Goffredo Mameli

“ CHORUS Let us form a cohort, We are ready to die! We are ready to die! Italy has called! Let us form a cohort, We are ready to die! We are ready to die! Italy has called! Mercenary swords Are feeble reeds, And the Austrian eagle Has lost his plumes. ”

“ We are ready to die! Italy has called! We for centuries Have been downtrodden and derided, Because we are not a people, Because we are divided. May one flag, one hope Bring us together; The hour has struck For us to join forces. ”

“ We are ready to die! Italy has called! Let us unite and love one another; For union and love Reveal to peoples The way of the Lord Let us swear to free Our native soil; If we are united under God, Who can conquer us? ”