Avevo un camerata When you're falling awake and you take stock of the new day Il migliore che c'era And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say Per la pace e per la guerra Well, don't you fret, don Noi andiam su questa terra I will give you good cheer Marciando insieme Life's a long song Ma la mitraglia abbaia Life's a long song Chi di noi dovrà morir? Life's a long song Nella polvere è la tomba If you wait then your plate I will fill E il suo corpo giù sprofonda E il mio cuore lacerò As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day Il mio cuor lacerò And the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room
You struggle on your way La mia man voleva prendere Well, don't you sigh, don't you cry Ma il fucile caricò Lick the dust from your eye Addio dunque addio fratello Sia in cielo che in terra Life's a long song Sempre insieme noi sarem Life's a long song E sempre noi marcerem Life's a long song We will meet in the sweet light of dawn As the baker street train spills your pain all over your new dress And the symphony sounds underground put you under duress Well don't you squeal as the heel grinds you under the wheel Life's a long song Life's a long song Life's a long song But the tune ends too soon for us all