An Italian Song for Valentine’s Day: Per Dirti T’Amo

Pierangelo Bertoli: To Say “I Love You” Avrei voluto dedicarti una canzone — I would have liked to dedicate a song to you con le parole della televisione — with the words of the television tutti quei fiori e quei discorsi complicati — all those flowers and complicated discourses che al cine fanno nei locali… Continue reading An Italian Song for Valentine’s Day: Per Dirti T’Amo

Learn Italian in Song: Certi Momenti

Certain Moments Pierangelo Bertoli, 1980 A song in favor of a woman’s right to choose, from a time when either choice to be made for an unwanted pregnancy resulted in social stigma. Unfortunately, the song is relevant still today. For the moment (2008), abortion is legal in Italy, but the political right wing and the… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Certi Momenti