La Rivoluzione
1974 · Not On Label CP 002 · Italy
- Artist
- Enzo Del Re
- Title
- La Rivoluzione
- Release
- Il banditore
- Year
- 1974
- Label
- Not On Label # CP 002
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
- Songwriter
- Enzo Del Re
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Italian Folk Music
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Lyrics
English: The revolution, / The revolution, / The revolution / Is not a simple event. // The revolution, / The revolution, / The revolution / Is a daily achievement. // China, Cuba, Algeria, / Russia, Chile, Vietnam / Are examples of the victory / Of the new civilization. // The revolution, / The revolution / Is the destruction of asylums, / Of old-age homes, and of prisons. // The struggle continues, / The struggle continues, / The struggle continues / Against every exploiter. // The struggle continues, / The struggle continues, / The struggle continues / Against the servant and his master. // The struggle continues, / The struggle continues, / The struggle continues / Against every cynic who claims 'it makes no difference.' // China, Cuba, Algeria, / Russia, Chile, Vietnam / Are examples of the victory / Of the new civilization. // The revolution, / The revolution, / The revolution / Is not a simple event. // The revolution, / The revolution, / The revolution / Is a daily achievement. __________ Italian: La rivoluzione, / la rivoluzione, / la rivoluzione / non è un semplice avvenimento. // La rivoluzione, / la rivoluzione, / la rivoluzione / è una conquista quotidiana. // Cina, Cuba, Algeria, / Russia, Cile, Vietnam / sono esempi di vittoria / della nuova civiltà. // La rivoluzione, / la rivoluzione / è la distruzione dei manicomi, / degli ospizi e le prigioni. // La lotta continua, / la lotta continua, / la lotta continua / contro ogni sfruttatore. // La lotta continua, /…
Notes
Self-released, mono. Lyrics, music, voice and rhythms by Enzo Del Re (A4 composed by Antonio Infantino). The Vietnam track is 'La Rivoluzione' (B6); Vietnam does not appear in any title. Vietnam mentioned in lyric only ('Cina, Cuba, Algeria, Russia, Cile, Vietnam / Sono esempi di vittoria'). From the self-released mono LP 'Il banditore'; Vietnam is listed alongside China, Cuba, Algeria, Russia and Chile as examples of revolutionary victory.
Themes
Communism · Anti-Capitalism · China (Cold War) · Cuba · Russia · Chile (Cold War) · Protest · Algerian War
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]