Nella sventura non ti colga sgomento Per te non sorga il giorno Che alla tua gioia sia compenso di dolore Ah, quante volte un malefico vento ti colse Ma il soave profumo risaturò subito l'aria Il nembo spesso sovrastò minaccioso Ma fu disperso prima che dal grembo scuro Si scatenasse orribile tempesta Ah, quanto fumo si levò che non fu fiamma Sii forte e sereno anche nei giorni dell'avverso fato In un canneto un vento asciutto e svogliato Portava insieme confusi e inutili pensieri Ah, quante volte alzando gli occhi al cielo Spinte dalle correnti ho visto le nuvole vagare La sera insegna ad attendere il giorno Che arriva come sempre a chiudere i passaggi della notte Conforto alla vita © 2004 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro In "Conforta alla vita," Sgalambro elaborates on some concepts found in the work of the German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder. |
In misfortune, dismay doesn’t grab you. For you, a day doesn’t rise that your joy is remunerated with sadness. Ah, how many times an ill wind seized you but sweet perfume quickly resaturated the air. The rain cloud often towered menacingly but was dispersed before, from its dark womb, could erupt a terrible storm. Ah, how much smoke rose that wasn’t fire. Be strong and serene even in the days of adverse destiny. In a cane field a dry and listless wind brought together confused and useless thoughts. Ah, how many times, raising eyes to the sky, I saw clouds wandering, driven by currents. The evening teaches the day to attend, that arrives as always to close the passages of the night. 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. |
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.
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Conforto alla vita - Solace to Life
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