Five singers who have written five songs dedicated to five cities. The first is Gipo Farassino and speaks of Turin: "A lot of cold chimneys / a stream of soldiers, blue-sky forgotten fairy tales / a sun that warms you ever. / This my city / It makes you feel none / throat singing in you throat / pushes you to go away. " As is already clear in the first part of the text of "My City", the songwriter did not intend to pay their respects Turin, the industrial metropolis that really has very little features attractive, at least if you want to listen to the words of Farassino, which however, not deny, says: "This my city / off which the laughs / that eludes so many people / is my city."
Francesco De Gregori, despite being a Roman singer, wrote a song for Venice disconsolate that begins: " Venice is on water, he will smell / radios and journalists always say" Venice die. " / They fall all the stars go out one by one, / and candies that seem to melt into the lagoon . The slow unraveling that drags towards the end of Venice, described in the text of De Gregori, it brings out no hope, and the miracle in the dreaded title of the song seems impossible, " Venice is on water, and dies slowly, / a man a knife hidden under a coat and a geranium. / Our hearts float like islands on the way, and Venice's melancholy commonplace. "
The song "Firenze Santa Maria Novella" was written by Enzo Ghinazzi (aka Pupo) along with Paul Barabani, is a heartfelt tribute to the Tuscan capital by the singer Ponticino (province of Arezzo). While presenting tones and facets decidedly nazionalpopolari "no one can deny the charm that comes from a catchy melody and an interpretation by the apt showman Tuscany.
Antonello Venditti has been and is still the singer of "Rome" is meant that the city has a football team bearing the same name. The song "Roma Capoccia" was among the first written and performed by Venditti It appeared in his first LP dating from 1972: "Theorius campus, where, in addition to his own, the songs also appear Francesco De Gregori. This is also a strong tribute to the eternal city, the title refers to the famous Latin expression: "Roma caput mundi. The text of the song, in Roman dialect, he shows very original, as can be perceived already reading this piece: "How beautiful Rome quann'è night, / when the moon is reflected in fountain ar / and the couples are going away, / as you are beautiful Rome when it rains. / How beautiful Rome quann'è er sunset / quanno the orange is red still on the seven hills / windows and so 'many eyes / that you seem to say:' How beautiful! " . The beauty of Rome is a unique and undeniable, I can say that I've lived forever.
Finally, the most beautiful city in Southern Italy: Naples, as we know, today (but years ago the situation was not very different) is beset from many problems that leave disappointed and dismayed. Pino Daniele wrote a wonderful song about Naples: "Napule is" this too, like Venditti, part of the first work of Daniel: "My Land" (1977) which I consider among the best in the Neapolitan singer. A sad and poignant music combined with a text (in Neapolitan dialect) of extraordinary poetry make the song a true masterpiece, " Napule nu sun is bitter / Napule Addor is 'and sea / Napule is' NO soiled paper / nisciuno and cares / and every little bee 'to ciorta . In the words of the song is all Naples is known for its rare beauty with a sun that illuminates often and thanks to the wonderful sea looks out upon, but equally striking are its perennial evils: the garbage that floods ( 'na dirty paper), the bitterness of the Neapolitans harassed by problems linked to unemployment, crime and many others. But the serious and chronic diseases plaguing Naples has been and still are ignored by all ( nisciuno cares ). Thus, the Neapolitan people do is to just wait or try your luck ( ciorta ), which is an extraordinary and unexpected event that changes their lives.
"My City" (G. Farassino)
"Miracle in Venice" (F. De Gregori)
"Firenze Santa Maria Novella" (E. Ghinazzi - P. Barabani)
"Roma capoccia" (A. Venditti)
"Napule è" (P. Daniele)
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