Branduardi was born in Cuggiono, a small town in the province of Milan, but early moved with the family to Genoa. He was educated as a classical violinist in the local school of music. At the age of 18 he composed the music for the Confessioni di un malandrino (Hooligan's Confession) by Sergei Yesenin, still one of his finest songs.
He is married to Luisa Zappa, who wrote the lyrics for many of his songs. Luisa and Angelo have two daughters, Sarah and Maddalena, both musicians.
Angelo's first album was never released, and resulted from a co-operation with Maurizio Fabrizio, composer and gifted performer. The first released album, Angelo Branduardi '74 was arranged with Paul Buckmaster.
La Luna ("The Moon"), including "Hooligan's Confessions" and the fine, delicate song giving the LP its name, is a prelude to the success of the following works. Alla Fiera dell'Est (English edition: Highdown Fair, 1976) was Angelo's first vastly popular album, followed by La Pulce d'Acqua ("The Water Flea", 1978) and Cogli la Prima Mela (English edition, Life is the Only Teacher, 1979). In those albums Branduardi exploits themes and patterns from ancient music, mostly Renaissance and early Baroque. The very song Alla Fiera dell'Est ("At the Eastern Fair") is still popular among Italians of every age, who test themselves to send in memory all the fable-like, repetition-based lyrics.
Lyrics have a broad spectrum of inspiration: a Danse macabre, the theme of Satan's mistress, Chinese, Native American and Druidic tradition, the apocryphal Gospels. Concertation owes much to the talents of Maurizio Fabrizio, and exploits unusual instruments for pop music: dulcimer, Pan flute, lute, clarinet, among others - mixed with more standard guitar-bass-and-drums.
Subsequent albums are mark by an increasing desire towards experimentation and differentiation. Branduardi (1981) has a more intimate tone, Cercando l'oro ("Searching for Gold", 1983), has very sophisticated and delicate arrangements (starts with a String Quartet), Branduardi canta Yeats (1985) is a tribute to William Butler Yeats. Pane e rose ("Bread and Roses", 1988) is a still inspired, but increasingly dark picture of life and death. Though similar in style to the early ones, 1980s Branduardi's songs seemed to have lost the strong, rythmical energy that backed masterpieces like "Ballo in Fa Diesis Minore" or "Cogli la prima mela". Il Ladro (1991) marks a very delicate point of Branduardi's life, edging on depression, echoed in a dark, almost cemeterial, style of singing.
The album Si puó fare 1993 brings back Branduardi to normality, but the artist is now struggling to evade the minstrel character which is now too strict for him. In 1994 he publishes Domenica e Lunedì ("Sunday and Monday"), dedicated to Franco Fortini.
In 1996, during the celebrations for the restoration of the Duomo of Spilimbergo after the catastrophic 1976 earthquake, he records the extraordinary album Futuro Antico, in which he poses as an early Baroque musician, reusing, mixing, wording pre-existing material along with his own. This experience, together with musicians and musicologists, will continue with Futuro Antico II and Futuro Antico III.
In 1998 Branduardi teams with Italian stand-up comedian and writer Giorgio Faletti for Il Dito e la Luna ("The Finger and the Moon").
He reworks earlier musical themes with writings of and about St. Francis to produce L'Infinitamente Piccolo; he writes a musical on the same topic (Francesco).
In 2003 a new album, Altro ed Altrove ("Other and Elsewhere"), in a time period marked by a rise of racism and intolerance, brings together (mainly) love stories from several cultures.
Discography
* 1974 Angelo Branduardi
* 1975 la luna(France: Confession d'un malandrin, 1981)
* 1976 Alla fiera dell'est (France: A la foire de l'est - UK: Highdown Fair, 1978)
* 1977 La pulce d'acqua (UK: Fables and fantasies, 1980)
* 1979 Cogli la prima mela (France: Le demoiselle)
* 1980 Gulliver,la luna e altri disegni
* 1980 Concerto
* 1981 Branduardi '81
* 1983 Cercando l'oro (France: Tout l'or du monde)
* 1983 State buoni se potete (Soundtrack for the movie with the same name)
* 1986 Branduardi canta Yeats
* 1988 Pane e rose (France: Du pain et des roses)
* 1990 Il ladro
* 1992 Musiche da film
* 1992 Si può fare France: Ça se fait)
* 1994 Domenica e lunedì (France: La menace, 1995)
* 1996 Camminando camminando (Live collection)
* 1996 Futuro antico I
* 1998 Il dito e la luna (Lyrics by Giorgio Faletti)
* 1998 Studio Collection (Collection)
* 1999 Futuro antico II
* 2000 L'infinitamente piccolo
* 2002 Futuro antico III
* 2003 Altro ed altrove
* 2005 The Platinum collection (Collection)
==LINKS==
*http://www.angelobranduardi.it/
*[http://www.branduardi.info Branduardi.info
*[http://guide.supereva.com/angelo_branduardi/ Guida di Angelo Branduardi
*[http://www.angelo-branduardi.com ABcom - Il sito internazionale di Angelo Branduardi
*[http://www.europamici.com EuropAMICI di Angelo Branduardi
*[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/branduardi-ans/ Branduardi-ans -Mailing List Ufficiale- Gruppo di discussione su Angelo Branduardi e la sua musica.
La pulce d'acqua
Angelo Branduardi Lyrics
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Che l'ombra ti rubò
E tu ora sei malato
E la mosca d'autunno
Che hai schiacciato
Non ti perdonerà
Sull'acqua del ruscello
Forse tu troppo ti sei chinato
Ma lei non ritornerà
È la pulce d'acqua
Che l'ombra ti rubò
E tu ora sei malato
E la serpe verde
Che hai schiacciato
Non ti perdonerà
E allora devi a lungo cantare
Per farti perdonare
E la pulce d'acqua che lo sa
L'ombra ti renderà
È la pulce d'acqua
Che l'ombra ti rubò
E tu ora sei malato
E la mosca d'autunno
Che hai schiacciato
Non ti perdonerà
E allora devi a lungo cantare
Per farti perdonare
E la pulce d'acqua che lo sa
L'ombra ti renderà
The song "La pulce d'acqua" by Angelo Branduardi tells a story of a man who is sick, tormented by guilt, and haunted by the ghosts of his past. In the first stanza, the singer describes a water flea that stole the man's shadow, which is believed to be a metaphor for the troubles that he has endured. The second stanza introduces a reference to a fly that the man crushed, which implies that he has committed some wrongdoing that he cannot forgive himself for. The third stanza describes the man's unsuccessful attempts to call back his shadow, indicating that he is unable to let go of his past.
The fourth stanza mentions a green snake that the man has killed, which could be symbolic of the bitterness that he carries inside of him. It is not clear what the man has done to cause his illness, but the lyrics suggest that it is related to his guilt. The chorus encourages the man to sing out his pain and seek redemption through music. The water flea, which has been personified in the song, is said to have the power to bring back the man's shadow once he has been forgiven.
Overall, "La pulce d'acqua" is a poignant song about the human condition, exploring themes of guilt, remorse, and the search for inner peace. The water flea, fly, and green snake are used for vivid imagery to bring the message home, while the chorus provides a sense of hope that redemption is possible through music.
Line by Line Meaning
È la pulce d'acqua
It is the water flea
Che l'ombra ti rubò
That stole your shadow
E tu ora sei malato
And now you're sick
E la mosca d'autunno
And the autumn fly
Che hai schiacciato
That you've crushed
Non ti perdonerà
Will not forgive you
Sull'acqua del ruscello
On the water of the stream
Forse tu troppo ti sei chinato
Maybe you've bent too much
Tu chiami la tua ombra
You call your shadow
Ma lei non ritornerà
But she won't come back
E la serpe verde
And the green snake
Che hai schiacciato
That you've crushed
Non ti perdonerà
Will not forgive you
E allora devi a lungo cantare
And so you must sing for a long time
Per farti perdonare
To make yourself forgiven
E la pulce d'acqua che lo sa
And the water flea who knows
L'ombra ti renderà
Will give you back your shadow
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Angelo Branduardi, Luisa Zappa
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gertohler2754
Er ist einzigartig. Es gibt keinen anderen auf der welt, der so ist. .Das ist seine Mystik. Ein Lied über einen wasserfloh, das dermaßen in die Ohren geht, habe ich noch nicht erlebt. Es ist eines meiner Lieblings Lieder...❤❤❤❤
@andreah.9707
Was für ein netter Mensch! Ich liebe seine Musik seit meinem 15. Lebensjahr, einfach authentisch, wundervoll, echt!
@xanthippe9757
Dito!
@patriciareichel3233
❤❣❤
@Racegitter_de
Dies ist eines der Lieder die man in Endlosschleife hören möchte... Die Melodie verzaubert! Lieben Dank für diesen Hörgenuss...
@inamac9707
Seit ich Teenie bin, hör ich Angelo Branduardi, was meiner Familie ein Dorn im Auge war. Ich vergesse nie wie ich mit meiner 1.ten LP von ihm nach Hause kam und sie mich aus lachten. Kommentar war, wie kann man von so ein Struwelpeter die Musik schön finden.
Ich habe schon immer meinen eigenen Musik - Geschmack. 👍😘
@algi1948
You must have a much better taste in music, than your family...
@mikefunder4386
Gusto fa solo 👍😇
@algoy001
@@derwolff1757 Aber heute ist Branduardi wirklich ein Struwwelpeter :-)
@piccadelly9360
Du bist was besonderes wenn dir besondere Musik gefehlt 👍