Savina worked with many of the notable film score composers of the 20th century including: Ennio Morricone, Armando Trovajoli, Nino Rota, Mario Nascimbene, Stanley Myers, Stephen Sondheim, Philippe Sarde, and Miklos Rozsa. His work ranged from composing music for frequent spaghetti westerns such as Johnny Oro to being the musical director and conductor in Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal.
In 1985 he won the David di Donatello Best Music award for the film score of Pizza Connection.
Carlo Savina came from a musical family—his father was the first clarinet for the orchestra of Italian public radio broadcaster EIAR. Carlo learned the violin as a child and went on to graduate from the Conservatory of Music Giuseppe Verdi in Turin where he studied piano, violin, composition, and conducting. In 1945 he began composing music for radio. Early in his career he was awarded a prize by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He started his own orchestra and soon was famous. In 1950 he began composing and arranging music for film. For the next thirty years he composed, arranged, and conducted music for over 200 films and became one of the most prolific, and perhaps underrated, screen and television composers of the 20th century.
I Have But One Heart
Carlo Savina Lyrics
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I have but one heart to share with you,
I have but one dream that I can cling to,
You are the one dream I pray comes true.
My darling, until I saw you, I never felt this way,
And nobody else before you, ever has heard me say,
You are my one love, my life I live for you,
I have but one heart to give to you.
Dicimo o mari, facimu l'amore,
A curi a curi che ci passa,
Ca u mare parla e na' carezza,
Ma a tia la brezza, fina murir.
You are my one love, my love I live for you,
I have but one heart to give to you.
Let us tell the sea that we are making love,
Heart to heart till the end of time,
Because the sea whispers and caresses us,
So does the breeze till the time we die.
The lyrics to Carlo Savina's song "I Have But One Heart" express the singer's deep love and devotion to their beloved. The opening lines, "I have but one heart, this heart I bring you, I have but one heart to share with you," demonstrate the singer's singular focus on their loved one, as if all of their love and attention is concentrated in their heart. The singer's dream is also centered solely on their lover, and they pray that their dream of being with them comes true.
The second stanza of the song includes a verse in Italian, with the singer and their lover declaring their love for each other by the sea. The reference to the sea and the breeze as symbols of the couple's love captures the idea of a love that is eternal and boundless, like the ocean that seems to stretch endlessly into the horizon. The closing lines of the song emphasize this idea, as the singer pledges their devotion to their lover for all time, heart to heart till the end of time.
Overall, the lyrics to "I Have But One Heart" are a beautiful expression of love that is singular in focus, all-consuming, and eternal. The song conveys the powerful emotions that come with being in love, and the singer's passionate declaration of their love for their significant other is sure to move anyone who hears it.
Line by Line Meaning
I have but one heart, this heart I bring you,
I only have one heart which I offer to you
I have but one heart to share with you,
I have only one heart to give to you
I have but one dream that I can cling to,
I have a single dream that I hold onto
You are the one dream I pray comes true.
You are the one dream that I hope comes true.
My darling, until I saw you, I never felt this way,
I never had such a feeling until I met you, my dear
And nobody else before you, ever has heard me say,
No one else has ever heard me say such things before you
You are my one love, my life I live for you,
You are my only love, and I live for you
I have but one heart to give to you.
I can only offer you my one and only heart.
Let us tell the sea that we are making love,
Let's share our love with the sea,
Heart to heart till the end of time,
Share our hearts together until the end of time
Because the sea whispers and caresses us,
The sea whispers and caresses us
So does the breeze till the time we die.
The breeze does the same until we pass away.
Lyrics © THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY FARROW, MARTY SYMES
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