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.
Favola
Pierangelo Bertoli Lyrics
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Sognai per me un mondo con te,
Un fragile sogno che forse non c'?.
Sperai che tu, nei tuoi occhi blu,
Avessi I pensieri che non trovo pi?.
Amai in te un re che non c'?,
E solo la mente risveglia per me.
Venissi e non te ne andassi mai pi?.
Cantai perch? Cantassi con me,
E il canto era dolce, cantato da te.
Scherzai perch? Ridessi di me,
E un caldo sorriso sgorgasse da te.
Parlai di te parlando con me,
Al mondo discorso pi? Bello non c'?.
Scoprii che tu coi tuoi occhi blu
Parevi una stella caduta quaggi?.
Infine tu tornasti lass?,
E non ho pi? Visto quei tuoi occhi blu.
Rimase a me un mucchio di "se":
"se avesse", "se fosse", "se disse", "se c'?".
Amai, cantai, pensai e parlai,
E adesso ho soltanto un ricordo oramai.
Scoprii, sognai, scherzai e pregai
The lyrics of Pierangelo Bertoli's song "Favola" (Fable) describe the singer's dream world with a loved one. The world is fragile, perhaps not even real, yet the singer hopes that the person they love, with their blue eyes, could perceive their thoughts, which remain elusive. The singer adores an absent king that only their mind resurrects, and they imagine that with the blue-eyed person never leaving them, they would be happy forever. The singer sings with their beloved, creating a beautiful song, tries to make them laugh, and shares a conversation with them that is more enchanting than any other dialogue in the world. The singer discovers that the blue-eyed person, to them, is like a fallen star. Eventually, the blue-eyed person leaves, and the singer is left with only memories of the love, the song, the thoughts, the talk, the dreams, the pleas, that they once shared.
Line by Line Meaning
Sognai per me un mondo con te,
I dreamt of a world with you
Un fragile sogno che forse non c'?.
A fragile dream that perhaps does not exist.
Sperai che tu, nei tuoi occhi blu,
I hoped that within your blue eyes
Avessi I pensieri che non trovo pi?.
You would have the thoughts that I can no longer find.
Amai in te un re che non c'?,
I loved in you a king that isn't there,
E solo la mente risveglia per me.
And only the mind awakens for me
Pensai che tu coi tuoi occhi blu
I thought that you with your blue eyes
Venissi e non te ne andassi mai pi?.
Would come and never leave again.
Cantai perch? Cantassi con me,
I sang so that you would sing with me
E il canto era dolce, cantato da te.
And the song was sweet, sung by you.
Scherzai perch? Ridessi di me,
I joked so that you would laugh at me
E un caldo sorriso sgorgasse da te.
And a warm smile would flow from you.
Parlai di te parlando con me,
I spoke of you while speaking to myself
Al mondo discorso pi? Bello non c'?.
In the world, there is no better conversation.
Scoprii che tu coi tuoi occhi blu
I discovered that you with your blue eyes
Parevi una stella caduta quaggi?.
Seemed like a fallen star here.
Infine tu tornasti lass?,
Finally, you returned there
E non ho pi? Visto quei tuoi occhi blu.
And I have not seen those blue eyes of yours anymore.
Rimase a me un mucchio di "se":
Left to me was a pile of "ifs":
"se avesse", "se fosse", "se disse", "se c'?".
"if he had", "if it were", "if he said", "if it exists".
Amai, cantai, pensai e parlai,
I loved, sang, thought, and spoke
E adesso ho soltanto un ricordo oramai.
And now I only have a memory left.
Scoprii, sognai, scherzai e pregai
I discovered, dreamt, joked, and prayed
Contributed by Owen K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
giannisegala
Canzone di una dolcezza straordinaria. Grande Bertoli , capace di regalarci momenti lievi e dolci come questa bellissima canzone , oppure pezzi "incazzati" che fanno riflettere e muovere le coscienze di chi ha una coscienza.
Bruno Giorgis
Lui mi è indistaccabile.
Antonio Piazza
bella analisi di un rapporto logoro.