Her first album was released in 1976 but her hit was in 1979 with the single America and the album California, which became a success in several European countries. The rise to fame in Italy started in 1984 with the release of her sixth album, Puzzle. This album peaked in the top 10 at the Italian, German, Austrian and Swiss hit-parades. She sang for the videoclip Fotoromanza (directed by Michelangelo Antonioni), won several musical awards and started a European tour, including a participation at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1986 her hit Bello e impossibile was a huge success and brought her more awards in Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Her 1987 compilation Maschi e altri sold over a million copies.
In 1990 she sang Un'estate italiana, the official song of the Football World Cup 1990, together with Edoardo Bennato.
She graduated in philosophy from the University of Siena in 1994. The following year she took part in a protest organized by Greenpeace at the French embassy in Rome against the decision of the French government to pursue nuclear experiments at Mururoa.
Her album Grazie was released in February 2006, and has peaked at number one of the Italian hit-parade with the single Sei nell'anima. After this two more released and another one is planned for 2011titled: "Io e te".
Come Un Angelo
Gianna Nannini Lyrics
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Scendere lenta le scale
E poi mia madre dire vieni vieni c'? Gente
Davanti ma me dei manichini
Si erano gi? Messi comodi
E con le mani dietro io
Vendevo il personaggio mio
Lar? Lar? Lar? .......
E mi acclamavano mille bugie
Tra tanti inchini tra forme inventate
Le vere essenze si son travasate
E resta quel coro che dice che sono che sono
Come un angelo...... Come un angelo.......
Ma quale razza mai di angelo
Potevo essere io
In mezzo a un cielo che non era fatto per essere il mio
Spazzare tutto in un cantuccio
Far di quel mondo un cartoccio
E dalla larga via
Cercar la dimensione mia
Pi? In l? Pi? In l? Solo pi? In l?
E poi scoprir che c'? Un'altra poesia
Se chiami gli altri per correre via
Ad inventare una nuova canzone
Per cui saremo davvero persone
Soltanto persone
E non essere pi?
Come angeli...... Come angeli.......
These lyrics are a reflection on the singer's past and her childhood memories. She remembers watching herself perform in front of a group of mannequins on the stairs, as her mother called for her to come, indicating there were actual people waiting for her attention. She was reciting memorized poetry, receiving many accolades, but also realizing that she was pretending to be something she wasn't. She questions the validity of her angelic persona, as she recognizes that she does not belong where she is. The singer experiences self-doubt, wondering what kind of angel she could ever be in a world that wasn't meant for her.
Despite the doubts and uncertainties, the singer eventually decides to seek her own dimension, to find her place in the world. She realizes that she can't simply blend in or fit into the norm, so she seeks to create a new song, a new story, that would allow her to truly be herself. She recognizes that the true essence of a person is not just the external facade or the performative aspect, but rather their true inner self, which is what the world needs to see. She chooses to pursue a different path, that would allow her to realize her potential and be true to herself, without the need for pretense.
In summary, Gianna Nannini's "Come Un Angelo" is a reflection on one's identity and place in the world, recognizing that sometimes we pretend to be something we are not to fit in, but true happiness and fulfillment can only come from embracing our true selves and pursuing our own path.
Line by Line Meaning
Rivedo quella bimba bionda
I remember that little blonde girl
Scendere lenta le scale
Slowly walking down the stairs
E poi mia madre dire vieni vieni c'? Gente
And then my mother saying "come, come, there are people"
Davanti ma me dei manichini
In front of me there were mannequins
Si erano gi? Messi comodi
They had already made themselves comfortable
E con le mani dietro io
And with my hands behind my back
Vendevo il personaggio mio
I sold my character
Lar? Lar? Lar? .......
Lar? Lar? Lar? .......
Io recitavo a memoria poesie
I recited poems from memory
E mi acclamavano mille bugie
And they applauded me with a thousand lies
Tra tanti inchini tra forme inventate
Among so many bows, in invented forms
Le vere essenze si son travasate
The true essences have merged
E resta quel coro che dice che sono che sono
And that chorus remains that says that I am, I am
Come un angelo...... Come un angelo.......
Like an angel...... Like an angel.......
Ma quale razza mai di angelo
But what kind of angel could I ever be
Potevo essere io
Could I be
In mezzo a un cielo che non era fatto per essere il mio
In the middle of a sky that wasn't made to be mine
Spazzare tutto in un cantuccio
Sweeping everything into a corner
Far di quel mondo un cartoccio
Making a cardboard box out of that world
E dalla larga via
And from the wide street
Cercar la dimensione mia
Searching for my dimension
Pi? In l? Pi? In l? Solo pi? In l?
Further up, further up, only further up
E poi scoprir che c'? Un'altra poesia
And then discovering that there is another poetry
Se chiami gli altri per correre via
If you call others to run away
Ad inventare una nuova canzone
To invent a new song
Per cui saremo davvero persone
So we'll really be people
Soltanto persone
Only people
E non essere pi?
And not be anymore
Come angeli...... Come angeli.......
Like angels...... Like angels.......
Contributed by Charlotte D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
ETERE RADIOASCOLTO
Voce come carta vetrata, piena, colma di rabbia e di dolcezza.
Ani Shamlian
Molto bella canzone!πβ€οΈππππππ
Simone Parbuono
capolavoro assoluto, canzone completamente ignorata, chissΓ tra quanti anni il gregge riuscirΓ a comprendere
Andrea Mastrangelo
In alcuni momenti ti entra dentro come un pugno allo stomaco
MrBojango
brava! che brava!
Κ Ω₯
Soffro con lei π intanto oggi sono felice per Lei adesso che Γ¨ nata Lei.
Luisa Viola
con questa ,senza manco sapere nome e faccia,mi innamorai di lei :-)
Greg W.
Kocham Was Mamo i Tato -:(
ETERE RADIOASCOLTO
da questa canzone viene un dolciastro afrore di caramello e mele glassate del banco dei dolci del luna-park...
Evaristo
Come un angelo come un angelo...noooo!!!!