Ponimi come un sigillo sul tuo cuore Così resterò impresso in te per sempre E tu passavi appena le sottili dita sul prepuzio Poi sfioravi il glande e i sensi celebravano il loro splendore Ed era bello starti ad osservare Confermavi il mondo della coesistenza materiale Ponimi come un sigillo sul tuo cuore Come un sigillo sulle tue braccia Pronuncio il tuo nome contro ogni sventura Vinceva la tristezza il tuo soffio vitale eretico Seguivo le gazzelle veloci Come il sogno che mi passa accanto Ed era bello starti ad osservare Confermavi il tempo della coesistenza materiale Ponimi come un sigillo sul tuo cuore Come un sigillo sulle tue braccia Perché quando sarò in esilio E al buio resterò nelle notti oscure Inconsapevole del divenire Come un sigillo © 2002 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro "Come un sigillo" starts with a line from the Song of Solomon, which celebrates sexual love. The song is a duet with Alice, who included the song on her 2003 release Viaggio in Italia. |
Place me like a seal upon your heart, thus shall I remain etched in you forever. And you barely passed delicate fingers on the foreskin, then touched lightly the gland, and the senses celebrated their splendor. And it was beautiful to observe you, you confirmed the world of material coexistence. Place me like a seal upon your heart, like a seal upon your arms. I pronounce your name against every misfortune. Your vital, heretical breath defeated the sadness. I followed quick gazelles like the dream that passes next to me. And it was beautiful to observe you, you confirmed the time of material coexistence. Place me like a seal upon your heart, like a seal upon your arms. Because when I will be in exile, and in darkness stay in nights obscure, unaware of the becoming. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Fleurs 3 was released in 2002, a collection of covers with one original Battiato/Sgalambro song. |
Franco Battiato - musician, singer/songwriter, composer of electronic, avant-garde and classical music, filmmaker, painter, student of history and of esoteric and spiritual traditions. Battiato was by turns intellectual, poetic, visceral and meditative; his musical journey and artistic voice are absolutely unique in the landscape of Italian pop music. His career was marked by multiple reinventions as he followed his muse for over fifty years of making music and meaning.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Come un sigillo - Like a Seal
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