Salsicce fegatini
Viscere alla brace
E fiaccole danzanti
Lamelle dondolanti
Sul dorso della chiesa fiammeggiante

Vino, bancarelle
Terra arsa e rossa
Terra di sud, terra di sud
Terra di confine
Terra di dove finisce la terra

E il continente se ne infischia
E non il vento
E il continente se ne infischia e non il vento
Mustafà viene di Affrica
E qui soffia il vento d'Affrica
E ci dice "tenetemi fermo"
E ci dice "tenetemi fermo"

Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa
Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa

La desolazione che era nella sera
S'è soffiata via col vento
S'è soffiata via col rhum
S'è soffiata via da dove era ammorsata
Vecchi e giovani pizzicati
Vecchie e giovani pizzicati
Dalla taranta, dalla taranta
Dalla tarantolata
Cerchio che chiude, cerchio che apre
Cerchio che stringe, cerchio che spinge
Cerchio che abbraccia e poi ti scaccia

Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa
Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa

Dentro il cerchio del voodoo mi scaravento
E lì vedo che la vita è quel momento
Scaccia, scaccia satanassa
Scaccia il diavolo che ti passa
Scaccia il male che c'ho dentro e non sto fermo
Scaccia il male che c'ho dentro e non sto fermo

A noi due balliam la danza delle spade
Fino alla squarcio rosso d'alba
Nessuno che m'aspetta, nessuno che m'aspetta
Nessuno che mi aspetta o mi sospetta

Il cerusico ci ha gli occhi ribaltati
Il curato non se ne cura
Il ragioniere non ragiona
Santo Paolo non perdona

Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa
Ho il ballo di San Vito e non mi passa

Questo è il male che mi porto da trent'anni addosso
Fermo non so stare in nessun posto
Rotola rotola rotola il masso
Rotola addosso, rotola in basso
E il muschio non si cresce sopra il sasso
E il muschio non si cresce sopra il sasso
Scaccia scaccia satanassa
Scaccia il diavolo che ti passa
Le nocche si consumano
Ecco iniziano i tremmori
Della taranta, della taranta
Della tarantolata


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