During his long career, Rota was an extraordinarily prolific composer, especially of music for the cinema. He wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979—an average of three scores each year over a 46-year period, and in his most productive period from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s he wrote as many as ten scores every year, and sometimes more, with a remarkable thirteen film scores to his credit in 1954. Alongside this great body of film work, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo De Filippo as well as maintaining a long teaching career at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy, where he was the director for almost 30 years.
Rota was born Giovanni Rota Rinaldi on 3 December 1911, into a musical family in Milan. Rota was a renowned child prodigy—his first oratorio, L'infanzia di San Giovanni Battista, was written at age 11 and performed in Milan and Paris as early as 1923; his three-act lyrical comedy after Hans Christian Andersen, Il Principe Porcaro, was composed when he was just 13 and published in 1926. He studied at the Milan conservatory there under Giacomo Orefice and then undertook serious study of composition under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, graduating in 1930.
Encouraged by Arturo Toscanini, Rota moved to the United States where he lived from 1930 to 1932. He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, where he was taught conducting by Fritz Reiner and had Rosario Scalero as an instructor in composition. Returning to Milan, he wrote a thesis on the Renaissance composer Gioseffo Zarlino. Rota earned a degree in literature from the University of Milan, graduating in 1937, and began a teaching career that led to the directorship of the Liceo Musicale in Bari, a title he held from 1950 until 1978.
Rota had one daughter, Nina Rota, from a relationship with pianist Magda Longari. He died, age 67, from a coronary thrombosis in Rome.
A Time For Us
Nino Rota Lyrics
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When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
A time when dreams so long denied can flourish
As we unveil the love we now must hide
A time for us, at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
For you and me
And with our love, through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
A world of shining hope for you and me
The song A Time For Us by Nino Rota speaks of a hopeful future where love can finally be revealed and flourish. The lyrics paint a picture of a time when the chains that bind us are broken by the courage that comes from a truly free and open love. This hope for a future where love can be expressed without inhibition is something that has been withheld for far too long, and as the love is unveiled, dreams that were previously denied can finally come to fruition.
The song also speaks of endurance through tough times, and the idea that even in the midst of turmoil, love can sustain and provide a way through every storm. The vision painted is of a new world, one which is filled with hope and shining possibilities for both the singer and their love. This optimism is a reminder that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and that as long as there is love, there is always a reason to keep pushing forward.
Overall, A Time For Us is a song about the power of love and the hope for a brighter future. The lyrics express a desire for a world where love is truly free and where dreams can be realized, and this message of hope and perseverance is a reminder that even in the toughest of times, love will always endure.
Line by Line Meaning
A time for us, some day there'll be
In the future, there will come a time that is meant for us
When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
This time will be marked by courageous love that frees us from oppression
A time when dreams so long denied can flourish
During this time, we will finally be able to achieve the dreams we have long been denied
As we unveil the love we now must hide
We will reveal the love we have hidden until now
A time for us, at last to see
Finally, we will be able to see a time that is made for us
A life worthwhile for you and me
In this time, our lives will be truly significant and fulfilling for both of us
And with our love, through tears and thorns
Despite the challenges we face, our love will see us through
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
Our love will help us persevere and overcome any obstacles that come our way
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
This time will usher in a new world, a better one for us to live in
A world of shining hope for you and me
This new world will be filled with hope and possibilities that will benefit both of us
For you and me
This time is meant for us to experience together, and it will be truly special
Contributed by Leo E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dreamworkisteamwork
Time for us ♡
A day for us
You know that day will come for us
Freedom to make love here without limits
The dream we were denied will blossom.
Our hidden love will be revealed.
One day you will know how to live
The life we miss here.
The love in us will survive
All difficulties, limitations and adversities
and so it will be for us in the world
the time will come when love will triumph...
@irysirys3694
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🌹
Czas dla nas ♡
Dzień dla nas
Wiesz, że ten dzień nadejdzie po nas
Wolność kochania się tutaj bez ograniczeń
Rozkwitnie sen, którego nam odmówiono.
Nasza ukryta miłość zostanie ujawniona.
Pewnego dnia będziesz wiedział jak żyć
Życie, które nam tu umyka.
Miłość w nas przetrwa
Wszelkie trudności, ograniczenia i przeciwności
i tak będzie dla nas na świecie
nadejdzie czas, kiedy miłość zatriumfuje...
🌹❤
....
@papaholke6909
WONDERFUL ... THE COLOR OF THE FLOWER SLOWLY TURN ......... THE MUSIC ALWAYS REMIND ME OF HER .........
@HailG3
This is breathtakingly beautiful.
@klytouch7515
Yeah.. dumb artificial intelligence... I believe you.
@alexanderhagle4520
This song is brilliant!
@ProfessorChomsky
Beautiful x
@jsanon1634
Beautiful music. What a tragic love story.
@irysirys3694
🌹🎻
wciąż dla mnie grasz ....co noc sercem słyszę
🎻 ...
@majkam4731
Krásna hudba o veľkej láske ktorá končila tragicky . ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@antontsakiris7696
bellissimo!! bravo maestro!!
@giusyloconti1536
Ti amo Roberto