Tramonto occidentale - Western Sunset

Tornerà la moda dei vichinghi Torneremo a vivere come dei barbari Friedrich Nietzsche era vegetariano Scrisse molte lettere a Wagner Ed io mi sento un po' un cannibale e non scrivo mai a nessuno Non ho voglia né di leggere o studiare Solo passeggiare sempre avanti e indietro lungo il Corso o in Galleria E il piacere di una sigaretta per il gusto del tabacco, non mi fa male Tornerà la moda sedentaria dei viaggi immaginari e delle masturbazioni; I'analista sa che la famiglia è in crisi, da più generazioni Per mancanza di padri Ed io che sono un solitario non riesco; per avere disciplina ci vuole troppa volontà Mi piace osservare i miei concittadini specie nei giorni di festa Con bandiere fuori dalle macchine all'uscita dello stadio E mi diverte il piacere di una sigaretta per il gusto del tabacco Tramonto occidentale © 1983 Franco Battiato The central theme of "Tramonto occidentale" is the lack of passing on values to younger generations, resulting in the sunset of Western society based on the concept of the family.

Vikings will come back into style, we’ll return to living like Barbarians. Friedrich Nietzsche was a vegetarian, he wrote many letters to Wagner. And I feel a bit like a cannibal and don’t ever write to anyone. I feel like neither reading nor studying, only strolling endlessly back and forth along the Corso or in the Galleria. And the pleasure of a cigarette for the tobacco flavor doesn’t make me sick. The sedentary style of imaginary voyages will return, and of the masturbations; the analyst knows that the family is in crisis, for generations, for lack of fathers. And I who am a recluse am not able; to have discipline takes too much willpower. I like to observe my fellow citizens, especially in the holidays, with flags outside of the cars at the exit from the stadium. And I enjoy the pleasure of a cigarette for the tobacco flavor. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Orizzonti perduti was released in 1983. Giusto Pio co-wrote most of the songs, and collaborated on all the arrangements. Many of the songs on the album contemplate a world that is either lost or in the process of being lost, with many references to Battiato's native Sicily. The album relies almost entirely on electronic instrumentation. Regarding the album's title, it's quite possible that Battiato had in mind the book Lost Horizon, or the film of the same name, which introduced the utopian Shangri-La in the mountains of Tibet.

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