Stati di gioia - States of Joy

Le azioni del mondo non influenzano il sole E i nemici è sicuro sono dentro di noi Com'è possibile restare ciechi per così lungo tempo Mi trovavo a lottare contro i miei fantasmi Spostandomi in avanti per quanto lo permette la catena Scopersi per caso lo stato che ascende alla Gioia Masticavo semi di mela alla luce del mattino Le increspature dell'aria sembravano pulsare Mi giungevano frasi, odori di erbe bruciate Scintille di fuochi suoni lontani Masticavo semi di mela alla luce del mattino Le increspature dell'aria sembravano pulsare Era l'estate del '63 un pomeriggio assolato Da un juke-box di un bar completamente vuoto "She loves you ye ye ye" Riti di purificazione dentro stati di Gioia Senza Luce né Oscurità Stati di gioia © 2007 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro "Stati di gioia" is based on an experience Battiato had in an ashram in India.

The actions of the world don’t influence the sun, and the enemies, it is certain, are inside of us. How is it possible to stay blind for such a long time? I found myself struggling against my phantasms, moving myself forward as much as the chain allowed it, discovering by chance the state that rises up towards Joy. I used to eat apple seeds in the morning light. The rippling air seemed to pulse. Phrases came to me, smells of burned grass, sparkles of fire, distant sounds. I used to eat apple seeds in the morning light. The rippling air seemed to pulse. It was the summer of ’63, a sunny afternoon. From a jukebox of a café completely empty – “She loves you ya ya ya.” Rites of purification inside states of Joy, without Light or Darkness. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Il vuoto was released in 2007. Battiato said of the album, "All of this disc talks essentially of emptiness. And for "emptiness" I don't mean only that as it relates to thoughts or considerations of a philosophical order, but precisely the problems and circumstances that each one of us is obligated to live every day." And of course there's the flip side of this negative emptiness: the emptiness one can reach through meditation which then allows the realization of new possibilities. The lyrics are again a collaboration between Battiato and the Sicilian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro.

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