Enzo Ghinazzi (born 11 September 1955 - Ponticino, Arezzo, Italy), best kn… Read Full Bio ↴Enzo Ghinazzi (born 11 September 1955 - Ponticino, Arezzo, Italy), best known as Pupo (Italian for little baby) is an Italian Pop singer and lyricist.

Pupo has been writing, composing, and performing songs for almost 30 years, making a name for himself among the greatest Italian singers. From 1975, the year of his début with Ti scrivero', to 1982 he has experienced an uninterrupted series of successes. His records (Su di noi, Ciao, Lo devo solo a te, Forse, Firenze S. Maria Novella, Un amore grande, among others) have been heard around the world and have been translated into English, German, French and Spanish. With over twenty million albums sold throughout the course of his career, Pupo has received 11 gold records, and with the album Piu' di prima, he also won the Gondola d'Oro in 1981.

He has participated in four Festivals of Sanremo (1980-83-84 and 1992) in which he was always classified among the top performers. His texts have also contributed to the breakthrough of many fellow singers. Among the many examples is Sara' perche' ti amo, which in 1981 marked the great return of the Ricchi e Poveri. In the same year, Pupo founded the Nazionale Italiana Cantanti with Mogol and Morandi, while the Famiglia Cristiana published a survey which named him the most sympathetic and nice Italian artist.

Enzo Ghinazzi's voice resounds in the most important theaters in the world including Madison Square Garden and Broadway in New York, the Maple Leaf Garden in Toronto, the Royal Albert Hall of London, and the Entertainment Center of Sydney, as well as the Olympia of Paris, and the grand theaters of Tallinn, Leningrad, and Moscow

Volano
Pupo Lyrics

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Volano i sogni volano
poi che tristezza quando torna la realtà
Volano i giorni volano
mentre la notte è lunga e non ti passa mai

E non ti basta più questa sera
e non ti serve fingere ancora
i tuoi pensieri sono lontani

volano nel cielo liberi gabbiani

E non ti basta più questo volo
quando finisce sei sempre più solo
quante illusioni nelle tue mani
stringerli più forte dando già domani

E non ti basta più questo volo
quando finisce sei sempre più solo
quante illusioni nelle tue mani

Cosa c'è stanotte pensi a te
ti guardi nello specchio e piangi, cosa c'è?

E non ti basta vivere un'ora
ti senti vivo, respiri ancora
cerca il coraggio nelle tue mani
cambia la tua vita, cambia da domani

E non ti basta più questo volo
quando finisce sei sempre più solo
in fondo un uomo non ha le ali
non provarci ancora, siamo tutti uguali

E non ti basta più questo volo
quando finisce sei sempre più solo

in fondo un uomo non ha le ali
non provarci ancora, siamo tutti uguali

Overall Meaning

The song "Volano" by Pupo explores the idea of the ephemeral nature of happiness and dreams which are so easily dashed by the harsh realities of life. The song is a lamentation of the fleetingness of happy moments and how they often leave one feeling alone and unfulfilled. The opening lines of the song "Volano i sogni volano, poi che tristezza quando torna la realtà" (Dreams fly, then what sadness when reality returns) perfectly capture the idea that happy moments are often beyond our reach and are replaced by the mundane aspects of life.

The song also touches on the idea that life is a continuous cycle of chasing happiness and dreams only to have them slip out of our grasps. The lines "E non ti basta più questo volo quando finisce sei sempre più solo" (And you don't want to fly anymore because when it ends, you are always more alone) perfectly encapsulate the cyclical nature of chasing happiness and the futility of always trying to take flight. The song ends with a melancholic plea to embrace the present and change one's life from tomorrow, instead of constantly chasing something that is always out of reach.

Line by Line Meaning

Volano i sogni volano
Dreams fly, they soar high

poi che tristezza quando torna la realtà
But how sad it is when reality crashes them down

Volano i giorni volano
Days fly, time passes

mentre la notte è lunga e non ti passa mai
While the night is long and never seems to end

E non ti basta più questa sera
And this evening is not enough for you

e non ti serve fingere ancora
Pretending no longer serves you

i tuoi pensieri sono lontani
Your thoughts are far away

volano nel cielo liberi gabbiani
Soaring freely like seagulls in the sky

E non ti basta più questo volo
And this flight is not enough for you

quando finisce sei sempre più solo
When it's over, you're always more alone

quante illusioni nelle tue mani
So many illusions in your hands