The silence of noise, the most terrible loneliness

Painting by Laura Tedeschi

Unfortunate Milan's children, so fragile, so unhappy,

unfortunate Milan's children, also robbed of hope,

sad Milan's children, with handkerchiefs as gardens,

unfortunate Milan's children with the horizon always covered,

thirst for freedom forced to live in the desert.

unfortunate Milan's children with the most terrible loneliness,

the silence of the noise.

Unfortunate Milan's children, children of worrying fathers

Unfortunate Milan's children, how many minutes,

travelers of fixed destinations, spectators always sit ...

from: "Poveri bimbi di MIlano" Francesco Guccini