Je vais vous raconter
Avant de vous quitter
L'histoire d'un p'tit village
Près de Napoli
Nous étions quatre amis
Au bal, tous les samedis
À jouer, à chanter toute la nuit

Giorgio à la guitare
Sandro à la mandoline
Moi, je dansais
En frappant du tambourin
Mais tous ceux qui venaient
C'était pour écouter
Celui qui faisait
Battre tous les cœurs

Et quand il arrivait
La foule s'écriait

Arriva
Gigi l'amoroso
Croqueur d'amour
L'œil de velours comme une caresse
Gigi l'amoroso
Toujours vainqueur
Parfois sans cœur
Mais jamais sans tendresse

Partout c'était la fête quand il chantait
Zaza, luna caprese, O sole mio

(Arriva Gigi l'amoroso) Gigi Giuseppe
Mais tout le monde l'appelait Gigi l'amour
Et les femmes étaient folles de lui, toutes
La femme du boulanger
Qui fermait sa boutique tous les mardis pour aller
La femme du notaire qui était une sainte
Et qui n'avait jamais trompé son mari auparavant
Et la veuve du Colonel, la veuve du Colonel
Qui ne porta plus de deuil parce qu'il n'aimait pas le noir
Toutes je vous dis Même moi
Mais moi, Gigi aimait trop sa liberté
Jusqu'au jour où

Une riche américaine
À grands coups de je t'aime
Lui proposa d'aller jusqu'à Hollywood
Tu seras le plus beau
De tous les Caruso
Lui disait-elle jusqu'à en perdre haleine
Nous voilà à la gare
Avec tous nos mouchoirs
Le cœur serré, émus par ce grand départ
Pourtant on était fiers
Qu'il dépasse nos frontières
Gigi partait conquérir l'Amérique
Et quand il arriva
Le village était là

Arriva Gigi l'amoroso
Croqueur d'amour
L'œil de velours comme une caresse
Gigi l'amoroso
Toujours vainqueur
Parfois sans cœur
Mais jamais sans tendresse

Et là, devant la foule il a chanté
Zaza, luna caprese O solemio

(Arriva Gigi l'amoroso) Gigi
Quand le train eut disparu, nous sommes tous rentrés chez nous
Et le lendemain déjà le village n'était plus le même
La femme du boulanger refusa d'allumer son four
La femme du notaire, par désespoir prit plusieurs amants
Et la veuve du Colonel ferma ses persiennes
Et reprit le deuil pour la seconde fois
Oui le village avait bien changé
Et moi

Les années ont passé
Cinq hivers cinq étés
No news c'était good news on nous avait dit
Il a fallu du temps, du courage et du temps
Pour arriver à continuer sans lui
Et malgré son absence
La nuit dans le silence
En pliant nos costumes et nos instruments
On entendait venir
Comme une larme, un soupir
Du fond de la salle cette mélodie

Croqueur d'amour
L'œil de velours
Comme une caresse
Oh, Gigi

Gigi? C'est toi là-bas dans le noir?
Attends, laisse-moi te regarder
Mais mais tu pleures Gigi
Tu pleures Gigi
Ça n'a pas été là-bas, hein?
Et alors
Et alors, qu'est-ce qu'ils comprennent ces américains
À part le rock et le twist?
Ma, Gigi, qu'est-ce que tu croyais
Devenir comme ça Gigi l'Americano?
Invere no Tu es Giusappe Fabrizio Luca Santini
Et tu es Napolitain

Écoute
Giorgio s'est mis à la guitare
Attends
Sandro est là aussi
Mais, mais tu ne peux t'en aller comme ça
Ici, ici tu es chez toi
Ici tu es le roi

(Arriva Gigi l'amoroso)
Tu entends?
Tu les entends Gigi?
Ils sont tous là
Ils ont dû te reconnaître à la gare
Chante, Gigi, Chante
C'est ton public
Chante pour eux

Chante pour moi qui n'ai jamais su te parler
Oui, vas-y, bravo Gigi, chante, bravo

Arriva Gigi l'amoroso
Croqueur d'amour
L'œil de velours
Comme une caresse
Gigi l'amoroso
Toujours vainqueur
Parfois sans cœur
Mais jamais sans tendresse

Partout c'était la fête quand il chantait
Zaza, luna caprese, O sole mio

Arriva Gigi l'amoroso
Croqueur d'amour
L'œil de velours
Comme une caresse
Gigi l'amoroso


Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings

Gigi l'Amoroso Lyrics as written by Lana Sebastian Jacqueline Misrahi

Lyrics © CLAUDE CARRERE EDITIONS

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Gigi l'Amoroso song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

0 Comments

sort form View by:
  • No Comments

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him. There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Album art
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines: "Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet" So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other: "I had all and then most of you" Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart "Some and now none of you" Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship. This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Album art
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988. "'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it." "There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Album art
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example: "'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Album art
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.