OH, HOW A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Transposition of OH, COM'È BELLO VIVERE
© I Gufi, 1968
© Paolo Bolzoni, 2025
I Gufi (Roberto Brivio, Gianni Magni, Lino Patruno, Nanni Svampa) are legends of Milanese cabaret and my masters.
Lino is foremost world master and scholar of classic jazz.
I wrote song lyrics and theatre scripts with Roberto and Lino.
Oh, how beautiful it is to live
In this useless world
Where hate and crimes
Make up dignity
Where in the end if things go badly for you
There are those who will save you
If you have a mother, forget her
If you go to war, hide
In the end medals and glory
Time will take away
And those who returned already forgot
Those who didn’t come back
If you seek help, shoot yourself
If you have a contract, burn it
No one except someone
Will ever honour it
Betray those who trusted you
Loyalty is for fools
If you pray to the saints, stop
If you go to hell, stay there
You’ll find many friends there
Who will warm you
Maybe it’s hot, but why should you care
It's better than being honest
If you have a job, steal
If you have a sister, rent her
No girls are safe anyway
Those who believe in chastity
Will get nowhere
Virginity is only for Mary
Oh, how beautiful it is to live
In this evil world
Where the crooks rule
And take freedom away
Where in the end if you are convicted
Trump the felon will pardon you.
Transposition of OH, COM'È BELLO VIVERE
© I Gufi, 1968
© Paolo Bolzoni, 2025
I Gufi (Roberto Brivio, Gianni Magni, Lino Patruno, Nanni Svampa) are legends of Milanese cabaret and my masters.
Lino is foremost world master and scholar of classic jazz.
I wrote song lyrics and theatre scripts with Roberto and Lino.
Oh, how beautiful it is to live
In this useless world
Where hate and crimes
Make up dignity
Where in the end if things go badly for you
There are those who will save you
If you have a mother, forget her
If you go to war, hide
In the end medals and glory
Time will take away
And those who returned already forgot
Those who didn’t come back
If you seek help, shoot yourself
If you have a contract, burn it
No one except someone
Will ever honour it
Betray those who trusted you
Loyalty is for fools
If you pray to the saints, stop
If you go to hell, stay there
You’ll find many friends there
Who will warm you
Maybe it’s hot, but why should you care
It's better than being honest
If you have a job, steal
If you have a sister, rent her
No girls are safe anyway
Those who believe in chastity
Will get nowhere
Virginity is only for Mary
Oh, how beautiful it is to live
In this evil world
Where the crooks rule
And take freedom away
Where in the end if you are convicted
Trump the felon will pardon you.
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