The King of the World

Franco Battiato

Lyrics Translation

Strange how the rumble of fighter planes once
Disturbed the rhythm of
The balconies' plants
And after silence then far away
The sudden cannon's roar
And from the radio signals in code

One day in heaven fires of Bengala
Peace came back again
Yet the King of the World
Keeps our hearts enchained

In the full white dresses
Echoes of sufi dances
In Japan's undergrounds today
Oxygen machines the more all becomes useless
The more we believe it's true
And in the final days english will not help
And on our bicycles heading for home
Life brushed us yet the King of the World
Keeps our hearts enchained

Strange how the rumble of fighter planes once
Disturbed the rhythm of the balconies' plants
And after silence then far away
The sudden cannon's roar
And from the radio signals in code

One day in heaven fires of Bengala
Peace came back again
Yet the King of the World
Keeps our hearts enchained

In the full white dresses
Echoes of sufi dances
In Japan's undergrounds today
Oxygen machines;
The more all becomes useless
The more we believe it's true
And in the final days
English will not help
And on our bicycles heading for home
Life brushed us
Yet the King of the World
Keeps our hearts enchained

[Testo di "Il Re Del Mondo"]

[Strofa 1]
Strano come il rombo degli aerei da caccia un tempo
Stonasse con il ritmo delle piante al sole sui balconi
E poi silenzio, e poi lontano il tuono dei cannoni, a freddo
E dalle radio dei segnali in codice

[Ritornello 1]
Un giorno in cielo, fuochi di Bengala
La pace ritornò
Ma il re del mondo
Ci tiene prigioniero il cuore

[Strofa 2]
Nei vestiti bianchi a ruota echi delle danze sufi
Nelle metro giapponesi, oggi, macchine d'ossigeno
Più diventa tutto inutile e più credi che sia vero
E il giorno della fine non ti servirà l'inglese

[Ritornello 2]
E sulle biciclette verso casa
La vita ci sfiorò
Ma il re del mondo
Ci tiene prigioniero il cuore

Trivia about the song The King of the World by Franco Battiato

When was the song “The King of the World” released by Franco Battiato?
The song The King of the World was released in 1985, on the album “Echoes of Sufi Dances”.

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