Papetti became well known for all the years '60 and '70, and all his new album reaches the top of the hit parade; he was also printed in all the Latin American market. During the period of greatest splendour, the '70s, Papetti also produced two collections a year, the best-selling being the 20th one, which came up first in 1975.
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Fausto Papetti Lyrics
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High on a hill it calls to me
to be where little cable cars
climb halfway to the stars!
The morning fog may chill the air,
I don't care!
My love waits there in San Francisco,
above the blue and windy sea.
your golden sun will shine for me!
I left my heart in San Francisco.
High on a hill it calls to me
to be where little cable cars
climb halfway to the stars!
The morning fog may chill the air,
I don't care!
My love waits there in San Francisco,
above the blue and windy sea.
When I come home to you, San Francisco,
your golden sun will shine for me!
The lyrics of Fausto Papetti’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” is a love letter to the city of San Francisco. The song’s protagonist announces from the outset that he left his heart in San Francisco, a metaphor for the hold that the city has on him. A hill in the city calls to him, as it rises high up above the city, near enough to the stars that one can almost reach out and touch them. The cable cars that climb up that hill add to the romanticism of the city. In the morning, San Francisco often gets enveloped in a thick fog, but that does not matter to the singer. What matters to him is that his love is there, existent and waiting for him.
The best part of the song comes in the form of its chorus. When he comes home to San Francisco, the golden sun shines down on him, metaphorically promising a bright future. The song is a portrayal of San Francisco as this magical, dreamlike city that has the power to alter perceptions and leave a permanent mark on those who visit it. It is a paean to a city, and to love, and captures the essence of a city that has long been associated with free spirits and open hearts.
Line by Line Meaning
I left my heart in San Francisco.
I left my emotional attachment in San Francisco.
High on a hill it calls to me
I feel a strong pull towards the elevated location.
to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars!
To be where small cable cars ascend towards the sky.
The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care!
I am undeterred by the potentially cold weather.
My love waits there in San Francisco, above the blue and windy sea.
My loved one is waiting for me in San Francisco, overlooking the ocean.
When I come home to you, San Francisco, your golden sun will shine for me!
Upon returning to San Francisco, I will bask in the warmth of the sun.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DOUGLAS CROSS, GEORGE CORY
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