Throw It Away
| CLEMENTINA Daccelo a noi a te non serve | C: Give it to us – you don’t need it |
| Quel legname* daccelo a noi | Give that wood to us. |
| ORTENSIA Del legname ormai che te ne fai? | O: What will you do with that wood now? |
| SILVESTRO Il suo legname non le serve piu’ | S: You don’t need your wood anymore. |
| SINDACO Non mi serve piu’, strulla! Strulli tutti | Mayor: I don’t need it anymore? … You all are raving |
| Quel legname vale tanto oro quanto pesa | That wood is worth its weight in gold. |
| Quel legname é denaro | That wood is money. |
| A TRE Questa e’ solo carta straccia | All three: This is just ripped paper |
| Presto te ne accorgerai | You will soon realize. |
| Butta butta tanto che te ne fai | Throw it, throw it [away] – what will you do with it? |
| Via via via buttalo via | Away, away, away, throw it away. |
| Via via via fai pulizia | Away, away, away, clean up. |
| Butta butta non ti serve piu’ | Throw it, throw it, you don’t need it anymore. |
| Straccia straccia non ti serve piu’ | Rip it up, rip it up, you don’t need it anymore. |
| Brucia brucia brucia fanne un falo’ | Burn it, burn it, burn it, make it into a bonfire. |
| SINDACO Non ci credo e questi nessuno me li prende! | Mayor: I don’t believe it, and no one will take these from me. |
| CLEMENTINA Papa’ tu devi credergli | C: Daddy, you have to believe him |
| Silvestro e prete e quindi se ne intende! | Silvestro is a priest so he knows about it! |
| SINDACO No, no, no e poi no | Mayor: No, no, and again no. |
| Quel legname é mio e non ve lo daro’ mai! | That wood is mine and I’ll never give it to you. |
| CORO Via via buttalo via (12 volte in crescendo da sussurrato a normale) | Chorus: Throw it, throw it [away] (12 times, in crescendo from a whisper to normal [tone of voice]) |
| Fai pulizia buttalo via fai pulizia ma siiiiii | Clean up, throw it away… |
| Via via via fai pulizia | |
| Aria aria aria tutto per aria! | Air, everything in the air… |
| Butta butta non ti serve piu’ |
Legname is wood in the sense of timber for building, while legno is raw wood to burn, or wood as an adjective.
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