Franco Battiato — Fornicazione song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Fornicazione" by Franco Battiato.

Lyrics

Fornicammo mentre i fiori si schiudevano
al mattino e di noi prendemmo piacere,
sì, l’un l’altro. Libero.
Ora la mia mente andava,
seguiva le orme delle cose che pensava.
Una canzoncina ardita mi premeva
le ossa del costato…
e, il desiderio di tenere
le tue tenere dita.
Vorrei tra giaculatorie di versi spirare —
e rosari composti di spicchi d’arancia,
e l’aria del mare,
e l’odore marcio di un vecchio porto,
e come pesce putrefatto putrefare.

Lyrics translation

We fornicated as the flowers hatched
in the morning and we took pleasure,
yeah, each other. Free.
Now my mind went,
he followed in the footsteps of the things he thought.
A bold little song pressed me
the bones of the side…
and, the desire to hold
your tender fingers.
I would like between jaculatorias of verses to expire —
and rosaries composed of Orange cloves,
and the sea air,
and the rotten smell of an Old Port,
and as rotten fish rot.