Lode all'inviolato - Praise to the Inviolate

Ne abbiamo attraversate di tempeste E quante prove antiche e dure Ed un aiuto chiaro da un'invisibile carezza Di un custode Degna è la vita di colui che è sveglio Ma ancor di più di chi diventa saggio E alla Sua gioia poi si ricongiunge Sia Lode, Lode all'Inviolato E quanti personaggi inutili ho indossato Io e la mia persona quanti ne ha subiti Arido è l'inferno Sterile la sua via Quanti miracoli, disegni e ispirazioni... E poi la sofferenza che ti rende cieco Nelle cadute c'è il perché della Sua Assenza Le nuvole non possono annientare il Sole E lo sapeva bene Paganini Che il diavolo è mancino e subdolo E suona il violino Lode all'inviolato © 1993 Franco Battiato "Lode all'inviolato" is an elegy to those who follow paths seeking their essence and a reunion with the Absolute, here called the Inviolate. Battiato said, "The first time I encountered this divine attribute was reading a book by Attar of Nishapur, called Speech of the Birds."

We have crossed through tempests and so many hard and ancient trials. And an obvious assistance from an invisible caress of a guardian. Worthy is the life of he who is awake, but all the more he who becomes wise and then reconnects to His joy. Praise be, Praise to the Inviolate. And how many useless personages have I worn, me and my persona – how many has it suffered? Hell is barren, sterile its way. How many miracles, designs and inspirations . . . and then the suffering that renders you blind. In the falling there is the why of His Absence. The clouds can’t wipe out the Sun, and Paganini knew well that the devil is left-handed and devious and plays the violin. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Caffé de la Paix was released in 1993 and sees a return to using rock band instrumentation on some of the songs, combined with both classical/orchestral textures and the use of Eastern ethnic instruments like tabla and tanbur. The album brings together many of Battiato's cultural and musical interests, and the Caffé of its title refers to the Paris café where George Gurdjieff often went to write and to meet his students. The teachings of Gurdjieff are one of the three spiritual pillars in Battiato's life and work, along with Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism.

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