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".
Il mare calmo della sera
Andrea Bocelli Lyrics
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Cosa sia la fedeltà
La ragione del mio canto
Che resistere non può
Ad un così dolce pianto
Che mutò l'amore mio
E se
Ci trovasse ancora insieme
Per favore dimmi no
Rende stupidi anche i saggi
L'amore, amore mio
Se dentro l'anima
Tu fossi musica
Se il sole fosse dentro te
Se fossi veramente
Dentro l'anima mia
Allora sì che udir potrei
Nel mio silenzio
Il mare calmo della sera
Però
Quell'immagine di te
Così persa nei miel occhi
Mi porto la verità
Ama quello che non ha
L'amore, amore mio
Se dentro l'anima
Tu fossi musica
Se il sole fosse dentro te
Se fossi veramente
Dentro l'anima mia
Allora sì che udir potrei
Il mare calmo della sera
Nel mio silenzio
Il mare calmo della sera
The first verse of the song "Il Mare Calmo Della Sera" (The Calm Sea of the Evening) raises the question of fidelity and the reason for the singer's longing. He admits that he doesn't understand the concept of fidelity or why he's even singing. He's unable to resist the sweet tears of his loved one who changed his love. The second verse talks about wanting to know if the sun will rise with them still together, indicating a desire for their relationship to last. The singer acknowledges that love can make even the wisest become foolish. The chorus suggests that if his loved one were music and the sun were within her, and if she were truly a part of his soul, then he could hear the tranquil sound of the sea in his silence.
The third verse mentions an image of his loved one lost in his eyes, bringing him the truth of loving what you don't have. The chorus repeats the same message, but this time the singer adds the idea of hearing the calm sea of the evening if his loved one were music, if she had the sun within her, and if she were truly in his soul. The song overall depicts a deep longing and desire for a romantic relationship with someone who can fill the soul and bring peace and tranquility, amidst confusion and questioning of one's own actions and feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Non so
I do not know
Cosa sia la fedeltà
What loyalty is
La ragione del mio canto
The reason for my singing
Che resistere non può
That cannot resist
Ad un così dolce pianto
To such a sweet cry
Che mutò l'amore mio
That changed my love
E se
And if
Anche il sorgere del sole
Even the rising of the sun
Ci trovasse ancora insieme
Found us still together
Per favore dimmi no
Please tell me no
Rende stupidi anche i saggi
Even the wise become foolish
L'amore, amore mio
Love, my love
Se dentro l'anima
If inside the soul
Tu fossi musica
You were music
Se il sole fosse dentro te
If the sun was within you
Se fossi veramente
If you were truly
Dentro l'anima mia
Inside my soul
Allora sì che udir potrei
Then I could hear
Nel mio silenzio
In my silence
Il mare calmo della sera
The calm sea of the evening
Però
However
Quell'immagine di te
That image of you
Così persa nei miel occhi
So lost in my eyes
Mi porto la verità
Brings me the truth
Ama quello che non ha
Love what he does not have
L'amore, amore mio
Love, my love
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a., Sugarmusic, Sugarmusic O/B/O Zucchero&Fornaciari Ed. Musicali, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Adelmo Fornaciari, Gianpietro Felisatti, Gloria Nuti
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Telma Lígia oliveira de Araújo
Andrea Bocelli não vê com os olhos e sim com alma.❤
Déa Nilma Costa Bezerra Deido
Obrigada! Senhor! Por ter me abençoado com bom gosto! O Andrea é simplesmente magnífico!!
CocoatMidnight
What God did not give Andrea in sight, He gave to him in his voice. His voice brings me to tears it is so beautiful.
Dixie Huston
So very true
Elba Giudice
E COSItante GRAZIE
Enrico Guerini
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Flor do Amor
A voz de Andrea Bocelli faz com que meus batimentos cardíacos sejam ouvidos por quem esteja perto, levando-me ao êxtase. É muito linda!
Zeli Souza
O que Deus faz ninguém derruba! 👏👏👏 Andreia no café da manhã no almoço e no jantar.
Alessandra Almeida
Sua voz, Bocelli, toca diretamente a alma!
Iramira Gomes
E muito bom. Canções que embala o coração da humanidade. Ele sempre será e é único na música clássica.👏👏🇧🇷