'51 Montesacro it all began
In a sublet and a sweating wall
Two crooked legs and a banana on the head
A tricycle and a wool sweater
A stuffed dog and a eyes a little blue button
Mother who sewed mother callus pu cciù
A burn on the tonsils a little train
No money to buy a little brother
The neighbor from Abruzzo
Cod liver oil
The sofa bed that every evening we used to get down
And go on Saturdays to watch TV