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 Lasciatemi cantare
 con la  in mano
 lasciatemi cantare
 una  piano piano
 lasciatemi cantare
 perché ne  fiero
 sono l’italiano
 l’italiano vero
 
 Buongiorno  gli spaghetti al dente
 e  partigiano come Presidente
 con l’autoradio sempre nella mano 
 un canarino  la finestra
 Buongiorno Italia con i  artisti
 con troppa America sui 
 con le canzoni, con 
 con il cuore
 con più  sempre meno suore
 Buongiorno Italia
 buongiorno Maria
  gli occhi pieni di malinconia
 buongiorno Dio
 lo sai che ci sono 
 
 Lasciatemi cantare
 con la chitarra in 
 lasciatemi cantare
 una  piano piano
 Lasciatemi cantare
 perché ne sono 
 sono l’italiano
 l’italiano vero
 
 Buongiorno Italia  non si spaventa
 con la  da barba da menta
  un vestito gessato sul blu
 e la moviola la  in TV
 Buongiorno  col caffe’ ristretto
 le calze nuove  primo cassetto
 con la bandiera  tintoria
 e una 600  di carrozzeria
 Buongiorno Italia
 buongiorno Maria
 con gli occhi  di malinconia
 buongiorno Dio
 lo sai che ci sono 
 
 Lasciatemi cantare
 con la chitarra in 
 lasciatemi cantare
 una  piano piano
 Lasciatemi cantare
 perché ne sono 
 sono l’italiano
 l’italiano vero.
 
 Lasciatemi cantare
 con la  in mano
 lasciatemi cantare
  canzone piano piano
 Lasciatemi cantare
  ne sono fiero
 sono l’italiano
 l’italiano vero.
 
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 English translation:
 
 Let me sing
 With the guitar  my hands
 Let me sing
 I’m an Italian
 
 Good morning Italy, the spaghetti al dente 
 And a partisan  president [2]
 With  car radio always in the right hand [3]
 And  canary over the window
 
  morning Italy with your artists [4]
 Too much America on the posters 
  songs, with love, with heart
 With more women less and less nuns 
 
 Good morning Italy,  morning Maria [7]
 With eyes full  melancholy
 Good morning my 
 You know that  here too [8]
 
  me sing with the guitar in my hand
 Let me sing  song softly softly
  me sing because I’m proud of that
 I’m an Italian,  real Italian
 
 Good morning Italy that  not afraid at all
  the mint shaving foam
 With a gessato dress in  [9]
 And  moviola on Sunday on the TV [10]
 
 Good morning Italy  espresso coffee
 New socks  the first drawer
  the flag in the laundry
 And a Seicento with  old bodywork [11]
 
 Good morning  good morning Maria
 With sweet eyes of 
 Good morning my 
 You  that I’m here too
 
  me sing with the guitar in my hand
 Let me sing  song softly softly
 Let me sing because  proud of that
 I’m an  a real Italian
 
 Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra Pa ra ra  ra ra ra
  ra ra ra ra ra ra Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra
 Pa ra pa ra ra pa ra pa  ra pa ra ra pa ra pa
 Pa ra pa, pa ra pa Pa  pa, pa ra pa [12]
 
 Let  sing with the guitar in my hand
 Let me sing a song softly 
 Let  sing because I’m proud of that
 I’m an Italian, a real 
 
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 [1] Spaghetti al dente means Spaghetti not very cooked; in Italy it is a long standing issue the problem of how long to cook spaghetti. In the south it is preferred to boil  not very much, while in the north they are boiled for a lot of time (spaghetti scotti).
  In the 80’s the president of the Italian Republic was Sandro Pertini; he was a partisan against the fascism during the Second World War.
 [3] In the nouveau riche Italy of the 80’s the  radio was a status symbol.
 [4] It is well known that Italy is  country of saints, poets, and sailormans…
 [5] The  of a series of verses full of political criticism: after the Second World War the Italian culture was invaded by the American myth, il mito Americano.
 [6] There are two different meanings of this verse. The first one is related to a social analysis: in the modern Italy the number of nuns decreased due to secularization of the society. The second one is moral: women of our times forgot the holy principles of the ancient society; note that in Italy is usual to call suora, nun, a girl that doesn’t go with a man if he doesn’t  serious intentions (marriage).
 [7] Maria is la Madonna, the mother of 
 [8] This is the key of the  of the text. The Author, with eyes full of melancholy for seeing Italy in so bad conditions, is frightened of God having forgot him.
 [9]  is an elegant suit.
 [10] Moviola is the replay of the relevant moments of the football matches of the day, on  evening. Football matches were played on Sunday but it was not possible to see them live on television, so Moviola was very popular.
 [11] Seicento (600) was a very popular small car produced by FIAT Auto, the symbol of  industry (now in deep crisis). The fact the auto has an old bodywork is another symbol of the moral decandence of Italy in the 80’s.
 [12] Full of desperation, Toto  find words to express his thoughts.