E partiva l’emigrante
E portava le provviste
E due o tre pacchi di riviste

E partiva l’emigrante
Ritornava dal paese
Con la fotografia di Bice
Bella come un’ attrice

E cantava le canzoni
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare
E cantava le canzone
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare

E partiva il mercenario
Con un figlio da sfamare
Ed un nemico a cui sparare

E partiva il mercenario
Verso una crociata nuova
Per difendere una effige
E per amare ancora Bice

E cantava le canzoni
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare
E cantava le canzone
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare

E partiva il produttore
Con un film da girare
Ed un’azienda da salvare

E partiva il produttore
Con il copione scritto in fretta
Cercava qualche bella attrice
Ma lui amava solo Bice

E cantava le canzoni
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare
E cantava le canzone
Che sentiva sempre a lu mare

And the emigrant was leaving
With some provisions
And two or three packs of magazines

And the emigrant was leaving
Coming back from the hometown
With a photograph of Bice
As beautiful as an actress

And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea
And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea

And the mercenary was leaving
With a son to feed
And an enemy to shoot at

And the mercenary was leaving
On a new crusade
To protect an effigy
And keep loving Bice

And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea
And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea

And the producer was leaving
With a film to shoot
And a business to save

And the producer was leaving
With a script written in haste
He was looking for a beautiful actress
But he loved only Bice

And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea
And he sang the songs
He always heard by the sea