Centro di gravità permanente - Permanent Center of Gravity

Una vecchia bretone Con un cappello e un ombrello di carta di riso e canna di bambù Capitani coraggiosi Furbi contrabbandieri macedoni Gesuiti euclidei Vestiti come dei bonzi per entrare a corte degli imperatori Della dinastia dei Ming Cerco un centro di gravità permanente Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea sulle cose sulla gente Avrei bisogno di... Cerco un centro di gravità permanente Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea sulle cose sulla gente Over and over again Per le strade di Pechino erano giorni di maggio Tra noi si scherzava a raccogliere ortiche Non sopporto i cori russi La musica finto rock la new wave italiana il free jazz punk inglese Neanche la nera africana Cerco un centro di gravità permanente Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea sulle cose sulla gente Avrei bisogno di... Cerco un centro di gravità permanente Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea sulle cose sulla gente Over and over again Uh... wo-cciuwariwari wo-cciuwariwari You are a woman in love Baby I need your love I want your love Over and over again Come in into my life Baby, I want to give you my soul Baby, I need your love I need... Centro di gravità permanente © 1981 Franco Battiato Battiato said of "Centro di gravità permanente" that finding one's center is the objective of all the mystic traditions. It means discovering that part of yourself that is immobile and can silently observe the passing of thoughts and events.

An old Breton woman with a hat and an umbrella of rice paper and bamboo reed. Courageous captains, sly Macedonian smugglers, Euclidean Jesuits dressed like Buddhist monks to enter the court of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. I search for a permanent center of gravity that never makes me change my mind on things, on people. I would need . . . I search for a permanent center of gravity that never makes me change my mind on things, on people, over and over again. There were May days out in the streets of Beijing. Among ourselves, kidding around about collecting nettles. I can’t stand Russian choruses, fake rock music, Italian New Wave, free jazz, English punk, not even black African. I search for a permanent center of gravity that never makes me change my mind on the things, on the people I would need . . . I search for a permanent center of gravity that never makes me change my mind on things, on people, over and over again. Uh... wo-cciuwariwari wo-cciuwariwari You are a woman in love Baby I need your love I want your love Over and over again Come in into my life Baby, I want to give you my soul Baby, I need your love I need... English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser La voce del padrone was released in 1981 and was the first Italian pop album to sell more than a million copies, remaining on the charts for more than a year after its release. Intellectual pop, refined, yet danceable and accessible to a wide audience - the album really hit the mark both artistically and commercially. The album title derives from the work of Gurdjieff, whom Battiato began studying in 1975. It refers to the higher consciousness that an awakened person can use to direct their physical, emotional and psychological impulses.

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