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Il vento gonfiava le mie vesti Di veramente stabile erano le mie scarpe nere Alle caviglie ortopediche Un tempo passavo ore in palestra Continuai a inseguirla per inerzia La vidi stagliarsi tra alberi e cielo E dopo un piccolo volo Camminare monca e rapida Avrete anche voi visto Camminare le aquile Le aquile © 1980 Franco Battiato & Fleur Jaeggy The second verse of "Le aquile" are taken from a short novel by Fleur Jaeggy, The Water Statues. |
The wind filled my clothes. Truly firm were my black shoes, orthopedic, around my ankles. One time I spent hours in the gym. I continued to chase after it for no good reason. I saw it, standing out between trees and sky, and after a little flight, walking gimp and rapid. Even you all would have seen the eagles walking. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser  Patriots was released in 1980. In the lyrics of this album, there emerge a greater emphasis on irony, the use of foreign languages, and the stringing together of disconnected phrases into montages that may or may not yield meaning upon further analysis, and whose purpose may at times be as much musical as semantic. As is typical with Battiato, there are references to literature, art, philosophy, religion, and music, along with snapshots of personal memories, that form a mix of both high and everyday culture. |
Monday, March 5, 2018
Le Aquile - The Eagles
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