Rafaniello
99 Posse Lyrics

Se dici ca te piace a favece e o martiello
If you say that you like to use beans and a hammer, but think that Refoundation Communist is too good for you, then you aren't really a...

Rafaniello rosso fuori, bianco dentro! Yeaaa!
Rafaniello is a hypocrite who claims to be Communist but is actually a sellout. He is like a white radish with a red exterior. Yeah!

Rafaniello, rafaniello, rafaniello, rafaniello, rafaniello, rafaniello, rafanie' l' l' l' l'!
The song repeats the name Rafaniello multiple times, emphasizing the focus on this hypocritical figure.

Sta gente fann' e tuost', e veri comunist' bannere, spilletelle, magliette antagoniste
These people claim to be true Communists, displaying banners, pins, and shirts with antagonistic slogans.

ma tutt'e capi vuost' o 7 Aprile l'ato visto ca mannaveno in galera e frat' antagonist'
However, all of their leaders were seen being sent to jail on April 7th for being antagonists.

cumpagne aret' e sbarre, dint' e galere imperialiste pe mezz' e gli interessi do Partito Comunista e se sparteno e denar' cà Democrazia Cristiana o partit' ca mettete e bombe a Piazza Fontana
Their comrades are getting arrested and locked up in imperialist jails while they divide the money with the Christian Democratic Party, who planted bombs in Piazza Fontana.

Armando Cossutta rifonda il Comunismo, Sergio Garavini rifonda il Comunismo, Ersilia Salvato rifonda il Comunismo, Galante Garrone rifonda il Comunismo, Calogero e Ingrao se stanno 'ncopp' a Quercia
Several people, including Armando Cossutta, Sergio Garavini, Ersilia Salvato, and Galante Garrone, are trying to rebuild the Communist Party. Meanwhile, Calogero and Ingrao are sitting on a tree.

ma nun te 'ncaricà , sò sempe a stessa feccia ma mo facimme a mente ca nun ce ne fotte niente, chi ha avuto ha avuto, chi ha dato ha dato simme tutti comunist' e scurdammece o passato
But don't worry, they are all the same filth, and we don't care anymore. We are all Communists now, so let's forget the past.

ce sta a manifestazione, serve gente p'ò curdone addò sta Rifondazione?
There is a demonstration, but who is really serving Refoundation?

Veco una delegazione s'avvicina o dirigente e me dice stì parole:
A delegation approaches the leader, telling him these words:

-Sono un comunista, sono di rifondazione voglio fà Rivoluzione ma dico no al cordone perché il vero movimento é sempre quello non violento altrimenti come faccio a contrattare in Parlamento?
- I am a communist, I am with Refoundation. I want Revolution, but I say no to the cordone, because the real movement is always non-violent. Otherwise, how can I negotiate in Parliament?

- E allora sient' a me , si nu ddieci e Rafaniello tu vuò fà a rivoluzione assettato int'a poltrona a poltrona chiaramente ca sta dint' o Parlament'
- Listen to me, Rafaniello. If you want to make a Revolution, you need to sit in a chair, inside the Parliament of course.

e allora arape e recchie: E contraddizioni nun stann' o Parlamente ma tra la popolazione!
And then, you open your ears and listen: Contradictions don't exist in Parliament but rather among the people!

Tu si...
You are...

Migliar' e tesserati chine e potenzialità dint' e sedi abbandunat' a fo' blablabla ma pecché tutta sta gente nun vonno fa maje niete e nun stann' miez a via a parla cull'ata gente
Thousands of members and potential supporters are sitting in empty headquarters, talking nonsense. But why are they not doing anything? Why are they not out in the streets talking to people?

ma risolveno i problemi dint' o Parlament' accunciann quacche legge co dojie o tre emendament' evidentemente -dico- evidentemente dint'o mazzo a chesta gente nun c'abbrucia proprio nient'
They claim to be solving problems inside Parliament by adding a few amendments to laws. However, it is evident - I say, evident - that they don't burn anything at all.

e nun c'abbrucia a polizia ogni metro miez' a via e nun c'abbrucia o senzatett' senza manco e sigarette e nun c'abbrucia o disoccupato miez a via semp 'ncazzato e nun c'abbrucia o vecchio e nuovo proletariato sorride...
They are not burning the police stations every other block. They are not burning the shelters, where people are without even cigarettes. They are not burning the unemployed who are enraged in the streets. They are not burning the old and new proletariat, who smile despite being enslaved by their salaried work.

e mo sinceramente-dico- sinceramente si nun t'abbrucia o mazz' nun da retta, nun fàà nient' ma fà na cosa bona e fà cuntent' a tutt' quant' assettat' tranquillo dint' o Parlament'
And now, honestly, if you don't burn the mazzo, don't worry, don't do anything. Just do one good thing and make everyone happy. Sit calmly inside Parliament.

cuntat' e renare, magnate e tangent' e lassa o Comunismo a nuje ca ce lo sentimmo arint' ca ce sentimmo oppressi overo, e no pe finta!
Count your money, take your kickbacks, and leave the Communism to us, who feel genuinely oppressed and not just pretending!

a nuje ca ce piace a pummarola, rossa dint' e rossa fora POM POM POMMAROLA, POM POM POMMAROLA
We, who like tomatoes, red inside and red outside, sing POM POM POMMAROLA, POM POM POMMAROLA.