Al Comando dei Nostri Ufficiali [At the command of our officers] is a spirited Italian World War I song about the courage of Alpini soldiers, an elite mountain warfare military corps of the Italian Army. At the officers' orders, the machine guns are loaded and, after the bullets are shot, the soldiers charge with bayonets. In that hard mountain combat the Alpini regiments distinguish themselves, stopping the advances of their enemy.
Al Comando dei Nostri Ufficiali was composed by the soldiers of the Alpini regiments of Italy in World War I. It is here sung by the Gruppo Corale Arnica.
Listen to Al Comando dei Nostri Ufficiali
Lyrics:
Al comando dei nostri ufficiali,
Caricheremo cartucce a mitraglia.
E se per caso il colpo si sbaglia,
A baionetta l’assalto farem.
E se per caso il colpo si sbaglia,
A baionetta l’assalto farem.
Tu nemico che sei tanto forte,
Fatti avanti se hai del coraggio,
E se qualcuno ti lascia il passaggio,
Noi altri Alpini fermarti saprem.
E se qualcuno ti lascia il passaggio,
Noi altri Alpini fermarti saprem.
O care mamme che tanto tremate,
Non disperate pe' i vostri figlioli.
Che qui sull'Alpe non siamo noi soli,
C'è tutta Italia che a fianco ci sta.
Che qui sull'Alpe non siamo noi soli,
C'è tutta Italia che a fianco ci sta.
English translation:
At the command of our officers,
We will load our machine guns.
And if by chance we miss our shots,
We will attack with bayonets.
And if by chance we miss our shots,
We will attack with bayonets.
You, enemy that is so strong,
Go forward, if you have the courage,
And if someone else lets you pass,
We Alpini will know how to stop you.
And if someone else lets you pass,
We Alpini will know how to stop you.
O dear mothers who worry so much,
Do not despair for your young sons.
For here in the Alps we are not alone,
It is all of Italy standing by us.
For here in the Alps we are not alone,
It is all of Italy standing by us.
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