The song’s title refers to a city in southwestern Tunisia. Tozeur was historically a frontier village near a railway line originally built for the bey (king) during the French protectorate.
: "Doch wir wollen dir ihn zeigen, und du wirst..." (But we want to show him to you, and you will...). franco_battiato_alice_i_treni_di_tozeur
One of the song's most striking features is the inclusion of three female opera singers. They stand silent for nearly the entire performance before singing a four-bar fragment from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute ( Die Zauberflöte ). The song’s title refers to a city in southwestern Tunisia
: The lyrics evoke a "desire to live at a different speed," contrasting the slow, rhythmic passing of the desert trains with the frantic pace of modern life. 3. The Mozartian Connection One of the song's most striking features is