He started performing at the age of ten, but his breakthrough came in 1961, when he won the Danish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he finished 5th.
Dario Campetto moved to Italy in 1967 with his then wife, acress Ghita Nørby, and their son, Giacomo (born in 1964), but returned to Denmark in 1970 to continue his career in showbusiness. Since 1977, he has been to Gertrud, with whom he has two children, Claudia (born in 1977) and Filippo (born in 1991)
Angelique
Dario Campeotto Lyrics
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Hvad er stjernerne imod dit klare blik
Din stemme klinger som den sødeste musik
Og dit væsen er skabt af drøm og romantik
Gik jeg med Shakespeares digterhat
Skrev jeg digte til dig både dag og nat
Og var jeg hyldet i Carusos kappe
Ja så sang jeg og sang for dig
Og jeg malte dig yndig og blu
Ku' jeg male som Rembrandt han ku'
Og jeg tilbad dig på violin
Ku' jeg spille som Menuhin
Men alle muser gav mig nej
Jeg behersker ikke sang og strengeleg
Giv mig nu bare lov at drømme lidt om dig, Angelique
Så jeg føler mig, som blot en enkelt lille brik i dit livs mosaik
Rundt om i verden der findes der dejlige piger
No'n har det blide og no'n har det ildfulde blik
Men om jeg søgte i alle de dejligste riger
Fandt jeg dog ingen så yndig som du Angelique
Gik jeg med Shakespeares digterhat
Skrev jeg digte til dig både dag og nat
Og var jeg hyldet i Carusos kappe
Ja så sang jeg og sang for dig
Og jeg malte dig yndig og blu
Ku' jeg male som Rembrandt han ku'
Og jeg tilbad dig på violin
Ku' jeg spille som Menuhin
Men alle muser gav mig nej
Jeg behersker ikke sang og strengeleg
Giv mig nu bare lov at drømme lidt om dig, Angelique
Så jeg føler mig, som blot en enkelt lille brik i dit livs mosaik
Angelique, du min dejlige Angelique
Min Angelique
The lyrics to Dario Campeotto's song "Angelique" express the singer's feelings of admiration and infatuation for a woman named Angelique. The singer describes her as beautiful, with a clear gaze and a voice that is like the sweetest music. He likens her to a dream and defines her character as being full of romance.
The singer then goes on to express his desires to impress Angelique. He wishes he could write poetry like Shakespeare or sing like Caruso in order to serenade her, or paint like Rembrandt and play violin like Menuhin to create beautiful art for her. However, he comes to terms with the fact that he does not possess these skills and resigns himself to just dreaming of her. In the end, he acknowledges that Angelique is the most beautiful woman in the world to him, no matter where he looks.
The song speaks to the universal experience of admiration and attraction, and how it can inspire us to strive for greatness. It is a testament to the power of love that even this man who is not a skilled poet or musician can be moved to such lofty aspirations by his feelings for Angelique.
Line by Line Meaning
Hvor er du dejlig Angelique
You are so lovely, Angelique
Hvad er stjernerne imod dit klare blik
Even the stars pale in comparison to the beauty in your eyes
Din stemme klinger som den sødeste musik
Your voice sounds like the sweetest music
Og dit væsen er skabt af drøm og romantik
Your being is created from dreams and romance
Gik jeg med Shakespeares digterhat
If I wore Shakespeare's poet hat
Skrev jeg digte til dig både dag og nat
I would write you poems day and night
Og var jeg hyldet i Carusos kappe
And if I were celebrated in Caruso's cape
Ja så sang jeg og sang for dig
Then I would sing and sing for you
Og jeg malte dig yndig og blu
I painted you beautiful and blue
Ku' jeg male som Rembrandt han ku'
I wish I could paint like Rembrandt did
Og jeg tilbad dig på violin
I would worship you on the violin
Ku' jeg spille som Menuhin
I wish I could play like Menuhin did
Men alle muser gav mig nej
But all the muses said no to me
Jeg behersker ikke sang og strengeleg
I don't have the skill to sing and play instruments
Giv mig nu bare lov at drømme lidt om dig, Angelique
Please allow me to dream a little about you, Angelique
Så jeg føler mig, som blot en enkelt lille brik i dit livs mosaik
So that I feel like just a small piece of your life's mosaic
Rundt om i verden der findes der dejlige piger
There are lovely girls all around the world
No'n har det blide og no'n har det ildfulde blik
Some have gentle looks and some have fiery ones
Men om jeg søgte i alle de dejligste riger
But even if I searched in all the loveliest kingdoms
Fandt jeg dog ingen så yndig som du Angelique
I still wouldn't find anyone as lovely as you, Angelique
Angelique, du min dejlige Angelique
Angelique, my lovely Angelique
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