy la policía | I was told that today the police |
| ha matado a un joven por la calle; | has killed a young man in the street; |
| debe haber sido, me han dicho, hacia las siete | it must be happened about seven o’ clock |
| en una manifestación de trabajadores. | at a meeting of workers. |
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| Giovanni Ardizzone era su nombre, | Giovanni Ardizzone was his name, |
| era un estudiante universitario | he was a universitary student, |
| comunista y amigo de los proletarios, | a Communist, a friend of proletariate, |
| le han matado cerca de nuestra Catedral. | they have killed him near our Cathedral. |
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| Y los diarios del mundo entero decían: | The news throughout the world said : |
| Castro, Kennedy y Jrushchov; | Castro, Kennedy and Chruscev ; |
| y él gritaba: Sí a la paz y no a la guerra, | and he cried : We want peace, not war ; |
| y murió con la paz en su boca. | and he died crying out Peace. |
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| En la calle Grossi los policías con porras | In Grossi Street the cops with their truncheons, |
| llegados de Padua, especialistas en manifestaciones | the special anti-riot troops coming from Padua |
| han atacado con las camionetas, un carusel | attacked with their jeeps like in a carousel |
| y con las ruedas han atropellado a Ardizzone. | and they ran over Ardizzone. |
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| La gente ha empezado a enfurecerse | The people in the street fled into a rage |
| por la muerte del joven estudiante | for the death of a young student, |
| y llena de rabia: ¡Policía fascista!, | then they started crying furiously : Fascist police, |
| gritaba, y ¡asesinos delincuentes! | they cried : band of rogues, criminals ! |
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| Los diarios de la última edición dicen todos: | And all the latest news says in choir : |
| "Hoy un joven estudiante | « Today on a great demonstration |
| durante una gran manifestación | a young universitary student |
| murió por un fatal accidente". | was killed in a fatal accident. » |
