But a faulty boat engine compelled his stay. Decades before, the great opera tenor Enrico Caruso had spent some of his last days at the hotel. Caruso knows he is dying. They had married in , just three years before Caruso died. Ti Amo by Umberto Tozzi is powerful in its melody and emotion, and it is a great song, but its lyrics let it down. It could be any lovers, anywhere. Its concepts are earthy, humdrum and focussed on the bedroom.
There is something far deeper about Caruso: something Dantesque. However, a quirk of Italian language, as noted by Laura Fabian , means that whether the singer is male or female, the words work almost equally well.
The opening words carry other echoes of Dante. Caruso begins by placing us in a dazzlingly beautiful place.
Yet it is where the wind blows strongly: dove tira forte il vento. Soon we learn that an embrace follows tears: un uomo abbraccia una ragazza dopo che aveva pianto. We are lost in human anguish. Quickly resolution follows. It redeems us from death. Even the word canto , although it simply and primarily means song, reminds us of the cantos into which Dante divided his epic: each canto a song sung on street corners to passersby.
The connection of love, loss and beauty is of course about life itself. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again. Qui dove il mare luccica, E tira forte il vento Su una vecchia terrazza Davanti al golfo di Surriento Un uomo abbraccia una ragazza, Dopo che aveva pianto Poi si schiarisce la voce, E ricomincia il canto.
Here where the sea shines, And the wind blows strong On an old terrace In front of the Gulf of Surriento A man hugs a girl, After she cries Then he clears his throat, And starts to sing again. He saw the lights in the middle of the sea, He thought of the nights there in America But it was only the fishing lights In the white wake of a propeller He felt the pain in the music, He got up from the piano But when he saw the moon come out from behind a cloud Even death seemed sweeter to him He looked the girl in the eyes, Those eyes as green as the sea Then suddenly a tear fell, And he thought he was drowning.
Daily Italian Words. Start here! Alex Caruso 3-pointer off a pass from James Harden with Obviously, weve got to be better. When you speak of tenors, you have to divide them into two groups.
Caruso in the first group. All the others are in the second. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Forgot your password? Retrieve it. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate image within your search results please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
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