"A Maestro left it. One of the greatest in Italian songwriting. Unique, inimitable, always in search of new artistic expressions. He leaves a perennial legacy": this is how the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, pays homage to Franco Battiato.
"I'll take care of you".
For me the most beautiful with the simplest and most powerful words.
Thanks for all the emotions you have given us.
#Battiato #FrancoBattiato ".
With a quote from the song La cura, the secretary of the Pd
Enrico Letta
also paid tribute to the artist on Twitter. "On the bridge the white flag is waving", writes the European Commissioner
Paolo Gentiloni
. "My sincere, deep regret for the death of Franco Battiato. Maestro. Poet. Lord of music and words. We will miss him", said the president of the European Parliament,
David Sassoli
on social
networks
. "And my teacher taught me how difficult it is to find the dawn inside the dusk. Hello Maestro #Battiato", is the condolences for the death of Franco Battiato expressed by
Giuseppe Conte
. On Facebook the president of Fratelli d'Italia,
Giorgia Meloni
: "Italy bows to life, to the work of Franco Battiato. To God the Master". A memory also comes from the president of the Lazio Region,
Nicola Zingaretti
: "Battiato has moved like few other artists. Have a good trip, Maestro". "There are no words to remember who, with words and music, has excited and moved entire generations. Goodbye Maestro #Battiato", wrote
Matteo Renzi
on Twitter
.
"'And my teacher taught me how difficult it is to find the dawn inside the dusk'. Goodbye, shadow of the light", writes the deputy secretary of the Democratic Party
Peppe Provenzano
recalls Franco Battiato.
Antonio Tajani
, national coordinator of Forza Italia: "'Sitting under a tree meditating / I saw myself motionless dancing with time / like a blade of grass / bowing to the May breeze / or its bad weather'. Franco leaves us #Battiatto, a philosopher, a free man who has never yielded to trends. Rest in peace Master ". "'Because you are a special being and I, I will take care of you ...'. A prayer, a memory and a song for the great Maestro, Franco Battiato", says the leader of the League,
Matteo Salvini
.
