TO VLADIMIR PUTIN
Think again!
The Ballad Of The Unknown Soldier
I Gufi, 1968, by Lino Patruno - Walter Waldi
I don't remember in which war
In which sky in which sea
Or maybe it was an inch of earth
That I had to conquer.
A flag was flying
But I don't remember its colour
That day it was my turn to die
I don't remember for whom.
I only remember my first love
Who was far away waiting for me
And who wept bitter tears
The day I left to never return.
I was dressed as a soldier
But the rest I have forgotten
I don't even know
What was the colour of my skin.
I don't know what time I lived
I don't know if I have won or if I have lost
I know I screamed for honour
But I don't remember whose.
I only remember my first love
Who was far away waiting for me
And who wept bitter tears
The day I left never to return.
On my grave there is no name
Even I forgot it
There is a granite monument
And a soldier's helmet.
There are so many words written there
But I don't know what they mean
And there is a burning torch
And that it will burn forever.
That it burns only for my love
Who was far away waiting for me
And who wept bitter tears
The day I left to never return.
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