Beginning her career as a teenager, Oxa debuted with 16 years in the Sanremo Music Festival 1978 with the song "Un'emozione da poco", placing second in the competition. Following her success in Sanremo, she released her debut studio album Oxanna (1978) that year, which became her first chart-topping album in Italy. After numerous participations in Sanremo during the 1980s, Oxa competed again in the Sanremo Music Festival 1989, performing "Ti lascerò" as a duet with Fausto Leali. The duo won the competition, and thus were chosen as the Italian representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne, competing with the song "Avrei voluto"; they placed ninth in the finals. Oxa went on to win Sanremo once more, winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1999 as a soloist with the song "Senza pietà". In total, Oxa has competed in Sanremo fourteen times across five decades, and additionally has hosted the competition in 1994.
In her 40-year long career, Oxa has released seventeen studio albums, of which two of them have charted at number-one on the FIMI Albums Chart. Outside of singing, Oxa cohosted Fantastico for two years, was a judge on Amici di Maria De Filippi, and competed in the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars. As an actress, she has appeared in Stryx (1978) and the film Maschio, femmina, fiore, frutto (1979).
Diamante
Anna Oxa Lyrics
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Respirerò l'odore dei granai
e pace per chi ci sarà e per i fornai
pioggia sarò e pioggia tu sarai
i miei occhi si chiariranno
e fioriranno i nevai
impareremo a camminare
domenica.
Aspetterò che aprano i vinai
più grande ti sembrerò e tu più grande sarai
notte e distanze ci riavvicineranno
dall'alto di un cielo Diamante
i nostri occhi vedranno
passare insieme soldati e spose
oh no
ballare piano, piano in controluce
moltiplicare la nostra voce
per mano insieme soldati e spose
domenica, domenica.
passare insieme soldati e spose
ballare piano, piano in controluce
moltiplicare la nostra voce
passare in pace soldati e spose
domenica.
The lyrics of Anna Oxa's song Diamante, written by Zucchero and Francesco De Gregori, are a beautiful depiction of a couple's journey through life together. They start by mentioning breathing in the scent of the granaries and wishing peace to those who are there, including the bakers who are helping to feed the people. The two compare themselves to rain, stating that they will be together through good and bad times, and their eyes will clear and blossom like the snowdrifts. They will learn to walk hand in hand together and move forward in life, living through both good and bad times.
The song then addresses the passing of time, with the couple stating they will wait patiently for the opening of the vineyards, with one becoming wiser and the other growing up. They will bridge the distance and be together under a diamond-filled sky that illuminates their path. The couple will witness the passing of soldiers and brides together and quietly dance in their light. They will have a voice that speaks to generations as they move through life hand in hand, in peace, on Sunday.
This song's poignant and intricate lyrics show a beautiful love story that spans a lifetime of trials and joys. As the couple moves through life, they are together through everything, always hand in hand.
Line by Line Meaning
Respirerò l'odore dei granai
I will breathe in the scent of the granaries
e pace per chi ci sarà e per i fornai
and peace for those who will be there and for the bakers
pioggia sarò e pioggia tu sarai
I will be rain and you will be rain
i miei occhi si chiariranno
my eyes will clear up
e fioriranno i nevai
and the snowdrifts will bloom
impareremo a camminare
we will learn to walk
per mano insieme a camminare
holding hands together as we walk
domenica.
on Sunday.
Aspetterò che aprano i vinai
I will wait for the wine shops to open
più grande ti sembrerò e tu più grande sarai
I will seem bigger to you and you will be bigger
notte e distanze ci riavvicineranno
night and distances will bring us closer
dall'alto di un cielo Diamante
from high up in a Diamond sky
i nostri occhi vedranno
our eyes will see
passare insieme soldati e spose
soldiers and brides passing by together
oh no
oh no
ballare piano, piano in controluce
dancing softly in the backlight
moltiplicare la nostra voce
multiplying our voice
per mano insieme soldati e spose
holding hands together, soldiers and brides
domenica, domenica.
On Sunday, Sunday.
passare insieme soldati e spose
soldiers and brides passing by together
ballare piano, piano in controluce
dancing softly in the backlight
moltiplicare la nostra voce
multiplying our voice
passare in pace soldati e spose
passing peacefully, soldiers and brides
domenica.
On Sunday.
Contributed by Annabelle P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
cassiodoro75
troppo bella la voce di Anna!
Che interprete!
Worldwide170
Davvero piu' bello dell'originale, ma da Anna ci si aspettano sempre cose rare a livello di voce. Poi la bellezza era quella di una vera DEA
Natasha Bushi
Quanto dolce questa canzone! Brava Anna, ti voglio bene 😘💖🌟
Alessandro Angiulli
Anna oxa. Il re mida della musica.. . Tt quello che tocca lo trasforma in oro. . Oxanna x sempre.
luca rossi
veramente brava..oltre che molto bella!!
Slavko Cosic
Anna Oxa - Class<3...Light & Love...
Andrea Franceschi
si assolutamente meglio dell'originale, ed era difficile!
Agostino Ambrosini
piu bella dell 'originale
Filippo Casati
Dall'alto di um CIELO Diamante...
Ezio Dozio
con tutto il rispetto per Mina, la numero uno per me è Anna Oxa, poi Antonella Ruggero e poi Mina.