And the Ship Sails On (E la Nave Va) (E la nave va)

AND THE SHIP SAILS ON

They tell me: "Do the news, tell what happens!"

And who the hell knows what happens?

Whoever might have accidentally wandered onto Pier Number 10

one July morning of 1914 would have seen that...

I must hand over the ashes of Edmea Tetua

Mr. Partexano!

Permission to bring the ashes of Edmea Tetua aboard

- Permission granted. - On the broadside!

- What are you doing, Monica? - It's very hot, Mommy!

Wait for it to cool!

Even if my husband agreed, it doesn't mean anything

My husband is a great artist. But don't get mad, darling...

he's simply a child in business matters

I wouldn't say so. However, I'm here to defend your interests

That's not true! You didn't act on his behalf in that contract!

And I'll tell you why. First:

advertising. It's not to his advantage

Change the soprano, she's more prominent than my husband

Charity or not, I won't appear before a stupid bunch of kids

I'm Ricotin, a sophisticated comic!

Children are not my audience!

- Intellectuals appreciate me! - That's what you think, darling!

Your last reviews were disastrous

- Gilbert the French critic... - Comply with your contract!

You're here to advertise my film, nothing else!

Well, the Hindus around Bombay say,

even though I don't know if it's true or not,

that if you look a tiger straight in the eye

- She won't attack you. - Is that possible, Sir Reginald?

- What? - I asked if it's easy to do

No, quite the contrary. It's the hardest thing on earth

especially if the tiger looks at you

straight in the eye

Where are all these beautiful people going?

How is it that we see them all together aboard this

- Fabulous... - Excuse me for cutting in,

but here you're in the waiters' way

Could you please go into that corner, for example?

- I see. - Thanks, that's kind of you

I'm grateful. Excuse me

As I was saying, where are all these characters going?

They represent, as it were, the highest

values in the fascinating world of show business, of the arts

Now I'll tell you who they are

The talented superintendent of La Scala in Milan

his illustrious colleague of the Rome opera

the one involved in the scandal of cats, of rats

And that one is his second wife,

the former singer Rumena. The one with her back turned

is his first wife's daughter

His secretary, a medium with amazing visions

and by the window, the legendary conductor Von Rupert

the child prodigy, slightly more child than prodigy,

holding on as always to his terrible mother's skirts

Out there is a seagull, it beats its wings like a conductor

- In the style of... - My work as a chronicler is hard

due to the amount and accuracy of the information I must provide

Now let's see... oh yes

The famous tenor Aureliano Fuciletto

That would be the bearded one feeding the seagull

- Do you want it? I'll eat it! - How witty

The two superintendents of the Vienna opera, born in Warsaw

Ah, a toast, thank you!

The feared columnist, Brenda Hilton

How are you, Ziloev?

He is the deepest bass in the world

The mezzo Valegnani and the ever so nice Ines Ruffo Salitin

The singing masters Rubetti. And finally, she

who after the death of Tetua became a well-loved queen

among today's voices: Ildebranda Cuffari

- What's your name, sir? - David Fizmaier.

- What do you do? - I'm a conductor

- Ah, an orchestra conductor? - Precisely

Thank you. And the lady?

- She's a famous dancer! - I see

- And what's her name? - What do you mean? Svetlana!

- Everyone knows her! - Thanks

Oh, it came in!

I didn't know it could fly inside!

It's obvious that it's a domestic seagull!

Go to the tool room, have them bring a ladder!

- Partexano! The net! - What?

The net, in my cabin!

It never happened! Excuse me! It was a stupid incident

I'm really...

- I'm scared. - Don't be afraid, they'll catch it

Without a doubt, they will!

Take it there and be on guard

By the way, who's going upstairs?

- Be quick! - Captain, let us try

They will only frighten it more.

That's right, the net!

Watch the chandeliers!

And the bird was free

to look for its birdcage

- Do I know you, sir? - I wanted to interview you

- Then talk to my secretary. - O.K., later then

- Come on, go out. Through here. - Have they caught it?

Go out. Fly away. Bye, beautiful!

Close the window! Tomorrow I'll change my table

Captain, the seagull has left, sending regards

- It didn't like the menu. - He should change his table

- The feather fell on your neck! - Get it off!

- Please, get it off! - Don't get excited, my dear

- But lldebranda, it brings luck. - I don't see anything

The bird wanted to pay its respects to you. Here we are!

I don't want to see it!

- Maestro! - One, two...

A 5-meter-high equestrian monument!

It was his dream! And now that he's got it

he cannot see it, poor Papa!

Long live our prince!

I'm a journalist, I must interview the Grand Duke, please

The noble person we've awaited is the Grand Duke of Herzog

How old is he?

Judging by his political ability, I think about eight

He is followed by his sister Herimia, the blind princess

who lost her sight while still a child. Have you noticed?

She walks at the side of the Premier so confidently!

She doesn't want compassion

and she doesn't want help, as if she could see!

Consomme Vichyssoise, turtle soup.

Yesterday's excellent cream soup, can we have it today too?

That was vegetable soup

Yes, it was vegetable soup

Do you want to know why they're making this trip?

It's a funeral. You'll ask, "What do you mean, a funeral?"

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, a funeral

All these famous characters are here to follow a funeral

It was her expressed wish, in her last will and testament

"Cremation and dispersion of my ashes when the sun rises

"around the island where I was born."

That's the island of Erimo, where Edmea Tetua was born

and where her soul wishes to return

Edmea Tetua, the greatest singer of all time!

A vocal miracle! The voice of a goddess!

Light blue

Light blue and white. Ultramarine blue

Light blue, ultramarine blue

Emerald green. Green. Light blue

Music makes her see a rainbow

White, white, white

My sister says that each note has its own color

The scientists of Sotierre say some people have this power

by which they have a chromatic view of sounds

Excuse me for interfering,

but I don't think that anyone can prove such a thing

Anybody can say he sees colors

Mr. Kuntz, it's obvious that not everyone can have

such a sensitive soul!

I wouldn't dare to doubt it!

I'm just saying that it's almost impossible to prove

Once when I was ill, all faces were green to me

But we can all perceive the colors of music

And not only music. Voices are colored too

You say my voice is grey! But is it always grey?

Not always. When you are worried

your voice becomes rusty

Brownish red. But the police chief's voice

is always the same color. Yellowish, matte, not clear!

And what color is the voice of our general?

I'd like to hear it, General

This is my voice. I'm unable to sing with it

Strange!

I see no color. A voice without color,

like a void, an absence

A void as head of the Armed Forces is troubling!

Here, her ashes are all here

For this small casket,

so small, and yet so large,

friends and fans from around the whole world

chartered the most luxurious liner,

commanded by the fearless captain

born in indomitable Genoa

Spezia! Spezia!

Spezia! Born in indomitable Spezia,

Captain Leonardo De Robertis

It's the other way round, Roberto De Leonardis

- What did I say? - Roberto De Leonardis!

Right. And he shall lead us to the island of Erimo

so that all of us can solemnly perform

the funeral rites,

spreading the...

Sir Reginald!

Excuse me

Sir Reginald! Sir Reginald!

Excuse me, just a couple of questions

Is it true that you were the one who asked our divine singer

to make her debut in London?

- Of course. Please excuse me. - Thanks

Look Rudi, he's looking for her

This is the second wheel, should the one in the main deck fail

This is the mechanism used to maneuver, without the other one

- And when do you use this one? - For emergency cases, as I said

- And what is down there? - Please follow me

He's an Egyptian. They say he was our great artist's lover

He owns all the railways in his country

It seems his penis is enormous, violet colored

That's something I heard, of course