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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sunday Song - Elisa Toffoli -

 

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Two songs again this weekend as firstly I wanted to share ‘Eppure Sentire (Un senso di te) which I have been listening to since it was first released here three years ago and then I heard that Elisa Toffoli released her latest single ‘Nostalgia’  just last week which she sings in English, she is one of very few Italian artists who writes and records mainly in English. It is from her new album ‘Ivy’ which is due to be released on November 30th.

Elisa Toffoli was born near Monfalcone, Italy on December 19th 1977 and she has a beautiful melodic voice.  Elisa Toffoli has been a singer and songwriter in Italy since she was discovered at the age of sixteen. Having always preferred to write her songs in English she moved to America to improve her fluency. It has been said that she originally wrote her songs in English to protect her inner feelings and express herself almost privately but ironically this has actually let her music reach a much wider audience. The year her first album ‘Pipes and Flowers’ was released she toured Europe as an opening act for Eros Ramazzotti. Her second album was not released for another three years and it was a year after that before she wrote and released a song in her native language ‘ Luce (Tramonti a Nord Est)’ which won the San Remo Festival in 2001. In the same year her third album was released as her popularity both in Italy and internationally grew, 2002 saw her singing at the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2001 she again performed at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin Italy.  Each year since has found her following a busy career performing with many international artists such as Tina Turner, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli.

On April 21, 2009 Elisa joined 55 other Italian artists in Milan to record a single recording titled ’Domani’ dedicated to those suffering personal losses from the tragic earthquake that struck Central Italy earlier that month, which I posted briefly about at the time Terremoto 
 

I have read that Elisa Toffoli’s voice is considered pure, angelic and melodious capable of singing ballads or rock songs, leaving the listener guessing as to what variations she will surprise you with next. If you want to find out more about her I have linked the sites used for my research towards the end of this post.

 

Courtesy of elisa toffoli’s channel

‘Eppure Sentire (Un Senso di te)’ Lyrics by Elisa Toffoli

A un passo dal possibile
A un passo da te
Paura di decidere
Paura di me
Di tutto quello che non so
Di tutto quello che non ho
Eppure sentire
Nei fiori tra l'asfalto
Nei cieli di cobalto - c'è
Eppure sentire
Nei sogni in fondo a un pianto
Nei giorni di silenzio - c'è
un senso di te
mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
C'è un senso di te
mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
Eppure sentire
Nei fiori tra l'asfalto
Nei cieli di cobalto - c'è
Eppure sentire
Nei sogni in fondo a un pianto
Nei giorni di silenzio - c'è
Un senso di te
mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
C'è un senso di te
mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
Un senso di te
mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
C'è un senso di te

Lyrics in English

Nevertheless I feel that
One step away from reality,
One step away from you,
I am afraid of deciding,
and I am afraid of myself,
and of everything I don't know,
of everything I don't own.
Nevertheless I feel that
in the flowers born over the asphalt,
and in the cobalt-blue skies there is...
Nevertheless I feel that
in the dreams in the depths of a cry
and in those days of silence, there is…
something about you…
something about you...
Nevertheless I feel that
in the flowers born over the asphalt,
and in the cobalt-blue skies there is...
Nevertheless I feel that
in the dreams hidden behind a cry,
and in those days of silence there is…
something about you…
there is something about you…
something about you…
there is something about you…

Although this first song I have shared is from Elisa Toffoli’s Official Channel on You Tube the second one has only just been released as a single and is not available on that channel for embedding so I have used one made by another YouTube user. If you visit Elisa Toffoli's My Space Profile page you can find out which iTunes stores already have this song available for download purchase.

 

Courtesy of susannafiore2008

NOSTALGIA (James F. Reynolds radio edit)
lyrics by Elisa Toffoli


the night came down upon us
the brave were left alone
the digging out the traumas
and the growing of our hopes
oh, we'll turn into a radio song
we'll forget those red eyes and silly alibis
we'll say life is a song and it's one you could whistle
and dance to it, dance to it, dance to it, dance to it...

the night came down upon us
we found ourselves alone
the hiding all the traumas
the reasons we'd ask for
oh, we'll turn into a radio song
to forget those red eyes and silly alibis
to say life is a song and it's one you could whistle
and dance to it, dance to it, dance to it, dance to it...

oh, where have all those good times gone?
you should have been given more...
have been given love... love...
turn into a radio song
to forget those red eyes and silly alibis
to say life is a song and it's one you could whistle
dance to it, dance to it, dance to it, dance to it...
turn into a radio song
to forget those red eyes and silly alibis
and say life is a song but it's one you could whistle
and dance to it, dance to it, dance to it, dance to it...

Albums

 

With thanks to the following sites, Wikipedia, Elisa's Official Website, YouTube, Facebook  and My Space

More Sunday Songs can be found by visiting 5 Minutes Just for Me

Buono Domenica a Tutti

27 comments:

  1. She is my favourite Italian female vocal artist.

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  2. Elisa is one of my fave too! And her voice has become even more magical since she gave birth to her daughter.
    I fear we're both "enjoying" (not) a rainy Sunday Lindy?! I'm really fed up with rain this Autumn!
    xxx

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  3. Beautiful heartfelt songs.
    Beautiful voice.
    Thanks for visiting me from Italy.

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  4. Beautiful! I've not heard of her, so thank you for the introduction.

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  5. Thank you for helping me discover this singer. She has a lovely voice.

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  6. Trish - I am glad you enjoyed her music. I always enjoy my hop around the world on a Sunday and your choice was a great blast from the past.

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  7. She has such a beautiful voice and I love the lyrics too. Thanks for sharing and thanks for always leaving such lovely comments on my blog!

    Hugs
    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

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  8. Thank you for introducing me to Elisa. I really enjoyed the song and you are right, she has a beautiful voice. It is lovely to discover new artistes through Sunday Song.

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  9. Beautiful!
    Have a lovely merry happy Sunday! xx

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  10. Elisa is one of my favourite singers...I love her voice and her songs. I like to perform them in my karaoke nights, but not quite the same results ;)

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  11. It's the first time I hear this song! It's such a lovely song! Thank you for sharing.
    PS I remember that earthquake in L'Aquila ... A Greek student was among the victims! I dedicate this song to the victims of the earthquake.

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  12. Beautiful song, love the video too, good choice Linda.

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  13. Her voice is beautiful. I have started following Natash's blog and really enjoy it.

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  14. What an amazing voice...and beautiful song! Thanks for the links. Enjoy your Monday! ♥

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  15. I have never heard of Elisa Toffoli.Thank you for sharing her beautiful song and voice.

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  16. Michelle - Welcome to my blog and Sunday Song, I am glad you enjoyed Elisa's singing.

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  17. Her songs are like reading a philospher's journal. Lovely voice, and words.

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  18. Hi Linda,

    I had my computer updated and I'm testing your blog to see if I'm still having a problem. *fingers crossed*

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  19. wow, thanks for sharing...I had never heard of her but its beautiful! I will share this with my italian family, they are sure to love it too :)

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  20. Beautiful songs, and very lovely voice!

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  21. Italian music makes me want to eat! No wonder the Italians enjoy their food so much. :-) Beautiful.

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  22. Ciao :) I must be the only one that does not like Elisa's voice and songs ;) Have a happy week, we are covered in snow here.

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  23. I have never heard of her before, she does have a beautiful voice. I love listening to music in other languages and it's lovely that you've provided the translation.

    Thanks for sharing this today, I'll have to look her up on Amazon or iTunes.
    Jade

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  24. Wow, what a stunning voice! I have not heard of her before and am so happy that you introduced Elisa to me. I too am going to see what I can find on itunes. Thanks for linking up these beautiful songs to Sunday Song.

    I just wanted to let you know that next week will be the last Sunday Song link-up until January. Like everyone else at this time of year, I am going to be really busy over the next few weeks and I am going to have a little bloggy break over Christmas. The kids finish school for 8 weeks on Friday and then we will be having some little holidays over the next few weeks. Anyway, I really hope you will please join in next week for one last Sunday Song for the year!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.
    xo

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  25. Marissa - Thankyou for commenting, I do hope your family enjoy her singing as well.

    IcyBC - I am pleased that you enjoyed my choices for this weeks Sunday Song, thankyou for calling by and letting me know.

    Kia - Life would be very dull if we all enjoyed the same things. Thankyou for stopping by and commenting, I hope next time you visit SS you will enjoy my choice.

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  26. Me again :) You are right, life would be boring if we all had the same taste. And I did enjoy your post anyway! :) I am quite glad that you are posting about Italian music. Thank you! :D
    Happy first day of December!

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  27. Kia - I am enjoying learning about the Italian artists that I hear on the radio.

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