Having sent Clementina home from the confessional, Don Silvestro returns to his evening milk. The telephone rings. It's God, who says that he is not happy with the way things are going on Earth, and has decided to send another flood. Don Silvestro is to build an ark... At the end of conversation, after the Lord has hung up, Don Silvestro freaks out.

Sono Calmo

I'm Calm

Calmo, mantenere la calma

Calm, maintain calm

Perché se non mi calmo

Because if I don't calm myself

Mi viene il cardiopalma

I'll have a heart attack

Calmo!

Calm!

Con la mente tranquilla

With a tranquil mind

Adesso mi preparo

Now I'll prepare

Un po’di camomilla*

A bit of camomile [tea]

Eppure il telefono ha squillato

And yet the telephone rang

La voce del Signore m’ha parlato

The voice of the Lord spoke to me

M’ha detto, m’ha detto esattamente

He said to me, he said to me exactly...

Si m’ha detto esattamente

Yes, he said to me exactly...

Che m’ha detto esattamente???

What did he say to me, exactly?

Aiuto! non ricordo un accidente!

Help! I don't remember a darn thing!

Calmo! ipersuperstracalmo

Calm! hypersuperextracalm

E per restare più calmo

And to stay calmer

Ora recito un salmo

I'll recite a psalm

Qui facit misericordiam

...

Calmo io, è una parola

I'm calm, it's a word

Il Dio che atterra e suscita che affanna e che consola

The God who strikes down and revives and causes to pant and consoles

Ha parlato con me

spoke to me.

Si, vabbè lo so che prima di me, fece un discorso simile a Noè

Yes, okay, I know that before me he made a similar speech to Noah

No eh?

No, eh?

Signore, scusami

Pardon me, Lord.

Grazie, il cuore è regolare

Thank you, the heart is regular [in its beats]

Il polso? Benissimo, cammina

The pulse? Just great, it goes [on]

Adesso, mi posso addormentare

Now I can go to sleep

E venga ben venga domattina

And tomorrow morning will be welcome

Calmo

Calm

Calmo come una salma

Calm as a corpse

Son contento e felice

I'm contented and happy

Son felice e contento

I'm happy and contented

Oramai m’addormento

Now I'll go to sleep

in una mare di calma

in a sea of calm

Ecco, si m’addormento

See, yes, I'm going to sleep

in un mare di calma

in a sea of calm

Oddio!

Oh, God!

Ho parlato con Dio!

I talked with God!

* camomilla - camomile tea, frequently used as a soothing decoction to help people, particularly children, go to sleep.

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