Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, … Read Full Bio ↴Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work.

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.

Splende La Notte
Adriano Celentano Lyrics

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Splende splende la notte per noi,
Scende pioggia di stelle su noi,

Splende splende la luna per noi,
Scende, scende una stella su te.

L'alba ci trova nell'aria,
Come rugiada,

Siamo due gocce di un'onda
Che viene e vai...
La trasparente tua pelle
E come giada,
E per me
Esisti solo tu.

Splende splende la notte per noi,
Scende pioggia di stelle su noi,

Ogni cometa che cade
E un desiderio,
Chiedi qualcosa dal cielo
Per prima tu!...
Se mi vuoi dare la vita
Fallo sul serio!...
E in te...
Per sempre restero!

Splende splende la notte per noi,
Scende pioggia di stelle su noi,

Oh! L'alone che c'e intorno a noi...
Oh! Illumina il buio splendor,
Oh! La luna e piu grande che mai,
Oh! Magnifica notte d' amor.

Allora! Splende splende la notte per noi,
Scende pioggia di stelle su noi.

Splende splende la luna per noi,
Scende, scende una stella su te.

L'alba ci trova nell'aria,
Come rugiada
Siamo due gocce di un'onda
Che viene e vai...
La trasparente tua pelle
E come giada,

E per me
Esisti solo tu.

Overall Meaning

The song "Splende La Notte" by Adriano Celentano is a romantic ballad that talks about the beauty of the night and the love shared between the two individuals. It begins by highlighting the shining stars and the moonlight and how they make the night more magical for both of them. The singer then talks about how they both are like droplets of water that come together to create a beautiful ocean that ebbs and flows. He compares his lover's transparent skin to that of jade, highlighting how rare and precious she is to him. Throughout the song, the singer expresses his love and admiration for his lover, asking her to make their love real and promising to stay by her side forever.

The lyrics are full of passionate metaphors and romantic imagery that evoke a sense of love and happiness. The line "Scende pioggia di stelle su noi" translates to "a rain of stars falls on us," which describes how the couple is surrounded by the beauty of the night and its enchanting stars. The line "La trasparente tua pelle e come giada" translates to "your transparent skin is like jade," highlighting the perfection and beauty of the woman. The ending line "E per me Esisti solo tu" translates to "for me, only you exist," which shows the depth of love the singer has for his partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Splende splende la notte per noi,
The night is shining brightly for us, as if it's made just for us.

Scende pioggia di stelle su noi,
Stars are falling down like rain on us.

L'alba ci trova nell'aria,
The dawn finds us in the air,

Come rugiada,
Like dew,

Siamo due gocce di un'onda
We are two drops of a wave

Che viene e vai...
That comes and goes...

La trasparente tua pelle
Your transparent skin

E come giada,
Is like jade,

E per me
And for me

Esisti solo tu.
You are the only one that exists.

Ogni cometa che cade
Every comet that falls