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Friday, April 20, 2012

Musical Moment - Momento Musicale - Arisa





Over the years I have discovered that there are others out there in the blog sphere that share my interests and thanks to all my lovely followers I now have separate blogs to cover books, photography and travel as well as this one concentrating on our life here in Lazio and sometimes beyond but always in Italy.


I mainly share the written word and photos but just over two years ago in February 2010 I started sharing music with a Sunday Song post which appeared on a regular and then gradually a more irregular basis.  It has been surprisingly successful and I was recently asked why it has only appeared three times this year.


In response I am reviving the posting of Italian Music, as the majority of readers seem keen on me doing so, (with apologies to S who always skips the music posts and to D whose internet connection is not good enough for her to listen to them).  Sunday Song is to be renamed Musical Moment - Momento Musicale meaning I am no longer restricted to Sundays, but can post when and if the mood takes me.


If you have ideas for Italian music or Italian artists you would like me to feature, please let me know and I will add them to my lists.  To start this new theme today I have chosen to feature some music from a young female artist, 'Arisa' who is currently high in the Italian pop charts for April with a beautiful song called La Notte.


Arisa, whose real name is Rosalba Pippa was born in Genoa, Italy on August 20th 1982 and grew up in Pignola near Portenza. Her professional name is an acronym of the names of members of her family, A from her father Antonio, R from her own name, I and S are her sisters, Isabella and Sabrina, the final A her mother Assunta. It is a clever idea that has worked. 


She rose to fame after performing at the San Remo Music Festival 2009 when she was first in the newcomers section. Since then she has released three albums, Sincerita in 2009, Malamoreno in 2010 and in February of this year Amami.  La Notte is a single from this album which she performed at Sanremo Music Festival 2012.  Last year she was seen on Italian television as a judge in the fifth season of the Italian version of The X Factor.






                                                            Arisa - La Notte - The Night
                                                       Uploaded by  on Feb 14, 2012
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Italian Lyrics to La Notte


Non basta un raggio di sole in un cielo blu come il mare
Perché mi porto un dolore che sale, che sale...
Si ferma sulle ginocchia che tremano, e so perchè...

E non arresta la corsa, lui non si vuole fermare,
Perché è un dolore che sale, che sale e fa male...
Ora è allo stomaco, fegato, vomito, fingo ma c’è

E quando arriva la notte
E resto sola con me
La testa parte e va in giro
In cerca dei suoi perchè
Né vincitori né vinti
Si esce sconfitti a metà
La vita può allontanarci,
L’amore continuerà...

Lo stomaco ha resistito anche se non vuol mangiare
Ma c’è il dolore che sale, che sale e fa male...
Arriva al cuore lo picchiare più forte di me

Prosegue nella sua corsa, si prende quello che resta
Ed in un attimo esplode e mi scoppia la testa
Vorrebbe una risposta ma in fondo risposta non c’è

E sale e scende dagli occhi
Il sole adesso dov è?
Mentre il dolore sul foglio è
Seduto qui accanto a me

Che le parole nell\'aria
Sono parole a metà
Ma queste sono già scritte
E il tempo non passerà

Ma quando arriva la notte, la notte
E resto sola con me
La testa parte e va in giro
In cerca dei suoi perchè
Né vincitori né vinti
Si esce sconfitti a metà
La vita può allontanarci,
L’amore poi continuerà...

Ma quando arriva la notte, la notte
E resto sola con me
La testa parte e va in giro
In cerca dei suoi perchè
Né vincitori né vinti
Si esce sconfitti a metà
L\'amore può allontanarci,
La vita poi continuerà
Continuerà
Continuerà



English Lyrics to La Notte - The Night

Not just a ray of sunshine in a sky as blue as the sea
Why I carry a pain that goes upgoing up ...
He stops on his knees tremblingand I know why ...

It does not stop the runhe did not want to stop,
Because it is a pain that goesthat goes up and it hurts ...
Now is the stomach, liver, vomitingbut pretend there

And when the night comes
And I remain alone with me
The head part and goes around
In search of her because
No winners or losers
It comes out in mid defeated
Life can get away,
The love continues ...

The stomach has resisted even if not to eat
But the pain is going up, going up and it hurts ...
Get to the heart beat stronger than me

Continues its runyou take what's left
And in a moment, and I broke my head explodes
He would like an answer but basically there is no response

It rises and falls from the eyes
Where is the sun now?
While the pain is on the sheet
Sitting here beside me

That the words in \ 'air
They are words in half
But these have already written
And time will not pass

But when night comes, the night
And I remain alone with me
The head part and goes around
In search of her because
No winners or losers
It comes out in mid defeated
Life can get away,
Love then continue ...

But when night comes, the night
And I remain alone with me
The head part and goes around
In search of her because
No winners or losers
It comes out in mid defeated
L \ 'love can move away,
Life then continue
continue
continue.

Please do not expect the translation to be 100% accurate as lyrics are incredibly hard to make work and Google translate is not the greatest aid in this case, so the translation is just to give you the gist of the meaning.


My post has been complied with the help of information from the following websites. YouTube , WikipediaTop 40 Charts.comArisa - Facebook Page  and   San Remo Music Festival.

I hope you enjoyed the first Momento Musicale, do let me know.  Have a lovely weekend everyone where ever you may be and however you are spending it.

25 comments:

  1. This is a very melodious song! I love it. Grazie for sharing and for taking the time to "translate" for us. I am one of those readers who enjoy your Italian music posts. Really looking forward to more Musical Moments here.

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  2. my last son LOVES music..ever since he was in his crib. pretty amazing all the different talents each of us have...he would love to hear this. thanks!

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  3. I've never heard of her before, so thanks for this post Linda. I love the new look. Well done!

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  4. Lyrics are always impossible to translate as they lose their subtility and I find them so nice in their language of origin even if i can't understand a word, they sound so powerful...i think it is part of the appeal for me!:)
    Wish you a good week end, we have a rainy one :(

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  5. Hello Lindy Lou:
    Although both song and singer are entirely new to us, it is wonderful how, through posts such as this one, it is possible to gain new experiences and widen, in this case musical, horizons.

    Kellemes hétvégét.

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  6. Hello, I just found your blog and had to post. My daughter just returned from Italy. She went for two weeks with a group and is already planning a return visit. She fell in love with Italy. When I was a child I played the piano and mom's favorite piece was Santa Lucia, I would love to see the words to it, if it has any. I will be following you. Ciao...Lu

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  7. This ended up being one of my favorite songs at the festival. A nice melody sung with sincerity and vulnerability which fits very well with the song. The lyrics are melancholy, but I can't help thinking that things will ultimately be fine.

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  8. Trovo Arisa una ragazza gradevole perchè, nonostante un discreto successo nazionale, ha conservato intatta la sua modestia. Ha un modo di cantare piuttosto tradizionale, ma è dotata di una voce cristallina dal timbro molto particolare.
    Buon weekend!

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  9. I hadn't heard this song or artist before, thanks so much for sharing, it is a beautiful song.

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  10. Nice music and words. I have never listened to Italian music. It's new to me.

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  11. Love it! What a great idea and you introduced me to a new artist. I especially liked the translation. Thank you. Off to I -tunes!

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  12. I actually warched Sanremo, this year, believe it or not.

    When Arisa talks, she has the silliest, most annoying little voice ever. When she sings... yes, she can sing!

    I always, since I was very young, have loved Patty Pravo, Lucio Battisti, Lucio Dalla and, possibly, most of all, I love Pino Daniele. I last saw him at the Apollo, in Harlem, and he was even better than I remembered!

    I am not a big Arisa fan, really... How abot featuring some of the artst I mentioned above? And let us not forget the great Mia Martini!

    Thank you, Lindy for promoting everything Italian on this blog. I think it's great!

    We have just come back from Italy and will be returning in a few weeks, for the Summer. Soon, we are hoping to be spending most of our time there.

    Ti auguro un buon fine settimana!

    CIAO

    ANNA

    xx

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  13. I am VERY excited about this! I have been attempting to upgrade my Italian music collection for awhile now, and this will certainly help! Thank you for sharing! xx

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  14. I studied voice as a teenager
    and remember vividly singing italian arias
    ....the language in song
    sounds so familiar
    and romantic:)
    thanks for the stirring share,
    Jen

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  15. I love that you share new music with us, Linda! :-) One of my favorite parts about driving through Italy is listening to Italian music on the radio. :-)

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  16. I like to follow you!
    Nice post...
    here you could find more about Italian songs/artists
    http://pinterest.com/teacheronline/italian-language-culture/
    Felice settimana!

    http://teacherfromapulia.blogspot.it/

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  17. Hi, LindyLouMac. Sorry I've been absent for a couple of weeks but I am having some troubles. I, too, like Arisa's songs and I didn't know that was how she got her professional name.

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  18. Hi Lindy,

    My favourite is Roby Santini! His music videos are hilarious. He's Abruzzese like my mom, so I always enjoy listening to him. Check him out on Youtube.

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  19. I love Italian music so I for one will enjoy your music posts, Lindy Lou. :-)

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  20. Unfortunately I've never heard of her before. Thank you for all your Italian tips :)

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  21. Lovely, thanks for sharing. My favorite song is the Prayer that Andrea Bocelli sings.
    Ann

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  22. Best wishes to you and David on your anniversary, Lindy Lou! I think that spending more time on living and enjoying the pleasures that life gives us takes priority over blogging (besides it's these pleasures that give us something to blog about :-)
    Thank you for all your kind comments on my blogs. Enjoy yourselves!

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  23. Wonderful song my dear Lindy!!!
    I like it!
    I wish you a wonderful weekend!
    Tanti baci
    Ciao

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  24. She sounds beautiful!! I love Italian music. Thanks also for giving me a chance to learn a bit more Italian.

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