Vietnam
1973 · Italy, Italy
- Artist
- Canzoniere Il Contemporaneo
- Title
- Vietnam
- Release
- Argento e oro / Vietnam / Filastrocca governativa / Vinceremo (Inno di "Unidad Popolar")
- Year
- 1973
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy, Italy
- Genre
- Folk · Italian Folk Music
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — European Songs
Vietnam In Vietnam there were flowers ... / Now there is a desert / In place of those flowers / In Vietnam there were rivers ... / Now there is a desert / Effect of napalm / Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam / I saw a president ... / Who with a smile / People ammazar / I saw the marines ... / Shooting on children / Like a target / Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam / Yankee bombers / They spread the sowing / And death will reap / I have seen hospitals / I have seen many schools / With children inside / Under napalm / Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam / But I have also seen people / I have seen many people / Shooting with rifles / Against those airplanes / People and guns .... / United they have already won / In Vietnam there were flowers / Now there is a desert / In place of those flowers / In Vietnam there were rivers .... / Now there is a desert / Effect of napalm / Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam" Nel Vietnam c'eran fiori... / Ora c'è un deserto / Al posto di quei fiori / Nel Vietnam c'eran fiumi... / Ora c'è un deserto / Effetto del napalm / Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam / Ho visto un presidente.... / Che con un sorriso / La gente fa ammazar / Ho visto i marines.... / Sparare sui bambini / Come a un bersaglio /…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Italian political-folk ensemble from Modena, active 1967-1979, which self-released low-cost records of protest, partisan and topical songs; the group's history is documented in Alberto Meschiari's book 'Canzoniere. Il contemporaneo' (Edizioni Tassinari), and its Vietnam repertoire is archived at ilDeposito.org. [Source: Meschiari (book); Discogs; ilDeposito.org]