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Caput mundi
Banda Bassotti Lyrics


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MERCENARI AL SOLDO DELLO STATO RIEMPIONO LE CARCERI CON IL PROLETARIATO Francesco Cossiga Saluta la nazione Il capo delle guardie Capo della prigione Promette ai cittadini Ancora una crociata La guerra contro i poveri Sarà legalizzata Poliziotti Mafia e santità Caput Mundi Dell'infamità Guardiaspalle Della religione Al tuo servizio Con il cannone. C'è scritto sui giornali Le bande di teppisti C'è l'Arma che tortura Nessuno li ha mai visti Pace sociale Solo una sporca guerra Guardate nelle strade La polizia che uccide. Caput mundi Caput mundi Caput mundi Stanno invadendo Questa città I pellegrini amici Di sua santità Roma pulita Dipende anche da te Se il Colosseo riaprirà.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Banda Bassotti's song Caput Mundi criticize the corruption and violence backed by the Italian state towards the working class and the poor. The song begins by denouncing the mercenaries hired by the government to fill the prisons with the proletariat, emphasizing the lack of justice and humanity in such actions. As the former president of Italy, Francesco Cossiga, salutes the nation, the leader of the prison guards promises citizens another crusade, and the war against the poor will be legalized.


The song further describes the collaboration between the police, mafia, and religion to maintain the supremacy of the ruling class while offering protection and power to the church. The lyrics condemn the injustice of the system that enforces social peace by waging a dirty war on the streets and killing people. Caput Mundi, meaning "Capital of the World," is used sarcastically to describe Rome as a city of infamy and shame, ruled by corrupt powers that oppress the voiceless.


The song also highlights the importance of the people who could affect change, demanding that they take action and stand up for their rights. The reference to the Colosseum suggests that Rome's image as a "clean" city should not come at the expense of human rights and dignity. Banda Bassotti's Caput Mundi is a powerful message against the exploitation and discrimination of the poor and the vulnerable, reminding us that freedom and justice can only be achieved by breaking the chains of oppression.


Line by Line Meaning

MERCENARI AL SOLDO DELLO STATO RIEMPIONO LE CARCERI CON IL PROLETARIATO
The government hires mercenaries to imprison the proletariat


Francesco Cossiga Saluta la nazione
Francesco Cossiga greets the nation


Il capo delle guardie Capo della prigione Promette ai cittadini Ancora una crociata
The head of the guards and prisons promises the citizens another crusade


La guerra contro i poveri Sarà legalizzata Poliziotti Mafia e santità Caput Mundi Dell'infamità
The war against the poor will be legalized by police, mafia and religion; Caput Mundi of infamy


Guardiaspalle Della religione Al tuo servizio Con il cannone.
Henchmen of religion are at your service with a cannon


C'è scritto sui giornali Le bande di teppisti C'è l'Arma che tortura Nessuno li ha mai visti
The newspapers report on gangs of hooligans, there is a weapon that tortures but nobody has seen them


Pace sociale Solo una sporca guerra Guardate nelle strade La polizia che uccide.
Social peace is only a dirty war, watch the police killing in the streets


Caput mundi Caput mundi Caput mundi Stanno invadendo Questa città
Caput Mundi, Caput Mundi, Caput Mundi, they are invading this city


I pellegrini amici Di sua santità Roma pulita Dipende anche da te Se il Colosseo riaprirà.
The pilgrims who are friends of the papacy, Rome being clean depends on you if the Colosseum will reopen




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