The man who goes by the name Neffa was born Giovanni Pellino in 1967 in Sca… Read Full Bio ↴The man who goes by the name Neffa was born Giovanni Pellino in 1967 in Scafati, Italy, a small town near Naples, but he spent much of his youth in the northern cities of Turin and Bologna.

He began his musical career as a drummer in various hardcore bands, one of which was the influential Negazione, using the name "Jeff," but later decided to switch to hip-hop. Pellino, who at this point was performing under the name Neffa, in honor of the Paraguayan Cremonese soccer star, hooked up with DJ Gruff and Deda to form Sangue Misto, a hip-hop group whose debut, 1994's SXM, is often considered the first great Italian rap album.

In 1996 Neffa decided to try out his luck as a solo artist, and recorded the appropriately titled Neffa & I Messaggeri della Dopa in 1996 with a group of Italian and American artists collectively called I Messaggeri della Dopa. The musician stuck with stalwarts Gruff and Deda for his next record, 1998's 107 Elementi, followed the next year with the five-song EP Chicopisco.

It was after this that Neffa decided to explore his other musical interests, namely soul, funk, and R&B, all of which are heard in his 2001 album, Arrivi e Partenze. Although he received a lot of criticism from the Italian rap community, the album did well commercially, and gained Neffa attention from a more mainstream audience. He followed up the success of Arrivi e Partenze two years later with I Molteplici Mondi di Giovanni, Il Cantante Neffa, and in 2006 his third album as a singer, Il Mondo Nuovo, was released in Italy.

Lady
Neffa Lyrics

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Ehy Lady come stai? Ripensi a me anche tu?
A quei bei tempi andati, al mare ehy Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Non ci sentiamo più
Ma non potrò scordarti mai. [...]

Ora c'è un altro accanto a te
E un altro amore ha occhi solo per me
E qualche volta penso a quando eri tu

A darmi un bacio e dirmi
"Più passa il tempo e più io ti voglio bene".
Ehy Lady come stai? Ripensi a me anche tu?
A quei bei tempi andati, al mare ehy Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Non ci sentiamo più
Ma non potrò scordarti mai
No no no no no no....
E chi lo sa se prima o poi
Avremo ancora un'occasione per noi
Anche soltanto per sorridere un po'
Di quando ci amavamo
Giurando di restare per sempre insieme Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Ripensi a me anche tu?
A quei bei tempi andati, al mare ehy Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Non ci sentiamo più
Ma non potrò scordarti mai
No no no no no no....
Quanto mi manchi lo sai
E forse neanche tu ci credi
Forse io vorrei avere ancora tempo Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Ripensi a me anche tu?
A quei tempi andati, al mare ehy Lady
Ehy Lady come stai? Noi non ci sentiamo più
Ma non potrò scordarti mai

No no no no no no Lady
Lady.....

Overall Meaning

The song "Lady" by Neffa is a nostalgic and melancholic reflection about a past love. The lyrics describe the singer's attempt to reconnect with his former lover who he still thinks about often, even though it seems like she has moved on and found someone else. He reminisces about their shared memories, particularly a vacation they took together by the sea, and wishes they could have another chance to be together again.

The repeated refrain of "Ehy Lady come stai?" (Hey Lady, how are you?) underscores the singer's longing to reconnect with his past. Despite the fact that he knows it's unlikely and that she may never feel the same way again, he still holds onto the hope that they might have another chance to connect.

Overall, the song is a bittersweet meditation on the passage of time and the lasting impact of past relationships, even when they may seem long gone. It invites listeners to reflect on their own past romances and to consider what it means to hold onto memories of people who have since moved on.

Line by Line Meaning

Ehy Lady come stai? Ripensi a me anche tu?
Hey Lady, how are you? Do you also think about me?

A quei bei tempi andati, al mare ehy Lady
About those good old times at the sea, hey Lady

Ehy Lady come stai? Non ci sentiamo più
Hey Lady, how are you? We don't talk anymore

Ma non potrò scordarti mai.
But I will never be able to forget you.

Ora c'è un altro accanto a te
Now there is someone else beside you

E un altro amore ha occhi solo per me
And another love has eyes only for me

E qualche volta penso a quando eri tu
And sometimes I think about when it was you

A darmi un bacio e dirmi
Giving me a kiss and saying

"Più passa il tempo e più io ti voglio bene".
"The more time passes, the more I love you."

E chi lo sa se prima o poi
And who knows if sooner or later

Avremo ancora un'occasione per noi
We will have another chance for ourselves