I think of you, my love
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I, who am far from our lands
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I'm going for you, my love
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For Mama and for my brothers
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Over there it's a land of welcome
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I'll soon be on the doorstep
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But on this reef-strewn sea
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Under this mourning moon
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Tell my elders and tell Mama
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That it'll be wonderful in Lampedusa
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I'll spend happy days in Lampedusa
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You, what are you doing
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Don't worry, my love
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Soon you'll be so proud
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And even if the weather turns bad
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Even if the wind hits us
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Even if the wind smacks us
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The next stop is El Dorado
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Tell my elders and tell Mama
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Everything'll be better in Lampedusa
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I'll spend happy days in Lampedusa
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I've dreamed so much of this place
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I was going for you and me
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I've dreamed so much of this place
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This place I won't love
But don't say anything to Mama
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I still see your eyes
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While I sink in the middle
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I've dreamed so much of being me
Don't say anything to Mama
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I'm sinking in the middle off Lampedusa
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I think of you, my love
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This thought'll be the last