Translation of the song Il ballo del potere artist Franco Battiato

Ti muovi sulla destra poi sulla sinistra

You move to the right, then to the left

Resti immobile sul centro

You stand still in the middle

Provi a fare un giro su te stesso, un giro su te stesso...

You try to spin yourself around, spin yourself around

*You miss me and I miss you*

*You miss me and I miss you*

Fingi di riandare avanti con un salto,

You fake a move ahead with a jump,

Poi a sinistra con la finta

Then you go to the left while feinting

Che stai andando a destra, che stai andando a destra...

A right, a right...

*You miss me and I miss you*

*You miss me and I miss you*

Poi si aggiungono i pensieri

Then the thoughts are added to the mix

Con un movimento indipendente dalla testa, dalle gambe

With a movement independent from the head, from the legs

Con un movimento dissociato dalla testa, dalle gambe...

With a movement dissociated from the head, from the legs

I Pigmei dell'Africa, si siedono per terra

The Pygmies of Africa sit on the ground

Con un rito di socialità,

With a rite of sociability,

Tranquilli fumano l'erba.

They calmly smoke wood.

Ti muovi sulla destra poi sulla sinistra

You move to the right, then to the left

Resti immobile sul centro

You stand still in the middle

Provi a fare un giro su te stesso, un giro su te stesso...

You try to spin yourself around, spin yourself around

*You miss me and I miss you*

*You miss me and I miss you*

*Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried. Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried*

*Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried. Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried*

Gli aborigeni d'Australia

The Australian aboriginals

Si stendono sulla terra

Lay on the ground

Con un rito di fertilità

With a rite of fertility

Vi lasciano il loro sperma.

They leave their sperm there.

*The circle symbolizes T'ai Chi which is formless and above duality. Here it is manifesting itself as the progenitor of the universe. It is divided into yin - the dark - and yang - the light - which signify the negative and positive poles. Pairs of opposites, passive and active, female and male, moon and sun.*

*The circle symbolizes T'ai Chi which is formless and above duality. Here it is manifesting itself as the progenitor of the universe. It is divided into yin - the dark - and yang - the light - which signify the negative and positive poles. Pairs of opposites, passive and active, female and male, moon and sun.*

Gli aborigeni d'Australia

The Australian aboriginals

Si stendono sulla terra

Lay on the ground

Con un rito di fertilità

With a fertility rite

Vi lasciano il loro sperma.

They leave their sperm there.