He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969.
In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with Occhi Di Ragazza. His career went into a decline in the 1970s but underwent a revival in the 1980s. He won the Festival of San Remo in 1987, placed second in 1995 and third in 2000.
It is estimated that Morandi has sold 30 million records and CDs. He has written a number of autobiographical books and appeared in 18 films.
In TV he has played in 1984 Claude Jade's husband Davide in TV-Series Voglia di volare.
Ma chi se ne importa
Gianni Morandi Lyrics
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ho dato tanto
e niente per me ci resta
Ma sono contento,
canto lo stesso
e canto così..
e chiudi la finestra
se non vuoi sentirmi più
Ma chi se ne importa
se adesso il mio cuore si spezza…
Un giorno d'amore per me
vale più di cent'anni.
Sembrava un capriccio
ed invece per lei sto morendo
Peccato che al mondo si vive
una volta soltanto
e non si ritorna più,
ma se si potesse, sai
io ricomincerei…
Lei mentre io canto,
lei si commuove, fa sempre così,
che donna !
Lei quando si pente,
piange davvero, non è come me…
Per quei suoi occhi teneri
chissà cosa farei…
Ma chi se ne importa
se adesso il mio cuore si spezza…
Un giorno d'amore per me
vale più di cent'anni.
Sembrava un capriccio
ed invece per lei sto morendo
Peccato che al mondo si vive
una volta soltanto
e non si ritorna più,
ma se si potesse, sai
io ricomincerei…
The song "Ma Chi Se Ne Importa" by Gianni Morandi talks about the pain of not being loved back by the person you love. The first stanza talks about the singer giving everything to the person they love, but not receiving anything in return. Despite this, the singer continues to sing and is happy doing so. The stanza ends with the suggestion to close the window if the listener does not want to hear the singer's voice anymore. The second half of the stanza talks about how, ultimately, it doesn't matter if the singer's heart is breaking because one day of love is worth more than a hundred years.
The second stanza talks about the singer's love interest, who they describe as emotional and sensitive. The singer is willing to do anything for her because of her "tender eyes". The idea that this love could be a whim seems to have been discarded because the singer is dying for her. It expresses regret about only living once in life and not being able to return once you have lived it. However, if one could, the singer says they would start over again.
Line by Line Meaning
No, non torna il conto
I cannot count all that I have given, and yet nothing is left for me.
ho dato tanto
I have given so much.
e niente per me ci resta
And yet, there is nothing left for me.
Ma sono contento,
But I am still happy,
canto lo stesso
Singing anyway,
e canto così..
Singing like this.
e chiudi la finestra
And close the window,
se non vuoi sentirmi più
If you don't want to hear me anymore.
Ma chi se ne importa
But who cares,
se adesso il mio cuore si spezza…
If now my heart is breaking?
Un giorno d'amore per me
One day of love for me
vale più di cent'anni.
Is worth more than a hundred years.
Sembrava un capriccio
It seemed like a whim,
ed invece per lei sto morendo
And yet, I am dying for her.
Peccato che al mondo si vive
It's a shame that we only live
una volta soltanto
Once in this world.
e non si ritorna più,
And we cannot return,
ma se si potesse, sai
But if we could, you know,
io ricomincerei…
I would start all over again.
Lei mentre io canto,
While I sing,
lei si commuove, fa sempre così,
She is moved, she always does that,
che donna !
What a woman!
Lei quando si pente,
When she repents,
piange davvero, non è come me…
She really cries, unlike me,
Per quei suoi occhi teneri
For those tender eyes of hers
chissà cosa farei…
Who knows what I would do.
Contributed by Henry F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.