Italian National Anthem - Il canto degli Italiani [English translation]

Brothers of Italy,

Italy has woken,

bound Scipio's helmet

Upon her head.

Where is Victory?

Let her bow down,

Because [as a] slave of Rome

God created her.

Brothers of Italy,

Italy has woken,

bound Scipio's helmet

Upon her head.

Where is Victory?

Let her bow down,

Because [as a] slave of Rome

God created her.

Let us join in a cohort,

we are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called.

Let us join in a cohort,

We are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called! Yes!

We were for centuries

downtrodden, derided,

because we are not one people,

because we are divided.

Let one flag, one hope

gather us all.

The hour has struck

for us to unite.

Let us unite, let us love one another,

For union and love

Reveal to the people

The ways of the Lord.

Let us swear to set free

The land of our birth:

United, by God,

Who can overcome us?

Let us join in a cohort,

we are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called.

Let us join in a cohort,

We are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called!

From the Alps to Sicily,

Legnano is everywhere;

Every man has the heart

and hand of Ferruccio

The children of Italy

Are all called Balilla;

Every trumpet blast

sounds the Vespers.

Mercenary swords,

they're feeble reeds.

Already the Eagle of Austria

Has lost its plumes.

The blood of Italy,

the Polish blood

It drank, along with the Cossack,

But it burned its heart.

Let us join in a cohort,

we are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called.

Let us join in a cohort,

We are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called!