La preda - The Prey

E scivola la sera tra i luoghi che attirano il mio sguardo La mia attenzione Dormo solo poche ore La caffeina scuote le mie voglie Sto sempre sveglio, ho voglia di arditezze Non saremo più né tu né io Cerca di restare immobile, non parlare Lento il respiro all'unisono rallenta il cuore Muta la furia in ebbrezza in tenerezza Lasciati andare Lasciati andare Piano Fino ad arrivare all'estasi Con me Volare così in alto da afferrare la preda ambita Senza luoghi comuni né vane parole Si intrecciano lenzuola come sacre bende di sacerdoti egiziani Non saremo più né tu né io né tu né io Cerca di restare immobile, non parlare Lento il respiro all'unisono rallenta il cuore Muta la furia in ebbrezza in tenerezza Lasciati andare Lasciati andare Piano Fino ad arrivare all'estasi Con me La preda © 1998 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro "La preda" describes a Tantric orgasm that pervades both body and spirit.

And the evening slips through the places that attract my gaze, my attention. I sleep only a few hours, the caffeine shakes my desires. I stay awake always, I feel risky, we’ll no longer be neither you nor I. Try to remain still, don’t talk, slow the breath, in unison the heart slows. Mute the fury in intoxication, in tenderness. Let yourself go, let yourself go, gently, until arriving at ecstasy with me. Flying high like this to catch the coveted prey without common places or vane words. Sheets intertwine like sacred bandages of Egyptian priests. We’ll no longer be neither you nor I, neither you nor I. Try to remain still, don’t talk, slow the breath, in unison the heart slows. Mute the fury in intoxication, in tenderness. Let yourself go, let yourself go, gently, until arriving at ecstasy with me. 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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