Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli, 9 April 1948 Venice, Italy) is an I… Read Full Bio ↴Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli, 9 April 1948 Venice, Italy) is an Italian Pop singer whose career has spanned more than four decades. Her first single "Ragazzo triste", released in 1966, was the first pop song aired on Vatican Radio. In 2011 she participated - for the eighth time - in the Italian song contest, the San Remo Music Festival.

She became famous still very young as "the Piper girl", from the name of a fashion music club in Rome where she used to sing in the '60 years. She has experimented every kind of music over the 40 years of her career, from early pop songs to electronic, chinese music and rock; her masterpiece is the record "Oltre l'Eden...", published in 1989 and reprinted on CD again in 2006.

Angelus
Patty Pravo Lyrics

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Eccomi qui
Pronta e muta come un pianoforte
Pettinata e vestita
Come un angelo da collezione
Non c'è sentimento
Che non sappia desiderare
Anche una luce piccola basta
Io so farla bastare

Io so farla bastare

Alla mia volontà affamata
Tu parlavi gentile
Voglio dirti che le parole
Non mi bastano più
Così vengo nel nome
Delle carezze dimenticate
Parole femmine scompagnate
Sul fango selciato del mondo

Ma tu lo senti o no
L'esatto suono delle mie ragioni
Lo capisci cos'è
La rinuncia al pudore
Vuol dire chiamami come vuoi
Ma non chiamarmi amore
Chiamami come vuoi
Io sono degna del mio nome
Vuol dire chiamami come vuoi
Ma non chiamarmi amore
Chiamami come vuoi
Chiamami come vuoi

Eccomi qui
Pronta e muta come un calendario
Adornata e gentile
Eccomi qui
Io e le donne come me
Aspettiamo miracoli
Eccomi qui
Eccomi qui

Io e le donne come me
Aspettiamo miracoli

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Patty Pravo's song "Angelus" are about a woman who is ready and willing to be whatever the other person desires her to be. She compares herself to a piano or an angel, both of which can be shaped and controlled by external forces. She states that there is no feeling she cannot desire or satisfy, and that even a small amount of affection is enough for her. However, despite her compliance, she asserts her own will and desires and states that mere words are no longer enough for her. She speaks of forgotten caresses and the struggle of women like her in a world that treats them like discarded objects.

In the chorus, she declares that she is not willing to be called "love" or any other name that implies subservience. She asserts her own self-worth and dignity, stating that she is deserving of respect and recognition. The final lines of the song bring back the image of the waiting women, still hoping for miracles in a world that does not acknowledge or value them.

Overall, "Angelus" is a poignant commentary on the societal expectations placed on women, their struggle for autonomy and respect, and the emotional toll that compliance can take.

Line by Line Meaning

Eccomi qui
Here I am

Pronta e muta come un pianoforte
Ready and silent like a piano

Pettinata e vestita
Combed and dressed

Come un angelo da collezione
Like a collectible angel

Non c'è sentimento
There is no feeling

Che non sappia desiderare
That I do not desire

Anche una luce piccola basta
Even a small light is enough

Io so farla bastare
I can make it enough

Alla mia volontà affamata
To my hungry will

Tu parlavi gentile
You spoke kindly

Voglio dirti che le parole
I want to tell you that words