Heavily influenced by his idol, Elvis Presley, and the 1950s rock revolution, he is also known as the most famous dancer of the Hula hoop fad. For the last 40 years he has retained his popularity in Italy, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies (including a short appearance in Fellini's La Dolce Vita, before becoming a famous artist). In the latter respect, he has also been a creator of a comic genre, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful, in fact in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best effort.
As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. His best movie like director is "Yuppi Du", winner of The Golden Palm at Cannes Festival. He and Claudia are the parents of Rosita, Rosalinda and Vincent Celentano, the latter most notable to worldwide audiences for playing the Satan character in Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. He also works often as a host for several Italian television shows.
His 1968 song "Azzurro" has regained popularity in 2006, due to it being the anthem of the Italian national football team (the Azzurri) who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The artist Vincent Fiorello has also created a remix of the song.
His last concert-event in 2012, after 18 years without live performances, was transmitted on Canale 5, with over 9 million viewers both evenings.
La Pelle
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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Da quel giorno
Che sei nato
Ce l'hai
La pelle
Non si compra
Non si vende
Lo sai
Della vita
Non lo si toglie mai
Resta cucito
Sul tuo corpo
Fino a che tu vivrai.
Per te tua madre
Lo compro
E dentro il cuore
Ci posso
E poi un nome
Ti darò
Non uccidere
Gli altri uomini
Sono fatti come te.
La…la…la…
La pelle
E la cosa più importante di te.
Il grande sarto
L'ha creata
Per questa umanità,
Nessuno al mondo
L'ha pagata
Ecco la verità,
Se ringraziare
Lo vorrai
Per questa pelle
Che tu hai
A mani giunte lo farai.
Non uccidere gli altri uomini
So fatti come te.
Coro:
La pelle
E la cosa
Più importante
Di te.
The lyrics to Adriano Celentano's song "La Pelle" explore the significance of the human skin. The song highlights the importance of the skin as a part of one's identity that cannot be bought or sold. Celentano speaks to the listener as if addressing a child and reminds them that the skin they are in is an integral part of their existence. The lyrics suggest that the skin is like a lifelong garment that is worn by all people and that it is something that cannot be taken off.
Celentano emphasizes the importance of skin by comparing it to the clothing that one wears. The clothes can be changed or removed, but the skin cannot. The skin remains a constant throughout a person's life and is unique to them. The song also brings to mind the vulnerable side of human skin, highlighting its fragility in a violent world where other people can cause harm to it. However, the song also reminds us that all human beings possess skin, emphasizing our shared humanity.
Overall, "La Pelle" encourages the listener to appreciate and take care of their skin while recognizing the importance of this physical boundary that defines who we are.
Line by Line Meaning
La pelle
The skin
Da quel giorno
From the day
Che sei nato
That you were born
Ce l'hai
You have it
Non si compra
It cannot be bought
Non si vende
It cannot be sold
Lo sai
You know it
Questo vestito
This garment
Della vita
Of life
Non lo si toglie mai
You never take it off
Resta cucito
It remains sewn
Sul tuo corpo
Onto your body
Fino a che tu vivrai.
As long as you live.
Per te tua madre
For you your mother
Lo compro
Buys it
E dentro il cuore
And inside her heart
Ci posso
She can
E poi un nome
And then a name
Ti darò
She will give you
Non uccidere
Do not kill
Gli altri uomini
Other men
Sono fatti come te.
Are made like you.
La…la…la…
La la la
La pelle
The skin
E la cosa più importante di te.
And it is the most important thing about you.
Il grande sarto
The great tailor
L'ha creata
Created it
Per questa umanità,
For this humanity,
Nessuno al mondo
No one in the world
L'ha pagata
Paid for it
Ecco la verità,
Here is the truth,
Se ringraziare
If you want to thank
Lo vorrai
You will
Per questa pelle
For this skin
Che tu hai
That you have
A mani giunte lo farai.
You will do it with clasped hands.
Non uccidere gli altri uomini
Do not kill other men
So fatti come te.
They are made like you.
Coro:
Chorus:
La pelle
The skin
E la cosa
And it is the thing
Più importante
Most important
Di te.
About you.
Contributed by Alice V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mimmo Leonardi
Grande messaggio di Adriano Celentano, come sempre grande 🙏🌹❤️
LORENZO PORCU
Il più grande di sempre Adriano Celentano ❤️
GIAMMY SAX
Adriano e stato SEMPRE 40 anni avanti ♥️♥️♥️🎷🎼
Renato 60
Mitica! La sentivo dalle finestre di altri inquilini del mio 12° fabbricato a via Foligno a Roma, mentre giocavo a Mondo nel cortile le domeniche di maggio della Primavera 1969!! Avevo 8 anni e ½. Ma non era molto trasmessa alla Radio. Per cui qualcuno aveva il 33 giri sicuro!!!
Enrique R
esta claro que celentano se atreve con cualquier tema, como este que diferente,año acostumbre, Enrique, valencia, España, 8/1/2016
Stefano cancedda
La canzone preferita di mio papà... E quasi un anno...
Lo Vullo Angelo
Adriano Celentano La Pelle 1968 i suoi messaggi più importanti....sono utili per tutti
Antonio De Felice
Sei il mio mito grande
CIRO RUSSO
Unico
Josefa De marcos
Per molts anys fantastic celentano