Crawford first polished her craft at club gigs from Cincinnati to St. Tropez, but made her name in mid 1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson on his album "Big Man" 1975) and Cannonball Adderley.
She then led Jazz veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic big hit "Street Life" (1979). Her follow up solo efforts included "'One Day I'll Fly Away" (1980, Grand Prize for Tokyo International Music Festival); "'You Might Need Somebody" (1981); and "'Rainy Night In Georgia" (1981); which all became soul standards. Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the Billboard album chart for 60 weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the Top 10 with "Almaz" in (1986).
Naked And True (1995) brought Crawford back to her roots: it included Benson's "Give Me The Night", and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and The Fred Wesley Horns. But she enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with a cover of " You Might Need Somebody" in 1997.
She still continues to make great R&B hits and performs on various Jazz Festivals around the world.
Diamante
Randy Crawford Lyrics
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L'odore dei granai
E pace per chi ci sarà
E per i fornai
Pioggia sarò
E pioggia tu sarai
I miei occhi si chiariranno
Impareremo a camminare
Per mano insieme a camminare
Domenica
Aspetterò che aprano i vinai
Più grande ti sembrerò
E tu più grande sarai
Nuove distanze
Ci riavvicineranno
Dall'alto di un cielo, Diamante
I nostri occhi vedranno
Passare insieme soldati e spose (dance in the dark)
Ballare piano in controluce
Moltiplicare la nostra voce (sing in the dark)
Per mano insieme soldati e spose
Domenica, Domenica
(Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono
Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono
Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono)
Passare insieme soldati e spose (dance in the dark)
Ballare piano in controluce
Moltiplicare la nostra voce (sing in the dark)
Passare in pace soldati e spose
Domenica
The lyrics to Randy Crawford's song Diamante speak of a deep longing for peace and unity. The song begins with the imagery of breathing in the smell of barns, symbolizing a return to a simple way of life. The singer wishes for peace for those who will be there, and for the bakers who will make bread. Rain is then introduced as a metaphor for cleansing and renewal, and the singer envisions a future where things will be clearer and the snowdrifts will bloom.
The following verses speak of learning to walk hand in hand with someone, and waiting for the wine shops to open, signifying the passage of time and growing older. New distance between people will bring them closer together, as they see the world from a higher perspective, represented by the "Diamante" in the sky. Soldiers and brides passing by together, dancing and singing, signify a time where war and love can coexist in harmony. The repetition of "Domenica," Italian for Sunday, emphasizes the idea of a brighter, more hopeful future.
In summary, the song speaks to the innate human desire for peace and unity, as well as a hope for a better tomorrow.
Line by Line Meaning
Respirerò
I will breathe
L'odore dei granai
The smell of the granaries
E pace per chi ci sarà
And peace for those who will be there
E per i fornai
And for the bakers
Pioggia sarò
I will be rain
E pioggia tu sarai
And you will be rain
I miei occhi si chiariranno
My eyes will be cleared
E fioriranno i nevai
And the snowdrifts will bloom
Impareremo a camminare
We will learn to walk
Per mano insieme a camminare
Walking hand in hand together
Domenica
Sunday
Aspetterò che aprano i vinai
I will wait for the wineries to open
Più grande ti sembrerò
I will seem bigger to you
E tu più grande sarai
And you will be bigger too
Nuove distanze
New distances
Ci riavvicineranno
Will bring us closer
Dall'alto di un cielo, Diamante
From high in the sky, Diamond
I nostri occhi vedranno
Our eyes will see
Passare insieme soldati e spose (dance in the dark)
Soldiers and brides passing together (dance in the dark)
Ballare piano in controluce
Dancing softly in the backlight
Moltiplicare la nostra voce (sing in the dark)
Multiplying our voices (singing in the dark)
Per mano insieme soldati e spose
Walking hand in hand together soldiers and brides
Domenica, Domenica
Sunday, Sunday
(Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono
(Be quiet, big children don't cry
Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono
Be quiet, big children don't cry
Fai piano i bimbi grandi non piangono)
Be quiet, big children don't cry)
Passare insieme soldati e spose (dance in the dark)
Soldiers and brides passing together (dance in the dark)
Ballare piano in controluce
Dancing softly in the backlight
Moltiplicare la nostra voce (sing in the dark)
Multiplying our voices (singing in the dark)
Passare in pace soldati e spose
Passing in peace soldiers and brides
Domenica
Sunday
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adelmo Fornaciari, Francesco De Gregori, Matteo Saggese, Mino Vergnaghi
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