Credited on the record as L. Bertelli e T. Bertelli del Nuovo Canzoniere Veneto.
Nixon a Roma
1972 · I Dischi del Sole DS 1012/14 · Venice, Italy
- Artist
- Gualtiero Bertelli
- Credited on the record as
- L. Bertelli e T. Bertelli del Nuovo Canzoniere Veneto
- Title
- Nixon a Roma
- Release
- Compagno Vietnam
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- I Dischi del Sole # DS 1012/14
- Format
- LP · Compilation
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Venice, Italy
- Songwriter
- Gualtiero Bertelli / Canzoniere Popolare del Veneto
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Italian Folk Music
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Lyrics
English: Nixon is coming to Rome— / Have you asked yourself, "What is he doing here?" / He certainly brings no love, / Nor peace, nor freedom. // Nixon is coming to Rome, / Coming to pay us a visit— / A smile upon his lips, / Hands outstretched in an embrace. // He will embrace Colombo / And thank him warmly / For all his taxes / And for his loyalty, // For having increased / Military spending, / For having favored / Costa, Agnelli, Borghi, and their ilk. // Upon entering the Quirinale, / He will be welcomed by Saragat— / "Don't you worry," / He will surely tell him, // "With bombs and arrests, / Coups d'état and crises, / Italy will remain / Firmly in our hands." // He will surely arrive / By helicopter / At the feet of the Pontiff, / Who will bestow a blessing upon him. // He will receive absolution— / An apostolic indulgence— / For all those people / Slaughtered in Vietnam. // He will see a clear sea / Filled with ships, / If his fleet sets sail / Toward the Middle East. // We shall not be afraid— / The Front will prevail, / With all his ships / The executioner will sink. // There will be many of us in Rome, / Dear Nixon, waiting for you— / You may not have foreseen it, / But we shall cry out: // "Drive out the master! / Hands off Vietnam! / Imperialist war / Shall not pass while we are here!" // "Drive out the master! / Hands off Vietnam! / Imperialist war / Shall not pass while we are here! __________ Italian: Nixon viene a Roma, / ti sei chiesto "Cosa fa?", / non porta…
Notes
Mono LP issued November 1972, published by Edizioni Musicali Bella Ciao, graphics Gigi Romeo, liner notes Giovanni Pirelli and Ivan Della Mea; the companion songbook "Compagno Vietnam" (Edizioni del Gallo, 1974) prints the lyrics. Track A2. Written for Nixon's visit to Rome; the label credits the performers as L. Bertelli and T. Bertelli of the Nuovo Canzoniere Veneto.
Themes
Nixon · Anti-American · Anti-Imperialism · Protest · Demonstration · Satire
From the release Compagno Vietnam
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]