Apparenza e realtà - Appearance and Reality

Atomi eterni Inalterabili e senza causa Wer die Natur retten will, wird sie verlieren Kein schüler zu sein und kein Meister zu können Ihr blaues blut Den sie noch mit der realität Über ruinen Soviel Schein, soviel sein Apparenza e realtà Soviel Schein, soviel sein Tempi tumultuosi e quindi resto confinato nella mia stanza Immobilizzato da così tanta lontananza al mondo Mi sento estraneo Wer die Natur retten will, wird sie verlieren Kein schüler zu sein und kein Meister zu können Soviel Schein, soviel sein Apparenza e realtà Soviel Schein, soviel sein Apparenza e realtà Apparenza e realtà © 2004 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro In "Apparenza e realtà" Battiato is joined by the electronic music duo Krisma. The song title references Appearance and Reality, the principle work of the British philosopher F. H. Bradley. As an adolescent, Sgalambro was passionate about Bradley's thinking.

Eternal atoms, inalterable and without cause. If you want to save nature, you will lose it. Not being a student and not being a master Her blue blood You still with the reality About ruins So much glow, so much being. Appearance and reality. So much glow, so much being. Tumultuous times and therefore I remain confined in my room. Immobilized by so much distance to the world, I feel foreign. If you want to save nature, you will lose it. Not being a student and not being a master. So much glow, so much being Appearance and reality So much glow, so much being Appearance and reality. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Dieci stratagemmi - Attraversare il mare per ingannare il cielo was released in 2004. The title is a takeoff on the Chinese essay Thirty-Six Stratagems, which discusses strategies used in war and politics. The lyrics were mostly co-written by Battiato and the Sicilian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro.

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