Il ballo del potere - The Power Dance

Ti muovi sulla destra poi sulla sinistra Resti immobile sul centro Provi a fare un giro su te stesso, un giro su te stesso You miss me and I miss you Fingi di riandare avanti con un salto Poi a sinistra con la finta che stai andando a destra Che stai andando a destra You miss me and I miss you Poi si aggiungono i pensieri Con un movimento indipendente dalla testa, dalle gambe Con un movimento dissociato dalla testa, dalle gambe I Pigmei dell'Africa, si siedono per terra Con un rito di socialità Tranquilli fumano l'erba The circle symbolizes T'ai Chi which is formless and above duality Here it is manifesting itself as the progenitor of the universe It is divided into Yin (the dark) and Yang (the light) which signify the negative and positive poles. Pairs of opposites, passive and active, female and male, Moon and Sun Gli aborigeni d'Australia si stendono sulla terra Con un rito di fertilità Vi lasciano il loro sperma Il ballo del potere © 1998 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro The "Power Dance" referred to in the title is that practiced by shamans in ancient Mexico and described by Carlos Castaneda in his books - magical passes and positions and movements of the body designed to attract and hold on to powerful energies.

You move to the right then to the left, you stay unmoving in the center. You try to make a trip around yourself, a trip around yourself. You miss me and I miss you. You fake going ahead again with a jump, then to the left with a fake that you’re going to the right, that you’re going to the right. You miss me and I miss you. Then thoughts are added with an independent movement of the head, of the legs, with a dissociated movement of the head, of the legs. The Pygmies of Africa seat themselves on the ground with a social ritual. Tranquil, they smoke weed. The circle symbolizes Tai Chi, which is formless and above duality. Here it is manifesting itself as the progenitor of the universe. It is divided into Yin (the dark) and Yang (the light) which signify the negative and positive poles. Pairs of opposites, passive and active, female and male, Moon and Sun, The aborigines of Australia stretch out on the ground with a fertility rite. They leave you their sperm. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Gommalacca (Shellac) was released in 1998. The lyrics were by the Sicilian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro, with Battiato's input on the first four songs. For Gommalacca, Battiato embraced music technology, using loops, sampling, synths and electric guitars to create a techno rock masterpiece - the album reached #1 on the charts and was recognized with the prestigious Targa Tenco award for best album of the year.

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