Settembre Non Comincia
Lele Marchitelli Lyrics

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Settembre Non Comincia-Lele Marchitelli
专辑：La Grande Bellezza(绝美之城)
专辑介绍：
The Great Beauty (Italian: La grande bellezza)
Is a 2013 Italian film directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
It is a co-production between the Italian Medusa Film and Indigo Film and
The French Babe Films, with support from Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Pathé.
Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013

Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d′Or.
It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and at the 2013
Reykjavik European Film Festival. The film has been selected as the Italian
Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,
Making the January shortlist.
《绝美之城》是保罗·索伦蒂诺所导演，托尼·瑟维洛、路伊斯·托沙主演的电影。
该片主要讲述了一个中年作家漫步在罗马，拾寻逝去的青春记忆。该片是对今日罗马的描绘。
2013年5月该片成为第66届戛纳国际电影节的主竞赛入围片。

2013年第26届欧洲电影学院年度颁奖典礼，《绝美之城》获得最佳影片、最佳导演、
最佳男演员和最佳剪辑奖四项大奖。该片还获得了第86届奥斯卡最佳外语片奖。

Overall Meaning

The song Settembre Non Comincia, which translates to "September Doesn't Begin," is a melancholic and emotional ballad that appears on the soundtrack of the 2013 Italian film La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The song is performed by composer Lele Marchitelli, who scored the film.

The lyrics describe the sense of emptiness and loss that the singer, a well-known writer named Jep Gambardella, feels as he walks around Rome in search of meaning and purpose. The song's title refers to the fact that September, traditionally a month of new beginnings, doesn't feel like a fresh start for Jep. Instead, he is burdened by regrets and nostalgia for his past. The lyrics also touch on the themes of aging, death, and the fleeting nature of life.

The song's haunting melody and Marchitelli's emotive vocals create a sense of sadness and longing that perfectly captures Jep's state of mind. The sparse instrumentation, featuring a piano and a string section, adds to the song's intimacy and emotional impact.

Line by Line Meaning

Settembre non comincia
September does not begin

ma è già fine
but it is already the end

esiste ancora la mia malinconia
my melancholy still exists

che non riesce a scomparire
that cannot disappear

è un’inquietudine
it is an unease

che mi viene incontro
that comes towards me

e non sa dove andare
and does not know where to go

è il mio stato di grazia
it is my state of grace

che non ho mai detto
that I have never said

ma che mi hai tolto
but that you have taken from me

ed ora so dove andare
and now I know where to go