L'Era Del Cinghiale Bianco
Franco Battiato
The Era of the White Boar
Hotels in Tunis are full
for the summer holidays
sometimes a storm
wouldn't let us go out
a man of a certain age,
would often offer me Turkish cigarettes, but
I hope the Era of the White Boar
comes back soon
Indescribable scents
in the evening air
students from Damascus
dressed all the same
the shadow of my identity
while I sat in the cinema or in a bar
But I hope the Era of the White Boar
comes back soon