Ok, translation time! I won't go through the whole thing word for word (there are a few words I'm not sure exactly how to translate!), but this does't simply sound amazing, it's lyrics are also amazing! And in Italian/neapolitan it's so beautiful/emotional too.
Ok, here goes:
The first verse sets the scene, a terrace in front of the gulf of Sorrento (very beautiful corner of Italy), where the sea shines and the wind blows strong, a man embraces a girl after he had been crying. He clears his throat and his "song" starts.
THe chorus is his "song". It goes something like this: "I love you so much. So very very much. It's like a chain now, that melts the blood in your veins, you know?" I know it sounds a bit weird, but TRUST me, in napoletano (which is the language used by the man) it's great!
Then the man looks at the sea. He sees the lights in the middle of it which remind him of his nights in America, but the light was only the refelction of waves from a propeller of a boat (or something like that). He hears and feels the pain in the music of a piano (presumably playing nearby), but when he sees the moon come out from behind a cloud, death seems sweeter. He looks into the girl's eyes, her eyes green like the sea, and of a sudden a tear appears and his "song" starts over again
So the chorus again "I love you so..."
THe next verse says about the power of lyrics, or of dramatic arts, where with acting and a bit of make up you can be/become someone else. But 2 eyes, so real, so close to you, staring at you, make you forget words, they confuse your thoughts. They make everything seem irrelevant, even those nights over in America. You turn around, see your life like it's behind the stream of a propeller (as in the first verse kind of). It's life that's ending, and he thought a bit less of it, instead he already felt a bit happier, and his "song" starts over again.
"Te voglio bene assaje....."
So basically I think it's about this guy, who's dieing I think, and basically is looking back on his life and realises that all the things he has done are irrelevant compared to how he feels about this girl, and the fact that he knows she feels something strong for him too is enough to make him happy.
Sung by Pavarotti, this song is simply amazing. i's like it was written for him.
here is a very good English translation I myself made some time ago for a different purpose than posting it here. I am Italian and part of my family is English, so I know both languages enough well to provide absolutely reliable translations.
here is a very good English translation I myself made some time ago for a different purpose than posting it here. I am Italian and part of my family is English, so I know both languages enough well to provide absolutely reliable translations.
Here where the sea shines,
and wind blows vigorously
on an old terrace
before the Gulf Of Sorrento
a man hugs a girl,
after he had cried
then he fines his voice ,
and the chant restarts.
Here where the sea shines,
and wind blows vigorously
on an old terrace
before the Gulf Of Sorrento
a man hugs a girl,
after he had cried
then he fines his voice ,
and the chant restarts.
"I love you very much,
I love you very very much, you know
now it is a chain,
that melts the blood inside the...
"I love you very much,
I love you very very much, you know
now it is a chain,
that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."
He saw the lights in the middle of the sea,
and thought of the nights back there in America
but it was just the lights of the fishing boats
and the white trail of a helix
he felt the pain in the music,
stood up and left the piano
but when he saw the moon coming out of a cloud
even death seemed sweeter to him
he looked into the eyes of the girl,
those eyes as green as the sea,
then all of a sudden a tear was shed,
and he believed he was drowning.
"I love you very much,
I love you very very much, you know
now it is a chain,
that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."
Power of lyric,
where every drama is false
so that with a little bit of make up and mime
you can become another person
but two eyes that stare at you
so near and real (the actual meaning is something in between "real" and "truthful")
make you forget the words,
and derange the thoughts
this way everything becomes tiny,
even those nights back there in America
you turn back and you can see you life
as the trail of a helix
well, it's just life ending,
and he didn't even think a lot about it
instead he already felt glad,
and started again his chant
"I love you very much,
I love you very very much, you know
now it is a chain,
that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."
Ok, translation time! I won't go through the whole thing word for word (there are a few words I'm not sure exactly how to translate!), but this does't simply sound amazing, it's lyrics are also amazing! And in Italian/neapolitan it's so beautiful/emotional too.
Ok, here goes:
The first verse sets the scene, a terrace in front of the gulf of Sorrento (very beautiful corner of Italy), where the sea shines and the wind blows strong, a man embraces a girl after he had been crying. He clears his throat and his "song" starts.
THe chorus is his "song". It goes something like this: "I love you so much. So very very much. It's like a chain now, that melts the blood in your veins, you know?" I know it sounds a bit weird, but TRUST me, in napoletano (which is the language used by the man) it's great!
Then the man looks at the sea. He sees the lights in the middle of it which remind him of his nights in America, but the light was only the refelction of waves from a propeller of a boat (or something like that). He hears and feels the pain in the music of a piano (presumably playing nearby), but when he sees the moon come out from behind a cloud, death seems sweeter. He looks into the girl's eyes, her eyes green like the sea, and of a sudden a tear appears and his "song" starts over again
So the chorus again "I love you so..."
THe next verse says about the power of lyrics, or of dramatic arts, where with acting and a bit of make up you can be/become someone else. But 2 eyes, so real, so close to you, staring at you, make you forget words, they confuse your thoughts. They make everything seem irrelevant, even those nights over in America. You turn around, see your life like it's behind the stream of a propeller (as in the first verse kind of). It's life that's ending, and he thought a bit less of it, instead he already felt a bit happier, and his "song" starts over again.
"Te voglio bene assaje....."
So basically I think it's about this guy, who's dieing I think, and basically is looking back on his life and realises that all the things he has done are irrelevant compared to how he feels about this girl, and the fact that he knows she feels something strong for him too is enough to make him happy.
Sung by Pavarotti, this song is simply amazing. i's like it was written for him.
here is a very good English translation I myself made some time ago for a different purpose than posting it here. I am Italian and part of my family is English, so I know both languages enough well to provide absolutely reliable translations.
here is a very good English translation I myself made some time ago for a different purpose than posting it here. I am Italian and part of my family is English, so I know both languages enough well to provide absolutely reliable translations.
Here where the sea shines, and wind blows vigorously on an old terrace before the Gulf Of Sorrento a man hugs a girl, after he had cried then he fines his voice , and the chant restarts.
Here where the sea shines, and wind blows vigorously on an old terrace before the Gulf Of Sorrento a man hugs a girl, after he had cried then he fines his voice , and the chant restarts.
"I love you very much, I love you very very much, you know now it is a chain, that melts the blood inside the...
"I love you very much, I love you very very much, you know now it is a chain, that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."
He saw the lights in the middle of the sea, and thought of the nights back there in America but it was just the lights of the fishing boats and the white trail of a helix he felt the pain in the music, stood up and left the piano but when he saw the moon coming out of a cloud even death seemed sweeter to him he looked into the eyes of the girl, those eyes as green as the sea, then all of a sudden a tear was shed, and he believed he was drowning.
"I love you very much, I love you very very much, you know now it is a chain, that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."
Power of lyric, where every drama is false so that with a little bit of make up and mime you can become another person but two eyes that stare at you so near and real (the actual meaning is something in between "real" and "truthful") make you forget the words, and derange the thoughts this way everything becomes tiny, even those nights back there in America you turn back and you can see you life as the trail of a helix well, it's just life ending, and he didn't even think a lot about it instead he already felt glad, and started again his chant
"I love you very much, I love you very very much, you know now it is a chain, that melts the blood inside the veins, you know."