Pierangelo Bertoli (November 5, 1942 - October 7, 2002) was an Italian sing… Read Full Bio ↴Pierangelo Bertoli (November 5, 1942 - October 7, 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. Close to libertarian communist issues his works told mainly about the environment, laïcité, antimilitarism and social issues regarding marginalized and rebellious people.
Born in Sassuolo, in the Province of Modena and belonging to a working class family, when he was 4 he suffered of poliomyelitis and he lost the use of his legs. He started his singing career at the end of 1973, with the album Rosso colore dell'amore and one year later with the self-produced album Roca Blues. One of his most famous albums was the 1979 "A muso duro".
Married to Bruna, he had 3 sons, Emiliano, Petra and Alberto, also a singer.
In 1990 he worked with Elio e le Storie Tese, and in 1991 with Tazenda. In 1992 he took part in the Sanremo Music Festival.
Bertoli died in Modena on October 7, 2002.

Campane
Pierangelo Bertoli Lyrics

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Le campane della notte suonano per noi
sulle pianure del silenzio
le visioni di speranza sono in malattia
e danno segni di rinuncia
conteranno i tuoi capelli fuori dalla chiesa
chiederanno dove vai
venderai le poche cose buone
senza capire cosa fai.

Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun
quando infine cambia il tempo
quando torna il momento
dan dirlin dan dirlin daun
suonerà in un altro mondo
un’altra musica.
Cupi bronzi di tempesta senza dignità
a torturare i tuoi ricordi
i fantasmi dei tuoi sogni scesi nella via
hanno pugnali di materia
spingeranno i tuoi pensieri nella stratosfera
sceglieranno cosa sei
perderai le cose che sai fare
decideranno cosa vuoi.
Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun
quando infine cambia il tempo
quando torna il momento
dan dirlin dan dirlin daun
suonerà in un altro mondo
un’altra musica.
Preparati per la festa dietro a una regia
rintoccheranno cose perse
scioglieranno i loro volti nell’ipocrisia
e piangeranno i tuoi rimorsi
le tue mani bene in vista sopra le barriere
fremeranno di pietà
quando andrai a chiedere il tuo nome
ti chiederanno cosa sei.
Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun
quando infine cambia il tempo
quando torna il momento
dan dirlin dan dirlin daun

suonerà in un altro mondo
un’altra musica.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pierangelo Bertoli's song Campane paint a vivid picture of a world full of despair and hopelessness, where the sounds of the night bells ring out in the plains of silence. The visions of hope are sick and the signs of resignation are everywhere. The lyrics describe a world where people are stripped of their dignity and self-worth, where their memories are tormented by dark storms of despair.

The imagery of the song is powerful, describing ghosts of dreams and visions with knives of material, and thoughts being pushed out into the stratosphere. The lyrics suggest that people have no control over their own lives, and that their destiny is in the hands of others who will decide what they are and what they want.

The chorus of the song is an invocation to hope, as it states that another world and another music will eventually come. The lyrics seem to promote the idea that one needs to be prepared for the festivities behind a reality where things that are lost can be regained, and where one can escape the bonds of hypocrisy.

Line by Line Meaning

Le campane della notte suonano per noi sulle pianure del silenzio
The bells of the night sound for us on the plains of silence

Le visioni di speranza sono in malattia e danno segni di rinuncia
Visions of hope are sick and show signs of giving up

Conteranno i tuoi capelli fuori dalla chiesa chiederanno dove vai venderai le poche cose buone senza capire cosa fai.
They'll count your hairs outside the church asking where you're going you'll sell the few good things you have without even knowing what you're doing

Cupi bronzi di tempesta senza dignità a torturare i tuoi ricordi i fantasmi dei tuoi sogni scesi nella via hanno pugnali di materia spingeranno i tuoi pensieri nella stratosfera sceglieranno cosa sei perderai le cose che sai fare decideranno cosa vuoi.
Dark stormy bronzes without dignity to torture your memories the ghosts of your dreams fallen in the street have material knives they will push your thoughts into the stratosphere choose what you are lose the things you know how to do decide what you want

Preparati per la festa dietro a una regia rintoccheranno cose perse scioglieranno i loro volti nell’ipocrisia e piangeranno i tuoi rimorsi le tue mani bene in vista sopra le barriere fremeranno di pietà quando andrai a chiedere il tuo nome ti chiederanno cosa sei.
Get ready for the party behind a script they'll ring lost things they'll dissolve their faces in hypocrisy and cry for your regrets your hands on display above the barriers will tremble with pity when you'll ask for your name they'll ask you what you are

Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun quando infine cambia il tempo quando torna il momento dan dirlin dan dirlin daun suonerà in un altro mondo un’altra musica.
Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun when the weather finally changes when the moment comes Dan dirlin dan dirlin daun it will sound in another world another music

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