#italian music

This is another list that has new-ish Italian songs that I either found or were recommended to me.

1.       Pensare male – The Kolors ft Elodie

2.       Frida (Mai mai mai) – The Kolors

3.       Torna a casa – Maneskin

4.       Blu – Rkomi ft Elisa

5.       Dove e quando – Benji & Fede

6.       Vuoi sposarmi? – Irama

7.       Asia Occidente – Mahmood

8.       ROMEO – Margherita Vicario, DADE, Speranza

9.       MANDELA – Margherita Vicario

10.   ABAUÉ (morte di un trap boy) – Margerita Vicario

11.   Gesù Cristo sono io – Levante

12.   Groupie – Beba

13.   Male O Bene – Beba, Lazza

14.   Déjà vu – Peter White

15.   Si, ah – Frah Quintale

16.   Lo stretto necessario – Levante, Carmen Consoli

17.   IL CIELO NELLA STANZA – Salmo, NSTASIA

18.   Morirò da Re – Maneskin

19.   Andrà tutto bene – Levante

20.   Stanza singola – Franco126, Tommaso Paradiso

There are a few more that were recommended to me but I either didn’t listen to them yet or I’m not sure if I liked them or not, there are certain songs that I have to let grow on me, so yeah. 

For example, Asia Occidente I had to hear it on different occasions before I liked it.

Tonight (10:10 PM GMT+2) on RAIUNO there will be a Special 75 minutes docushow about Sanremo 72, how it was created and all the songs from behind the scene

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NOT LEO AGAIN

Le Canzoni della Sera (Volume 37)

Le Canzoni della Sera (Volume 38)

E dentro c'hai l'apocalisse e

sputi bolle di sapone

Che cos’è successo tra noi?
L’aria è irrespirabile ormai
Piangi tanto dicono è colpa mia
stiamo bruciando e non è gelosia

What happened between us?
The air is no longer breathable
You cry so much, they say it’s my fault
we’re buring and it’s not for jealousy

Mi manca il tuo respiro lo sai (amore)
Il caldo che divampa quaggiù (si muore)
Ti ho data per scontata però
sono un povero stupido, lo so

I miss your breath, you know (love)
Down here the heat is flaring up (to die for)
I’ve taken you for granted, but
I’m a pathetic fool, I know

Come si fa
a far tornare un fiore?
Adesso come si fa
a placare il mare?
Come si fa?
Vorrei implorare il cielo!
Urlare: “sono pronto a cambiare” per

What to do
to get a flower back?
Now what can be done
to placate the sea?
What to do?
I want to beg the sky!
Scream: “I’m ready to change” for

Terra! Perché un posto più bello non c’era
Pronto a tutto per riaverti, anche a fare la guerra
ma che dico, non sono il tipo!
Tu così naturale, perfetta essenziale, non cerchi clamore
sei musica senza parole

Earth! Because there’s no better place
Ready for anything to get you back, even make war
oh but what am I saying, I’m not the kind!
You’re so natural, perfect essential, not looking for clamour
you’re music without words

Niente più rifiuti* tra noi (amore)
Vorrei tornare indietro lo sai (cambiare)
E ascoltare chi diceva: “se la stressi e le stai addosso
e non la pianti**, guarda che non durerà”

No more rejections between us (love)
I would go back, you know (change)
And listen to those who said: “if you stress and keep pushing her
and don’t back off, it’s not gonna last”

Come si fa?
Bastasse un solo gesto
Come si fa?
Un pensiero, un testo, un verso
per dirti: “mi sono perso,
ma resti l’unico orizzonte per un naufrago nel mare!”

What to do?
If only one single gesture was enough
What to do?
A thought, a script, a verse
to tell you: “I am lost,
but you’re still the only horizon for a castaway at sea!”

Terra! Perché un posto più bello non c’era
Pronto a tutto per riaverti, anche a fare la guerra
ma che dico, non sono il tipo!
Se mi resti vicino, dentro il tuo profumo ritorno bambino
e sai di buono, mi ricordi mia mamma
se chiudo gli occhi già sento la banda che suona
musica senza parole

Land***!  Because there’s no better place
Ready for anything to get you back, even make war
oh but what am I saying, I’m not the kind!
If you stand by me, inside your perfume I feel like a child
and you smell so good, you remind me of my mom
if I close my eyes I can even hear the marching band playing
music without words

Sarà, sarà, sarà
come un canto che rimbomba
E sarà, sarà, sarà
primavera che ritorna

It will be, will be, will be
like a resounding chant
And it will be, will be, will be
spring coming back

Terra! Perché un posto più bello non c’era
Pronto a tutto per riaverti, per quanto sei bella!
Che l’universo intero non vale niente
un mucchio di vuoto e qualche stella cadente
Ma l’equilibrio che mi fa innamorare:
perfetta essenziale, non cerchi clamore
sei musica senza parole

Earth!  Because there’s no better place
Ready for anything to get you back, for how beautiful you are!
‘Cause the whole universe is worth nothing
a bunch of emptiness and some shooting stars
But the balance making me fall in love:
perfect essential, not looking for clamour
you’re music without words

-

Their first love song is in fact dedicated to planet Earth.
These boys are just too precious :’)

Notes:
* - “rifiuto” means both rejection and waste. The double meaning reflects the whole mood of the song: it’s a rejection for a lost relatinship, but it’s talking about wasting in relation to a polluted planet Earth.

** - same as above, the verb “piantare” means both stop/give it up and plant.

*** - since it’s talking about castaway at sea, the best word to translate this “terra” is “land”, as someone at sea would scream when spotting the shore. In Italian “terra” stands for all: Earth, ground, soil, land…

Extra: the last line before the first chorus could also be interpreted “sono pronto a cambiare per te… rra!” (I’m ready to change for you), it’s clear the “te” of terra, which could be used as a you, was intentional :)

Since you asked (no one asked I just want to write it), here’s this year’s Sanremo songs top3 of each Guard member.

Nicky

As we already established last year, Nicky loves a powerful ballad and old style Sanremo songs, so I guess his top3 would look like this:

1. Massimo Ranieri - Lettera al di là dal mare
2. Irama - Ovunque Sarai
3. Michele Bravi - L’inverno dei fiori
Extra: I believe he’s also a low-key fan of Elisa and Noemi so those two songs are n#4 and 5 of his list)

Joe

He likes the love songs, he likes the beat, he likes the joyful pop. His top3 is a bit of a mix:

1. Elisa - O forse sei tu
2. La Rappresentante di Lista - Ciao ciao
3. Gianni Morandi - Apri tutte le porte
Extra: he sings “Dove si balla” loudly under the shower and “Sei tu” softly at Nicky’s ear to make him snort and kiss him on the nose

Nile

She still doesn’t get all the hype around Sanremo but she enjoys the evenings (and nights) on the couch with her fam. Her top3 includes mostly the songs that ended up in her Spotify workout playlist:

1. Gianni Morandi - Apri tutte le porte
2. Ditonellapiaga e Donatella Rettore - Chimica
3. Rkomi - Insuperabile

Booker

He still doesn’t want to admit he watches Sanremo like the rest of the family and has chosen his top3 based on the last positions in the chart:

1. Tananai - Sesso occasionale
2. Ana Mena - Duecentomila ore
3. Giusy Ferreri - Miele
Extra: he actually likes all these songs and sings them under his breath when no one’s around

Andy

Basically anything she can scream of falsetto sing is good for her. This is why she wins this year as well:

1. Mahmood and Blanco - Brividi
2. Le Vibrazioni - Tantissimo
3. Aka7even - Perfetta così

Quynh

She doesn’t have a top3 but she likes the one with the Gospel Choir (Achille Lauro - Domenica) and the one she has learned the dance of (La rappresentante di lista - Ciao ciao).

Portami altrove.

Portami dove non c’è nessuno che sappia di noi.