LAMPEDUSA

From the port of Tripoli In the fading day Bound for Lampedusa She sailed away There was standing room only For three hundred souls Out upon the waves How many miles to Lampedusa? How many miles to go? How many miles to Lampedusa? The sun is sinking low She dreamed of her homeland A sunrise ago The cedar trees And the lemon groves The South wind was blowing And the boat began to roll Out upon the waves How many miles to Lampedusa? How many miles to go? How many miles to Lampedusa? The sun is sinking low Now God is in heaven The stars in the sky The boat is listing The water is high The girl from Tripoli With the island in her eyes Lost amongst the waves How many miles to Lampedusa? How many miles to go? How many miles to Lampedusa? The sun is sinking low