Jungle Work
Warren Zevon| Original | Traduzione italiana / Italian translation / Traduction italienne... |
| JUNGLE WORK | AL LAVORO NELLA GIUNGLA |
| Learjet[1] S.W.A.T. [2] team On a midnight run With the M16 And the Ingram gun [3] We parachute in We parachute out "Death from above" We're screaming now | Squadra S.W.A.T. sul jetlear Incursione a mezzanotte Con l'M16 E il mitra Ingram Ci paracadutiamo Ci lanciamo con il paracadute "Morte dall'alto" Urliamo adesso |
| Where the pay is good And the risk is high It's understood We'll do or die Sten gun [4] in hand Where the gun is law From Ovamboland [5] To Nicaragua | Dove la paga è buona E il rischio è alto È chiaro che O ci riusciamo o moriremo Lo sten in mano Dove l’automatica è legge Da Ovambolandia Al Nicaragua |
| Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Three young men In a Russian truck With a little M10 Sent 'em running to the huts | Forza e muscoli e lavoro nella giungla Forza e muscoli e lavoro nella giungla Forza e muscoli e lavoro nella giungla Forza e muscoli e lavoro nella giungla |
| A few young men The few who dare To battle in hell Le Mercenaire! | Tre giovani In un camion russo Con un piccolo M10 Li ho cacciati di corsa verso i rifugi |
| Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work Strength and muscle and jungle work | Pochi giovani I pochi che osano combattere all'inferno I Mercenari! |
[2] Acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics
[3] The MAC 10 (Military Armament Corporation sub machine gun) was designed by Gordon Ingram in 1964, never adopted by US Army. Some models were used by the Italian terrorist NAR to kill politicians from 1975 to 1977. Their guns came from Chile by the support of the Spanish secret service.
[4] British submachine gun in the WWII, widely spread in the world.Its name came from the initials of the two major designers, Shepherd and Turpin, and the factory Enfield. In Italy they were popular among the Partisans in WWII
[5] Was a Bantustan set up in 1968 in South West Africa, presently Namibia. It was over in 1989 when Namibia became independent.
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