Volare
Domenico feat. Modugno Lyrics


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Penso che un sogno cosi` non ritorni mai piu`,
mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu.
Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito,
e incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito.

Volare, oh oh,
cantare, oh oh oh oh.
Nel blu dipinto di blu,
felice di stare lassu`.

E volavo volavo felice
piu` in alto del sole ed ancora piu` su
mentre il mondo pian piano spariva
lontano laggiu`.
Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me.

Volare, oh oh
cantare, oh oh oh oh.
Nel blu dipinto di blu
felice di stare lassu`.

Ma tutti i sogni nell'alba svaniscon perche`
quando tramonta la luna li porta con se`.
Ma io continuo a sognare negli occhi tuoi belli
che sono blu come un cielo trapunto di stelle...

Volare, oh oh
cantare, oh oh oh oh.
Nel blu degli occhi tuoi blu
felice di stare quaggiu`.

E continuo a volare felice
piu` in alto del sole ed ancora piu` su
mentre il mondo pian piano scompare
negli occhi tuoi blu
La tua voce e` una musica dolce che suona per me...
Volare, oh oh
cantare, oh oh oh oh.
Nel blu degli occhi tuoi blu
felice di stare quaggiu`.




Nel blu degli occhi tuoi blu
felice di stare quaggiu`.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Domenico Modugno's song Volare convey the experience of a dreamer who yearns to soar above the world's mundane realities. The opening lines express the dreamer's despair that such a dream may never be realized in reality. With "mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu" (I painted my hands and face blue), the dreamer describes how he or she vividly imaged himself or herself flying far away from earthly constraints. Suddenly, the dreamer is carried away by the wind in a miraculous moment that takes him or her on an unforgettable journey high into the infinite sky.


The chorus reflects the dreamer's euphoria as he or she flies freely and joyfully. "Volare, oh oh, cantare, oh oh oh oh. Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassu`." (To fly, oh oh, to sing oh oh oh oh, In the blue painted blue, happy to be up there.) The dreamer describes how he or she flies happily, higher than the sun and even higher, as the world fades away below. The only sound is the sweet music playing just for him or her.


The latter part of the song talks about the song's protagonist's disappointment that his dreams can be so easily taken away by the morning when reality sets in. However, despite this, the singer recalls the blue of their lover's eyes as they continue to dream, never giving up on the possibility of the kind of liberation that life brings.


Line by Line Meaning

Penso che un sogno cosi` non ritorni mai piu`
I think that a dream like this will never return again.


mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu.
I painted my hands and face blue.


Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito,
Then suddenly I was seized by the wind,


e incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito.
and I began to fly in the infinite sky.


Volare, oh oh,
To fly, oh oh,


cantare, oh oh oh oh.
To sing, oh oh oh oh.


Nel blu dipinto di blu,
In the blue that is painted blue,


felice di stare lassu`.
Happy to be up there.


E volavo volavo felice
And I flew, I flew happily


piu` in alto del sole ed ancora piu` su
higher than the sun and even higher


mentre il mondo pian piano spariva
While the world slowly disappeared


lontano laggiu`.
far away down there.


Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me.
Sweet music played only for me.


Ma tutti i sogni nell'alba svaniscon perche`
But all dreams fade away at dawn because


quando tramonta la luna li porta con se`.
when the moon sets, it takes them away.


Ma io continuo a sognare negli occhi tuoi belli
But I continue to dream in your beautiful eyes


che sono blu come un cielo trapunto di stelle...
that are blue like a sky filled with stars...


Nel blu degli occhi tuoi blu
In the blue of your blue eyes,


felice di stare quaggiu`.
happy to be down here.


E continuo a volare felice
And I continue to fly happily


piu` in alto del sole ed ancora piu` su
higher than the sun and even higher


mentre il mondo pian piano scompare
while the world slowly disappears


negli occhi tuoi blu
in your blue eyes


La tua voce e` una musica dolce che suona per me...
Your voice is sweet music that plays for me...




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci

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@JBarr-lw6kp

What a melody, what an arrangement, what lyrics, what a voice. Sixty-five years later we're still singing -- and loving -- this song. Think anybody will be singing today's stuff in 65 years?

@eggplantglue7433

Yeah probably we’ve got some bangers going on

@CatoneJ24

I work at an Italian restaurant, my boss was playing this while making pizza’s over the weekend. He loves this song!😃😉

@DATo_DATonian

Your boss has great taste.

@billionairemaxwell4092

I would love to taste the pizza made with this music as part of the ingridients

@amandad6104

Nice

@57highland

A few years ago, I was having some pizza in a little pizza place in a small town down in Westchester County and while I was enjoying some great pizza, "Pretend You Don't See Her" by Jerry Vale (a song revived in "Goodfellas") came on the PA, and it was just perfect: pizza and a broken-hearted Italian love song.

@CatoneJ24

@@billionairemaxwell4092, It’s in NY- called Labella’s. Great food!😁

Yes I know there are many Labella’s, lol!😂

@josephfdanza4937

I'm Italian and I was brought up on Staten Island, NY. We lived in a intergrated neighborhood, mostly Italian and Irish, and Black In the summer we sat on the stoop all the house's had there window's wide open, (No AC.) WABC NY would play this song and you could hear it up and down the block. I loved my childhood. I'm 71 yrs today and I still enjoy this song....

@saveriosalemme5366

Joseph F Danza Same !

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