Andrea Bocelli (born in 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian ten… Read Full Bio ↴Andrea Bocelli (born in 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a football accident.

A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari, the blind, Tuscany-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit, Miserere, and Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Opera, however, represents only one side of his musical persona. Bocelli has been equally successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during The Night of Proms in November 1995, praised Bocelli when he said, "I have had the honour to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world." Bocelli grew up on a farm in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany. Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone.

Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli didn't consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor Of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with famed tenor Franco Corelli, supporting himself by performing in piano bars.

Bocelli's first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti.

After touring with Fornaciari in 1993, Bocelli performed as a guest star in the Pavarotti International festival held in Modena in September 1994. In addition to performing solo and in a duet with Pavarotti, Bocelli sang with Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider and Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995, Bocelli toured Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with "Night Of Proms", which also featured Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and John Miles.

Bocelli's first two albums -- Il Mare Calmo Della Sera in 1994 and Bocelli in 1996 -- showcased his operatic singing. His third effort, Viaggio Italiano, featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples. Although released only in Italy, the album sold more than 300,000 copies. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit, Time to Say Goodbye, recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion of the David Foster- and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, The Prayer, sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as "best new artist".

A Volte Il Cuore
Andrea Bocelli Lyrics

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A volte il cor s'inerpica
In far di fantasia
Tenendo ogn'or la mente
In sua balia
Sappiate che di voi oramai
Del vostro viso
Già mi prese malattia
A volte il cuore

Di voi madonna angelica
Mi inchiude la magia
Sicché null'altra veggio compagnia
Non v'accorgete dunque voi
D'un tal che muore
Di una simile agonia
A volte il cuore
A volte il cuore

Nuda carmina ad mojora
Nuda carmina in carmine
Nuda carmina ad majora
Sagapo malista eis aei

A volte il cuore
Se dir vorreste voi ch'io sia
Qualunque io sarò
Già son colui che
Senza star non può
Di dimandare amor seppur
D'amor deriso
Se voleste io sarò

A volte il cuore
A volte

Overall Meaning

Il Cuore is a beautiful Italian song by Andrea Bocelli, which means "Sometimes the Heart". The song is about the irresistible magic of love that sometimes takes over the heart and the mind. The opening lines depict the power that imagination holds over the heart. It says sometimes the heart climbs up to far-off places of fantasy, leaving the mind at its mercy. The singer then reveals that he is already sick and unable to resist the charm of the woman he loves. He addresses her as a "Madonna Angelica" because of her beauty and grace that engulfs him in an enchanting spell. He sees nothing but her in his surroundings as he is lost in her exquisite charm.

In the following lines, the singer asks her to ignore him if she does not feel the same way. He clarifies that he is dying of a similar agony of love and does not want to bother her if she does not reciprocate it. The song continues to describe the overwhelming feeling of love that takes over the heart and mind that could make one act out of character. The repetition of "A volte il cuore" in the chorus emphasizes the intensity of the feeling and the fact that it is not an everyday occurrence.

Line by Line Meaning

A volte il cor s'inerpica
Sometimes the heart climbs up

In far di fantasia
In a world of fantasy

Tenendo ogn'or la mente
Keeping hold of the mind

In sua balia
At its mercy

Sappiate che di voi oramai
Know that by now, of you

Del vostro viso
Of your face

Già mi prese malattia
Already took hold of me sickness

A volte il cuore
Sometimes the heart

Di voi madonna angelica
Of you, angelic lady

Mi inchiude la magia
Closes me in magic

Sicché null'altra veggio compagnia
So I see no other company