Franco Battiato — Moto Browniano song lyrics and translation

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

Lyrics

Moto browniano,
particelle di polline,
pulviscolo londinese.
Un frammento della Sfinge
e altro
sospesi in acqua…
Provo sdegno verso alberi e fogliami,
foreste onnipossenti.
Mi invita una terra spoglia,
senza tracce di vita.
Uguali l’uragano
e il tenue soffio di vento…
mi tentano paesaggi,
senza alcuna idea di movimento…
dove l’immoto echeggia — riposi.

Lyrics translation

Brownian motion,
pollen particles,
London dust.
A fragment of the Sphinx
and more
suspended in water…
I resent trees and foliage,
omniposent forests.
A bare land invites me,
no trace of life.
Equal the hurricane
and the faint Breath of wind…
I'm tempted by landscapes,
without any idea of movement…
where the immoto echoes-rest.