Musica sotto le bombe [English translation]

The walls come crashing drown

But still live on inside your head 1

Everyone thinks for himself

Because one navigates by sight

The heroes have all gone

Somewhere in the sun

But thanks to God, and to us (to us)

If you listen closely, you’ll hear something…

There’s still music playing beneath the bombs

And in the middle of the delirium someone responding

There’s a window open at the end of the night

And you’re there—you, who gives me the desire to live

Even a child knows

Nobody wins alone

It’s written in our DNA

That we’re hanging on by a thread

And there’s a concert in town

Let’s go shout louder

That from Kabul to New York

We all look a bit like each other

And then perhaps someone will hear us

There’s still music playing beneath the bombs

And in the middle of the delirium someone responding

There’s a window open at the end of the night

And you’re there—you, who gives me the desire to live2

Feel the heat here

The earth is thirsty

The burned rubber

On the sidewalk

But the kids make love even here

Like in riots

There’s still music playing beneath the bombs

And in the middle of the delirium someone responding

There’s a window open at the end of the night

And you’re there—you, who gives me the desire to live

1. Literally, "But they remain in your head."2. "You give me a big desire to live."