Born on the 17th January 1933 in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt, she was the child of an opera violinist, and was given singing lessons at an early age. She developed into a beautiful young lady and, in 1954, she won the Miss Egypt beauty contest and immediately left for Paris, France, to pursue a career in motion pictures.
Despite her looks, her first films were less than successful, but she began performing in music halls and cabarets, singing in French, Italian, Arabic in which she was fluent, and other languages. Using the stage name Dalida she recorded songs; her second single titled "Bambino" brought instant fame. In 1957, she appeared at the Paris Olympia as the opening act for Charles Aznavour and later the same year for Gilbert Bécaud. She would go on to record in several languages, touring the globe including sold-out performances, in late 1978, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
During her career, Dalida recorded 500 French songs, 200 of which were translated into Italian, and 300 into other languages. She sold more than 150 million albums world-wide, winning numerous awards, and achieving more than seventy gold records. Yet, despite her fame and fortune, her personal life was difficult and filled with much drama and tragedy. In 1961 she married her mentor Lucien Morisse, but the marriage lasted only a few months, and she left him for the painter Jean Sobieski (later the father of American actress Leelee Sobieski). A few years later, her still distraught ex-husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In 1967 her new lover, the Italian singer, Luigi Tenco also took his own life, and Dalida too attempted suicide. She was living with the flamboyant and less than reputable Richard Chanfray (referred to as the Comte de St Germain) when he took his own life in July 1983. She recovered from these tragedies and continued to perform, but by her own accounts, life had little meaning and she spent years searching for personal fulfillment, including traveling to Nepal to study the Hindu religion.
She died on the 3rd May 1987 as a result of an overdose of sleeping pills, leaving behind a suicide note that said: "Life has become unbearable ... forgive me."
2) A mononym of a young Lebanese singer living in Kuwait. She released two albums, "Tedalal" (2005) and "Eltegaina" (2008) and she filmed 3 video clips "Wadel Ma'i", "Haram" & "Eltegaina".
3) Back from the dead in Moselle (France), DALIDA is reborn, her squint is now a blindness and her voice a strident groan.
Obsessed by Krautrock band alienating repetitions, she modifies her repertoire, no more poignant songs, she's now exploring the sonic transe.
« Nobody have to steal our own death, it's a part of our life, that's why it's really important to live this moment »
Terrestrial incarnation : Klaus Legal and DaiKiRi (members of Le Singe Blanc, Judas Donneger, La Race, Myster Möebius...)
Il Silenzio
Dalida Lyrics
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L'histoire d'un p'tit village
Pres de Napoli nous etions quatre amis
Au bal tous les samedis
A jouer, a chanter toute la nuit
Giorgio a la guitare sandro a la mandoline
Moi je dansais en frappant du tambourin
Mais tous ceux qui venaient
Celui qui faisait battre tous les coeurs
Et quand il arrivait la foule s'ecriait
Arriva, Gigi l'Amoroso croqueur d'amour
L'oeil de velours comme une caresse
Gigi l'Amoroso
Toujours vainqueur, parfois sans coeur
Mais jamais sans tendresse
Partout, c'etait la fete quand il chantait
Zaza, luna caprese o sole mio gigi Giuseppe
Mais tout le monde l'appelait Gigi l'Amour
Et les femmes etaient folles de lui, toutes
La femme du boulanger
Qui fermait sa boutique tous
Les mardis pour aller
La femme du notaire qui etait une sainte
Et qui n'vait jamais tromper son
Mari auparavant et la veuve du colonel
La veuve du colonel qui ne porta plus
Le deuil parce qu'il n'aimait pas le noir
Toutes, je vous dis meme moi, mais moi, Gigi
Aimait trop sa liberte, jusqu'au jour ou
Une riche americaine
A grands coups de je t'aime
Lui proposa d'aller jusqu'a Hollywood
Tu seras le plus beau de tous les Caruzos
Lui disait-elle jusqu'a en perdre haleine
Nous voila a la gare avec tous nos mouchoirs
Le coeur serre, emus par ce grand depart
Pourtant on etait fier
Qu'il depasse nos frontieres
Gigi partait conquerir l'Amerique
Et quand il arriva le village etait la
Arriva, Gigi l'Amoroso croqueur d'amour
L'oeil de velours comme une caresse
Gigi l'Amoroso
Toujours vainqueur, parfois sans coeu
The song Il silenzio by Dalida is about the pain of separation and longing for someone who is far away. The lyrics express the emotional turmoil of the singer who has just said goodbye to her loved one, who is leaving for a long time. The opening lines of the song, "Tu viens de partir pour de longs mois, c'est long déjà / Tu es si loin, si loin de moi, trop loin de moi" convey the feeling of distance and separation that has already begun to take its toll on the singer.
The second verse is even more heartbreaking: "Je sais qu'il te faut partir / Et chaque fois / Je ne peux plus m'endormir / J'entends ta voix" which translates to "I know you have to leave / And every time / I can't fall asleep / I hear your voice." The singer is haunted by the memory of her loved one and the fear of the silence that awaits her in his absence. "La nuit je pense et je pleure / Et le silence me fait peur" meaning "At night, I think and cry / And the silence scares me".
Finally, the chorus comes in with the reassuring message: "Bonsoir mon amour / Mon seul amour, bonsoir" which means "Good night my love / My only love, good night". The singer admits to missing her loved one and expresses her love and devotion towards him. She is hopeful for their reunion and is looking forward to when they can be together again.
Overall, the song Il silenzio is a heartfelt expression of love and longing for someone who is far away. The lyrics are simple yet powerful and have resonated with many people over the years.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu viens de partir pour de longs mois, c'est long déjà
You've recently left for a long time, and even though it's just begun, it feels like it's been too long already.
Tu es si loin, si loin de moi, trop loin de moi
You are so far away from me, too far away from me.
Ma vie s'éteint quand tu t'en vas
My life loses its spark when you leave.
Au fond de moi quand tu t'en vas
Deep down, I feel your absence when you're gone.
Je sais qu'il te faut partir
I know that you have to leave.
Et chaque fois Je ne peux plus m'endormir
And every time, I can't fall asleep anymore.
J'entends ta voix
I hear your voice.
La nuit je pense et je pleure
At night, I think and cry.
Et le silence me fait peur
And silence scares me.
C'est l'heure de dormir
It's time to sleep.
Je veux te dire "Bonsoir"
I want to tell you "Goodnight."
"Bonsoir mon amour Aujourd'hui je ne t'ai pas écrit Pardonnes-moi j'ai trop de peine"
"Goodnight my love, I didn't write to you today. Please forgive me, I am too sad."
Tu sais je m'ennuie sans toi, je pense à toi
You know, I am bored without you, I think of you.
Je t'aime et n'aime que toi, je rêve à toi
I love you and only you, I dream of you.
Bonsoir mon amour Mon seul amour, bonsoir
Goodnight my love, my only love, goodnight.
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Antonio Costa Lima
SIMPLESMENTE MARAVILHOSA ...
Petre Ferent
Bellissima canzone,
Bellissima interpretazione
Veramente complimenti 🌹🌹🌹
Maria Shilling
Absolutely divine.....I love this song so much. Thank you for sharing.
Gregorio Pugliese
Bella,entusiasmante questa Calabrese che purtroppo dalla vita non ha avuto quanto meritava.
Si ascolta sempre questa melodia e chi ha fatto il militare sente ancora un brivido nella schiena .
Gregorio Pugliese
@Maurizio Casagrande Assolutamente Si.
Eppure, se non erro, non Le è stata nemmeno intitolata una via nel Suo Paese di Provenienza.
Maurizio Casagrande
Se non erro è della famiglia Gigliotti
paola costantin
Meravigliosa canzone grande Dalida
gerard dzikowski
haaaaaa quel voix je suis toujours en admiration quand elle chante ; une voix envoutante et sensuelle que du bonheur pour les oreilles nous t'aimons toujours DALIDA repose en paix .
Tony Evans
WOW!! I never new there were words to this music. Stunning.
Lavitaèbella
Tony Evans,un consiglio ascolta Nini Rosso e la sua tromba.