Carmen Consoli (born September 4, 1974 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian si… Read Full Bio ↴Carmen Consoli (born September 4, 1974 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 10 albums. Consoli was born in Sicily, near the city of Catania, in the small town of San Giovanni La Punta. She started playing guitar at the age of fifteen and in 1996 she recorded her first album, Due Parole, including Amore di plastica, the song she presented during her first participation in the Festival of Sanremo.

La Stonato
Carmen Consoli Lyrics

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Ombre tra di noi
Io ti prego non lasciarne
So che tu non vuoi
Accettare le mie scuse
Na na na na, na na na, na na na

Canta finché puoi
Sfoga tutta la tua ira

Scusami se puoi
Mi dispiace, hai sofferto
Na na na na, na na na, na na na

Voleva il mio essere un consiglio
Scusa se invece poi
Ti ho dato un La stonato
Oh, voleva il mio essere un consiglio
Scusa se invece poi
Ti ho dato un La stonato

M'ha fatto male sai
M'ha fatto male sai
M'ha fatto male

Mangia come vuoi
Spalma pure maionese
Canta finché puoi
Perché è tutta la vita
Na na na na, na na na, na na na

Voleva il mio essere un consiglio
Scusa se invece poi
Ti ho dato un La stonato

Oh, voleva il mio essere un consiglio
Scusa se invece poi
Ti ho dato un La stonato

M'ha fatto male sai
M'ha fatto male sai
M'ha fatto male

Ombre tra di noi
Io ti prego non lasciarne

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Carmen Consoli's "La Stonato" is a heart-wrenching tale of apologies and remorse between two people. The song starts off with the singer imploring the other not to let darkness come between them. She knows that the person doesn't want to accept her apologies, and so, she sings about how the person should sing out their anger and frustration instead. The singer asks for forgiveness, admitting that she knows that the person has suffered.

The chorus is a repetition of a phrase, "Voleva il mio essere un consiglio/ Scusa se invece poi/ Ti ho dato un La stonato", which translates to "It was supposed to be advice/ Sorry if I gave you an off-key 'la'". The phrase is where the title of the song, "La Stonato", comes from. The singer acknowledges that what she intended to do was to help, but in the end, she gave the other person a bad note. Towards the end of the song, the singer admits that the situation has hurt her as well.

Line by Line Meaning

Ombre tra di noi
There are shadows between us

Io ti prego non lasciarne
I beg you not to leave them there

So che tu non vuoi
I know you don't want to

Accettare le mie scuse
Accept my apologies

Na na na na, na na na, na na na
N/A

Canta finché puoi
Sing while you can

Sfoga tutta la tua ira
Vent all your anger

Scusami se puoi
Forgive me if you can

Mi dispiace, hai sofferto
I'm sorry, you have suffered

Voleva il mio essere un consiglio
My intention was to give advice

Scusa se invece poi
I'm sorry if instead