Gloria Lasso (born Rosa María Coscolin in Barcelona, November 25, 1922 - Cu… Read Full Bio ↴Gloria Lasso (born Rosa María Coscolin in Barcelona, November 25, 1922 - Cuernavaca, Mexico, December 4, 2005) was a French-Spanish singer. In the fifties, she was one of the major competitors to Dalida.

She met success in the sixties, with in particular Amour, castagnettes et tango (1955), Etranger au paradis (1956), (a French version of Stranger in paradise by Tony Bennett, which was the first one-million copies record in France, or Buenas noches mi amor (1957), Bon voyage (1958). She was surfing the latino wave of the fifties in France and she was superseded by Dalida. She sought exile in Mexico, and attempted a come back in France in 1985 at Olympia.

Married six times, she had a reputation of being a man eater. The kitsch revival of these last few years made her a gay icon.

Volare
Gloria Lasso Lyrics

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Volare (en français)

quel rêve étrange je fait chaque nuit mon chéri
par la fenêtre le ciel vient planer sur mon lit
puis il m'habiller de bleu des pieds jusqu'à la tête
et je me met a voler tout comme une alouette

Je vole oh! oh!

Je chante oh, oh, oh, oh
Pareille au bleu du ciel bleu
Je trouve cela merveilleux
Et je vole, je vole
Je vole plus loin que la mer
A deux pas du soleil
Je découvre là-haut
Dans les airs un bonheur sans pareil
Et du ciel, une douce musique
Me chante à l'oreille

Je vole oh! oh!
Je chante oh, oh, oh, oh
Pareille au bleu du ciel bleu
Je rêve mon cur est heureux

mais quand la lune se perte au bleu de l'horizon
les plus jolie de nos rêve avec elle s on vont
cour dans le miel continu quand le jour se dévoiler
et dans le bleu de tes yeux qui scintille d'étoiles

Je vole oh! oh!
Je chante oh, oh, oh, oh
Pareille au bleu de tes yeux
Je rêve mon cur est heureux
et rien n est plus merveilleux
que d'être noyer dans tes yeux
si bleu

Fin

Overall Meaning

The song "Volare" by Gloria Lasso tells the story of a strange dream that she has every night where she sees the sky through her window and it descends onto her bed. In her dream, she is dressed in blue from head to toe, and she begins to fly like a lark. She finds it incredible as she soars through the sky, singing joyfully. In the second chorus, she sings about discovering new happiness as she continues to fly higher and higher, farther than the sea, towards the sun, and into a realm of pure bliss. The third verse talks about how the most beautiful dreams disappear when the moon descends on the horizon, but she finds comfort in the sweetness of daybreak and in the bright blue of her lover's eyes. She sings how nothing is more wonderful than sinking deep into those blue eyes to find contentment.

This song captures the feeling of liberation, the soaring sensation of being able to fly through the air and escape the constraints of gravity. It also evokes a sense of wonder and enchantment as the dreamer discovers a new world of happiness, harmony and music. At the same time, it hints at the ephemeral and illusory nature of dreams and happiness, reminding us of how fleeting these experiences can be. The song inspires the listener to embrace their dreams and seize the moment, to seek out that elusive happiness before it's too late.

Line by Line Meaning

quel rêve étrange je fait chaque nuit mon chéri
I have a strange dream every night, my dear.

par la fenêtre le ciel vient planer sur mon lit
Through the window, the sky glides over my bed.

puis il m'habiller de bleu des pieds jusqu'à la tête
Then it dresses me in blue from head to toe.

et je me met a voler tout comme une alouette
And I start flying like a lark.

Je vole oh! oh!
I'm flying, oh! oh!

Je chante oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm singing, oh, oh, oh, oh

Pareille au bleu du ciel bleu
Just like the blue of the blue sky.

Je trouve cela merveilleux
I find it marvelous.

Et je vole, je vole
And I fly, I fly,

Je vole plus loin que la mer
I fly farther than the sea.

A deux pas du soleil
Just two steps from the sun,