Gipsy Kings are a music group from Arles and Montpellier, France. Although … Read Full Bio ↴Gipsy Kings are a music group from Arles and Montpellier, France. Although group members were born in France, their parents were gitanos who fled Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing Rumba Catalana, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. Their music has a particular Rumba Flamenca style, with pop influences; many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as Salsa and Rumba. Their music has been described as a place where "Spanish flamenco and Romani rhapsody meet salsa funk".[1]

volare
Gypsy Kings Lyrics

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Pienso que un sueno parecido no volvera más
Y me pintaba las manos y la cara de azul
Y me improviso el viento rapido me llevo
Y me hizo ir a volar en el cielo infinito

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu

Felice di stare lassù

Y volando, volando feliz
Yo me encuentro más alto
Más alto que el sol
Y mientras que el mundo
Se aleja despacio de mi
Una musica dulce
Se ha tocada solo para mi

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassù

Pienso que un sueno parecido no volvera más
Y me pintaba las manos y la cara de azul
Y me improviso el viento rapido me llevo
Y me hizo ir a volar en el cielo infinito

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassù

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassù

Pienso que un sueno parecido no volvera más
Y me pintaba las manos y la cara de azul
Y me improviso el viento rapido me llevo
Y me hizo ir a volar en el cielo infinito

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassù

Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh

Nel blu dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassù

Overall Meaning

The song "Volare" by Gypsy Kings is a cover of the original song by Italian singer Domenico Modugno. The lyrics express the feeling of freedom and joy when flying, both literally and figuratively. The singer reminisces about a dream where he painted his hands and face blue and was transported by the wind to fly in the infinite sky. The chorus "volare" expresses the excitement of flying and "cantare" (sing) emphasizes the joy that comes with it.

The second verse emphasizes the feeling of being elevated and transcending the world around, higher than the sun, as a sweet melody plays for him. The dreamy, surreal nature of the lyrics is reinforced when the singer reflects that he believes a dream like this will never return again. The chorus is repeated at the end of the song, completing the story of the singer's journey of joy and freedom in the sky.

Line by Line Meaning

Pienso que un sueno parecido no volvera más
I think that a similar dream will never come again

Y me pintaba las manos y la cara de azul
And I painted my hands and face blue

Y me improviso el viento rapido me llevo
And the wind suddenly took me away

Y me hizo ir a volar en el cielo infinito
And made me fly into the infinite sky

Volare, oh oh
I will fly, oh oh

Cantare, oh oh oh oh
I will sing, oh oh oh oh

Nel blu dipinto di blu
In the blue painted blue

Felice di stare lassù
Happy to be up there

Y volando, volando feliz
And flying, flying happily

Yo me encuentro más alto
I find myself higher

Más alto que el sol
Higher than the sun