Rita Pavone:  Datemi un Martello

Pop, pop, pop, pop music! Political protest songs sung in Italian? Does it actually have any meaning?

It's "If I had a Hammer," as should be obvious from the prop. Popularized by Trini Lopez and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Believe it or not, Martha and the Vandellas also had a version.

I was being a little facetious, ges. I did recognize the melody. A protest song with translated lyrics doesn't seem to bring out the message of the song. I suppose it's a cultural thing, but I wonder what native Italian speakers got out of it?

"Datemi un Martello" literally does mean "Gimme a hammer", so it's hardly as if she tried to hide it. I can't really understand the rest of the lyrics, but I get the idea that they're not much different from the English version.