ITALIA   O  STIVALE   NUOSTE   

L’Italia e’ nu paese a forma e nu stivale

ca Dio quanne ha creato mettette miezo o mare

na saguma curiosa cu’ senza nata  equale

ca’ tutte e paise invidiano da tiempe secolare

Cu na bellezza eterna ca incanta a tutto o munne

e cu’ na gente e core e meglie e tutt’a terra

Pecche’ e vulcane caure menane ancora fummo

Facimme sule ammore e maie facimme guerre

A capitale nosta addo’ sta’ o Vaticano

Tene nu nomme amabile e chine e stu’ splendor

Addo’ a gente e tutt’o munne se chiammene paisane

Pecche’si liegge ROMA astuorte tu liegge sempe AMOR

di: Antonio De Girolamo

ITALY   OUR   BOOT  

Italy is a country shaped like a boot

when God created it put in the middle of the sea

a curious looking shape  with no other equal

that other countries  envy  from ancient times

With an eternal beauty that has enchanted the world

and with hearty  loving  people the best on this earth

because our  volcano’s  still  throw out smoke

we always make love and never make wars

Our Capital City where the Vatican is located

has  a very  lovable name which is full of splendor

where people of the entire world call each other brothers

because if you read ROMA backwards you will read AMOR

by: Antonio De Girolamo