Sunday Song – La Notte di San Lorenzo – Cristiano de Andre and Notte di San Lorenzo - Franco Simone

 

As promised in my  Notte di San Lorenzo - Perseids Meteor Shower post I am continuing the theme today for Sunday Song by sharing with you some songs about this night.

 

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The first song is sung by Cristiano de Andre an Italian singer songwriter and multi talented musician born in Genoa on 29th December 1962. I will feature him in more detail in a future Sunday Song post but for now if you are interested in finding out more about this artist you can visit his Official Website. 

Italian Lyrics to La Notte Di San Lorenzo :   composed in 1995 by C. Sanfilippo

Era la notte di San Lorenzo / cadde una stella illuminando il lago / mentre un addio uccideva un sogno / piano suonavo
Seduto in mezzo tra la pietra e il pino / come un dolcissimo deserto / fatto di dune e di memoria / buio scoperto
Ho visto nascere e morire luci / nel vento buono di collina / Ho chiuso gli occhi la mattina / dormendo sul confine
Gli equilibristi sono carte matte / sognano solo desideri / In viaggio fanno curve strette / senza pensieri
Era la notte di San Lorenzo / fatta di atlantiche illusioni / e di pacifiche scoperte / in vie deserte
Ho ridipinto gli orizzonti persi / lasciando ovunque tracce chiare / di questa tenebra lucente / voglio cantare
Ho visto nascere e morire luci / nel vento buono di collina / Ho chiuso gli occhi la mattina / dormendo sul confine
Gli equilibristi sono carte matte / sognano solo desideri / In viaggio fanno curve strette / senza pensieri

English Translation of Lyrics to La Notte di San Lorenzo :

It was the night of San Lorenzo / fell a star illuminating the lake / and a farewell killed a dream / I was playing up
Sitting in the middle between the stone and pine / sweet like a desert / dunes made ​​of and memory / dark discovered
I was born and dying light / good in the wind of the hill / I closed my eyes in the morning / sleeping on the border
The acrobats are cards matte / dream only want / Travelling make sharp turns / carefree
It was the night of San Lorenzo / illusions made ​​of Atlantic / Pacific and discoveries / on the deserted streets
I repainted the lost horizons / leaving traces everywhere clear / glossy darkness of this / I will sing
I was born and dying light / good in the wind of the hill / I closed my eyes in the morning / sleeping on the border
The acrobats are cards matte / dream only want / Travelling make sharp turns / carefree

Italian to English translation was with the help of Google. Please be aware that this is not a perfect translation, it is just to give you the gist of the meaning if you do not know any Italian.

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The second song with a slightly different title is is performed by Franco Simone an older Italian singer born in Acquarica del Capo, Italy on the 21st July 1949. I will also feature him another time so here is the link to his Official Website as well.

Italian Lyrics to  Notte Di San Lorenzo :  composed in 1983 by Franco Simone

NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO DI AUTOGRILL E BENZINA,
MA CHE NOTTE POVERA SENZA UN CHIARO DI LUNA.
AH AH AH
NOTTE CHE LA TRISTEZZA SCENDE DALL’INFINITO,
CUORE NON SALTARE MA IO MI SENTO PERDUTO.
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO NOTTE BUIA E SGOMENTO,
MENTRE VIAGGIO DA SOLO STANOTTE NON SONO CONTENTO.
QUANTO E’ LUNGA L’AUTOSTRADA MOSTRI COME CALAMITA,
SE INCONTRASSI ADULTA LA MIA FORTUNA,
AL MIO FILM STANOTTE STANOTTE CAMBIEREI QUALCHE SCENA.
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO BATTI CUORE CHE CRESCE,
QUESTA NOTTE E’ UNA NOTTE STREGATA, LA VITA FINISCE,
SENZA STELLE NÉ LUNA NEL SILENZIO DEL CIELO,
QUESTA NOTTE SPIETATA HA DECISO DI TOGLIERSI IL VELO.
—
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO MUOVI PIANO LE MANI,
ARIA NUOVA IN MACCHINA TU, TU TI SVEGLI E MI CHIAMI.
AH AH AH
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO SE TI HO FATTA SALIRE,
SENZA NOME NÉ GUANTI DI SETA, ACCAREZZAMI IL CUORE.
CAMBIA FACCIA L’AUTOSTRADA, MIELE DOLCE TRA LE DITA,
DIECI STELLE TORNANO PER CADERE,
PER CAPIRE TUTTA LA NOTTE, CI VOGLIONO MONTAGNE D’AMORE.
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO IN UN AUTO CHE CORRE,
UNA DONNA HA PORTATO IL PROFUMO DI MILLE CHITARRE.
NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO MI ABBANDONO AL RICHIAMO,
QUESTA STELLA CADUTA VICINO, MI PORTA LONTANO.

English Translation of Lyrics to Notte di San Lorenzo :  Translation by Simona Bellone,

NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE OF AUTOGRILL AND GASOLINE, 
BUT THAT POOR NIGHT WITHOUT A CLEAR OF THE MOON. 
AH AH AH 
THE NIGHT THAT THE SADNESS FALLS FROM THE INFINITY, 
HEART DON'T JUMP BUT I FEEL LOST. 
NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE DARK NIGHT AND DISMAY, 
WHILE I TRAVEL ALONE TONIGHT I'M NOT HAPPY. 
WHAT HOW LONG IS THE HIGHWAY, MONSTERS LIKE MAGNET, 
IF I MEET ADULT MY LUCK
TO MY MOVIE TONIGHT, TONIGHT I WOULD CHANGE SOME SCENE.
NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE BEATS HEART THAT GROWS, 
THIS NIGHT IS A NIGHT BEWITCHED, THE LIVE ENDS, 
WITHOUT STARS NEITHER MOON IN THE SILENCE OF THE SKY, 
THIS MERCILESS NIGHT HAS DECIDED TO REMOVE THE VEIL. 
---
NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE MOVE SLOWLY THE HANDS, 
NEW AIR IN MACHINE YOU, YOU WOKE UP AND CALL ME.
AH AH AH 
NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE IF I HAVE MADE CLIMB YOU IN,
WITHOUT NAME NEITHER SILK GLOVES, CARESS ME THE HEART. 
CHANGE THE FACE THE HIGHWAY, HONEY SWEET BETWEEN THE FINGERS, 
TEN STARS RETURN FOR FALL, 
TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE NIGHT, IT'S NEED MOUNTAINS OF LOVE. 
NIGHT OF ST. LAWRENCE IN A CAR THAT RUNS, 
A WOMAN HAS BRINGED THE SCENT OF A THOUSAND GUITARS.
NIGHT OF ST LAWRENCE I ABANDONMENT ME TO THE CALL,
THIS STAR FALLEN NEAR, TAKES ME AWAY.

I think both of these songs are beautiful.

I hope you are all having a great weekend and to those of you that are celebrating here in Italy Buon Ferragosto, more information about the significance of this holiday can be found by visiting, Ferragosto – Wikipedia.

Tuesday August 16th 2011, I have made some corrections to this post as Simona Bellone, see her comments below, has kindly pointed out that they are in fact two different songs with completely different words, which means I really was not listening properly when I selected these two was I.  My apologies for this careless error.

I am delighted to say that this post gets a mention on  Italy Tutto this week in Sunrise - Sunset - Stars