Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, "The International Quintet". He then released the song "Manuela" b/w "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international smash hit, hitting #1 in Belgium as well as charting across Europe and in America. The song went on to sell tens of millions of copies worldwide, and has been covered many times by artists such as Marino Marini, Dalida and Louis Armstrong.
After the success of "Marina", Granata toured the world, including dates at Carnegie Hall. A feature film entitled Marina was released in 1960, which set the stage for a string of German hits from Granata. He also appeared in Italy at the Sanremo Festival in 1961.
Granata later became a successful record producer. He owned the labels Cardinal Records and Granata Records, and has produced artists such as Marva, Louis Neefs, Miel Cools, De Elegasten, and others.
In 1989, Granata commissioned a dance remix of Marina, which again topped the Belgian charts as well as those of Italy and Germany.
Granata has appeared regularly on Belgian television, and served as a jury member for the 2002 Flemish preliminaries for the Eurovision Song Contest. In March 2000 he was awarded the ZAMU Lifetime Achievement Award by the Belgian music industry.
Granata has released some 65 albums over the course of his career
Marina
Rocco Granata Lyrics
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Una ragazza mora ma carina
Ma lei non vuol saperne del mio amor
Cosa farò per conquistar il suo cuor
Un giorno la incontrai sola, sola
Il cuore mi batteva a mille all'ora
Quando gli dissi che la volevo amare
Mi diede un bacio e l'amor sbocciò
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al più presto sposar
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al più presto sposar
Oh mia bella mora
No, non mi lasciare
Non mi devi rovinare
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh mia bella mora
No, non mi lasciare
Non mi devi rovinare
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al più presto sposar
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al più presto sposar
Oh mia bella mora
No, non mi lasciare
Non mi devi rovinare
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh mia bella mora
No, non mi lasciare
Non mi devi rovinare
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
The lyrics to Rocco Granata's "Marina" describe his love and pursuit of a girl named Marina. He admits that he is in love with her and finds her to be a beautiful and attractive young lady. Despite his affections, Marina does not reciprocate his love. He wonders what he can do to win her heart and devotion. One day, he finds her alone and seizes the opportunity to tell her that he loves her. To his delight, she kisses him back, allowing their love to flourish, and he promises to marry her as soon as possible. Despite his declaration of love, he fears that Marina will leave him and break his heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi sono innamorato di Marina
I fell in love with Marina
Una ragazza mora ma carina
A beautiful dark-haired girl
Ma lei non vuol saperne del mio amor
But she doesn't want anything to do with my love
Cosa farò per conquistar il suo cuor
What will I do to win her heart
Un giorno la incontrai sola, sola
One day I met her alone, all alone
Il cuore mi batteva a mille all'ora
My heart was beating a mile a minute
Quando gli dissi che la volevo amare
When I told her I wanted to love her
Mi diede un bacio e l'amor sbocciò
She gave me a kiss and love bloomed
Marina, Marina, Marina
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al più presto sposar
I want to marry you as soon as possible
Oh mia bella mora
Oh my beautiful dark-haired girl
No, non mi lasciare
No, don't leave me
Non mi devi rovinare
You must not ruin me
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Rocco Granata
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ZEEMAN _TEXTIELSUPERS
Mi sono innamorato di Marina
una ragazza mora ma carina
ma lei non vuol saperne del mio amore
cosa faro` per conquistarle il cuor.
Un girono l`ho incontrata sola sola,
il cuotre mi batteva mille all`ora.
Quando le dissi che la volevo amare
mi diede un bacio e l`amor sboccio`...
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al piu` presto sposar
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al piu` presto sposar
O mia bella mora
no non mi lasciare
non mi devi rovinare
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
O mia bella mora
no non mi lasciare
non mi devi rovinare
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al piu` presto sposar
Marina, Marina, Marina
Ti voglio al piu` presto sposar
O mia bella mora
no non mi lasciare
non mi devi rovinare
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
O mia bella mora
no non mi lasciare
non mi devi rovinare
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
oh, no, no, no, no, no...
J. Caldera
Thank you for putting lyrics to the song. It's a lovely song by Rocco.
HarrodsFan
Love it! One of my favourite Italian songs of old. Thank you for posting.
Karusia 001
Amazing song bringing happiness and joy ❤️
Alex A
True true man, viva marina ❤️❤️
Alê
Timeless Song!
nina ortiz
Can the lyrics be translated to English please! It is so beautiful, everything in it!
Andrzej Yacinto
Well, it's an excellent you're doing so. I mean the lyrics video as well as a sing-a-long in a Nursing Home. It was performed by Marino Marini at Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland, in the early sixties, when I was young. But still I'm young as the song. All the best for you. Just keep it up!
rosa latorre
Una bellísima canzone per lavorare con i bambini della scuola!!
JuanFra Crosetti
Italia bella sempre nel mio cuore❤
Cornelia Timmers
Geweldige muziek .dank u wel Rocco het blijft prachtig !!