È vero che sul Mar Nero sul mare nero Le rose fioriscono tre volte? E' vero che le colonne doriche Vanno in briciole e si sente parlare di distanze Per andare ad Alessandria d'Egitto? Fasto della vecchia Europa L'odore di polvere da sparo Sparso per quartieri mentre una banda Accompagna le reliquie della santa Impulsi religiosi dell'Occidente. Accidente Le truppe schierate di fronte A un ordine sparano i fucili Le prime file cadono a pioggia Il fumo si addensa al sudore (La parte sinistra di Baku Guardando il porto È la vendetta) L'odore di polvere da sparo Sparso per quartieri mentre una banda Accompagna le reliquie della santa Impulsi religiosi dell'Occidente. Accidente L'odore di polvere da sparo © 2004 Franco Battiato, Maurizio Arcieri & Manlio Sgalambro The music of "L'odore di polvere da sparo" was co-written with Maurizio Arcieri of the electronic music duo Krisma. What might seem like a bit of word play with Occident/Accident is actually a reference to Gurdjieff's Law of Accident, which states that man acts like a machine, subject to all manner of external influences. |
Is it true that on the Black Sea, on the Black Sea, roses bloom three times? Is it true that the Doric columns turn to crumbs and you hear about distances to go to Alexandria of Egypt? Splendors of Old Europe, the smell of gunpowder scattered through neighborhoods while a band accompanies the Holy Relics - religious impulses of the Occident. Accident. The troops lined up at the front upon an order fire their rifles. The first rows fall down like rain, the smoke thickens on the sweat (the left part of Baku watching the port it’s the vendetta.). The smell of gunpowder scattered through neighborhoods while a band accompanies the Holy Relics - religious impulses of the Occident. Accident. 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.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
L'odore di polvere da sparo - The Smell of Gunpowder
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