And the Ship Returned Alone Renato Carosone (1960) Erano tre fratelli pescatori,con una mamma bianca, con una barca nera e con tre cuori ancora da creatura… Il mare urlava cupo quella sera e il legno della incognita straniera cercava aiuto in tutto quell’orrore. “Chi rischierà la vita per salvare la bionda forestiera, chi sarà ?” Ritornello:… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: E la Barca Torno’ Sola
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Learn Italian in Song: Due su Due
Song by Articolo 31. Once again, the theme of family and mamma. Two on Two ritornello: refrain: io non so cosa pensavi quelle notti con papà I don’t know what you were thinking those nights with Dad ma grazie mamma ne hai fatti due su due Thanks, Mom, you made two on two [two alike?]… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Due su Due
Learn Italian in Song: La Coppia Piu’ Bella del Mondo
by Adriano Celentano This is often played as a waltz at town festivals featuring ballo liscio (“smooth dancing” – ballroom), and all the couples, from the youngest to the oldest, pile onto the dance floor, each singing lustily that they are “the most beautiful couple in the world.”Unfortunately, this video leaves off the choruses. lei: Mi… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: La Coppia Piu’ Bella del Mondo
Learn Italian in Song: Una Su Un Milione
by Alex Britti Una Su Un Milione One in a Million Accettami così Accept me just like this ti prego non guardare I beg you not to look nella mia testa inside my head c’è un mondo da ignorare there’s a world to ignore Voglio che tu sia I want you to be mia complice… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Una Su Un Milione
Learn Italian in Song: Il Ragazzo della via Gluck
The Boy from Gluck Street A supposedly autobiographical song by Adriano Celentano which may have been Italy’s first environmental protest song, presented at the San Remo music festival in 1966. Note: Via Gluck in Milan, like many Italian streets, is named for someone famous, in this case composer Christoph Gluck. The further you go from… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Il Ragazzo della via Gluck