Summer On A Solitary Beach
Franco Battiato Lyrics


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Passammo l'estate su una spiaggia solitaria
E ci arrivava l'eco di un cinema all'aperto
E sulla sabbia un caldo tropicale dal mare

E nel pomeriggio quando il sole ci nutriva
Di tanto in tanto un grido copriva le distanze
E l'aria delle cose diventava irreale
Mare mare mare voglio annegare
Portami lontano a naufragare
Via via via da queste sponde
Portami lontano sulle onde

A wonderful summer on a solitary beach
Against the sea, Le Grand Hotel Sea-Gull Magique
Mentre lontano un minatore bruno tornava

Mare mare mare voglio annegare
Portami lontano a naufragare




Via via via da queste sponde
Portami lontano sulle onde

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Franco Battiato's "Summer on a Solitary Beach" narrate the experience of spending a summer on a quiet beach, with only echoes from an outdoor cinema in the distance and a tropical heat from the sea on the sand. The singer of the song describes how the sun nourished them in the afternoon while occasional screams would travel through the air and make everything around them feel surreal. In the chorus, they express a desire to drown in the sea, to be taken far away from the shore on the waves.


The song is a poignant commentary on the longing for escape and the desire for a freedom that can only be found through relinquishing control. The repetition of the phrase "mare mare mare voglio annegare" (sea sea sea, I want to drown) encapsulates the idea of surrendering to something larger than oneself, to be carried away by the waves and let the sea take over. This sentiment is echoed in the verse where a miner returns from a distant location, perhaps highlighting the drudgery of daily life and the appeal of something beyond.


Line by Line Meaning

Passammo l'estate su una spiaggia solitaria
We spent the summer on a solitary beach


E ci arrivava l'eco di un cinema all'aperto
We could hear the echoes of an open-air cinema


E sulla sabbia un caldo tropicale dal mare
The sand was warmed by the tropical heat from the sea


E nel pomeriggio quando il sole ci nutriva
In the afternoon when the sun nourished us


Di tanto in tanto un grido copriva le distanze
Occasionally a cry would cover the distances


E l'aria delle cose diventava irreale
And the air around us became unreal


Mare mare mare voglio annegare
Sea sea sea, I want to drown


Portami lontano a naufragare
Take me far away to shipwreck


Via via via da queste sponde
Away, away, away from these shores


Portami lontano sulle onde
Take me far away on the waves


A wonderful summer on a solitary beach
It was an amazing summer on a deserted beach


Against the sea, Le Grand Hotel Sea-Gull Magique
Next to the sea, there was a hotel named Le Grand Hotel Sea-Gull Magique


Mentre lontano un minatore bruno tornava
While in the distance, a dark-skinned miner was returning




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Written by: Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio

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