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".
La Strada
Gianna Nannini Lyrics
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Sguardo che non scende alla fermata non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te
Via da qui via da così e non si torna indietro Fellini gira e musica si fa
Con la pioggia che viene con la gente che va Sulle montagne dei Luna Park
E non si torna indietro Ghiotti di una vita alla giornata
Non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te Dentro una guerra disertata
Non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te
Via da qui via da noi ci accoglierà la strada Fellini gira e musica si fa
Sulle montagne dei Luna Park e non si torna indietro
Fellini gira e musica si fa con la pioggia che viene con la gente che va
Sulle montagne dei Luna Park ci accoglierà la strada
The lyrics to Gianna Nannini's song La Strada express the idea of escape and the need for a new start. The first two lines suggest that the chaos of the street does not have a place for "me" or "you", implying a desire to leave everything behind and find a new path. The following lines encourage the idea of leaving, stating that "there's no going back" and "we'll be welcomed by the road". Nannini mentions the film director Federico Fellini, who perhaps symbolizes the desire to create a new world and escape the one they are currently in.
The reference to the "Luna Park" brings to mind the image of an amusement park, which could represent the need for excitement and adventure. The line "gluttons for a day at a time" suggests a hedonistic lifestyle, living for the moment without worrying about the future or the consequences of actions. The mention of a "deserted war" implies that the desire to leave is not just about escaping a physical place but also escaping a war within oneself. The repetition of the phrase "there's no place for me, there's no place for you" reinforces the idea that the only way to find a place is to create it oneself, by exploring new paths and facing unknown challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Fuori dall'urlo della strada non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te
There's no room for us outside of the noise of the street
Sguardo che non scende alla fermata non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te
Our gaze doesn't descend to the stop, there's no place for us
Via da qui via da così e non si torna indietro Fellini gira e musica si fa
Let's go from here, let's leave this behind, and never look back. Fellini films and the music plays
Con la pioggia che viene con la gente che va Sulle montagne dei Luna Park E non si torna indietro
With the rain that comes and the people that leave, on the mountains of Luna Park, we don't look back
Ghiotti di una vita alla giornata Non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te Dentro una guerra disertata
Greed for a day-to-day life, there's no room for us in a deserted war
Non c'è posto per me non c'è posto per te Via da qui via da noi ci accoglierà la strada Fellini gira e musica si fa
There's no place for us here. Let's go, the road will welcome us. Fellini films and the music plays
Con la ente che viene con la pioggia che va Sulle montagne dei Luna Park e non si torna indietro
With the coming storm and departing crowds, on the mountains of Luna Park, we don't go back
Fellini gira e musica si fa con la pioggia che viene con la gente che va Sulle montagne dei Luna Park ci accoglierà la strada
Fellini films and the music plays, with the coming rain and departing crowds. On the mountains of Luna Park, the road will welcome us
Contributed by Sadie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.