Centro Di Gravità Permanente Lyrics in English by Franco Battiato
Gravità permanente translates to "permanent gravity". It's an intriguing and somewhat paradoxical phrase that immediately catches attention, as gravity is typically understood as a constant force.
In Franco Battiato's iconic song, this phrase represents a search for stability and an unchanging core amidst life's constant flux. He sings, "Cerco un centro di gravità permanente / Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea / Sulle cose, sulla gente" (I'm looking for a center of permanent gravity / That will never make me change my mind / About things, about people). It's a profound metaphor for seeking inner steadfastness and conviction.
Franco Battiato's "Centro Di Gravità Permanente" [Permanent Center of Gravity] is a wonderfully quirky journey through a mind seeking stability amidst a whirlwind of diverse imagery. He's looking for something constant, a "centro di gravità permanente / Che non mi faccia mai cambiare idea / Sulle cose, sulla gente" [permanent center of gravity / That will never make me change my mind / About things, about people].
To illustrate this search, Battiato throws together a wild mix of characters and scenes: from an old Breton woman with a rice paper umbrella to "furbi contrabbandieri macedoni" [cunning Macedonian smugglers] and "gesuiti euclidei / Vestiti come dei bonzi" [Euclidean Jesuits / Dressed like bonzes] trying to get into the Ming Dynasty court. He even mentions being in Beijing in May,
