Terra ca nun senti - Land That Doesn't Hear

Malidittu 'ddu mumentu Ca grapivu l'occhi 'nterra 'Nta 'stu 'nfernu 'Sti vint'anni di turmentu Cu lu cori sempri 'nguerra Notti e jornu Terra ca nun senti ca nun voi capiri Ca nun dici nenti vidennumi muriri Terra ca nun teni cu' voli partiri E nenti cci duni pi falli turnari E chianci, chianci, ninna oh Maliditti tutti st'anni Cu lu cori sempri 'nguerra Notti e jornu Malidittu, cu' t'inganna Prumittennuti la luci E 'a fratillanza Terra ca nun senti ca nun voi capiri Ca nun dici nenti vidennumi muriri Terra ca nun teni cu' voli partiri E nenti cci duni pi falli turnari E chianci, chianci, ninna oh Terra ca nun senti © 1973 Alberto Piazza

Accursed, that moment when I opened my eyes on the land in this hell, these twenty years of torment with the heart always at war, night and day. Land that doesn’t hear, doesn’t want to understand, that says nothing seeing me die, land that doesn’t restrain those who want to depart and gives nothing to make them return, and cries, cries, rockabye oh. Accursed all these years with the heart always at war, night and day, accursed, those who trick you, promising light and brotherhood. Land that doesn’t hear, doesn’t want to understand, that says nothing seeing me die, land that doesn’t restrain those who want to depart and gives nothing to make them return, and cries, cries, rockabye oh. English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser Terra che non senti (Land That Doesn't Hear) was Balistreri's fourth album, released in 1972. The album was the first in a series on the Cetra label that presented traditional folkloric songs from various regions in Italy.