Salvatore, Knight Adamo, simply known as Adamo (born 1 November 1943, in Co… Read Full Bio ↴Salvatore, Knight Adamo, simply known as Adamo (born 1 November 1943, in Comiso, Sicily, Italy) is a Belgian – Italian composer and singer of ballads, mainly in French, but also in other languages such as German, Italian and Spanish. He had commercial success during the 1960s and 1970s, mostly in Europe and Latin America, but also in Japan and the United States. Now he lives in Belgium. He is of Sicilian/Italian ancestry.

Adamo is one of the most commercially successful singers in Europe. Adamo has sold over 80 million copies of his albums worldwide. He is currently living in Belgium though he has lived in France with his family. His hits include "Tombe la Neige", "Vous permettez, Monsieur?" and "Inch'Allah", all from the sixties.

Adamo's early influences were the poetry of Victor Hugo, the music of French crooners such as Jacques Prévert or Georges Brassens, and the Italian canzonette. He started singing and composing his own songs from an early age. His debut was in a Radio Luxembourg competition, where he participated as singer and composer of the song "Si j'osais" ("If I dared") winning the competition's final held in Paris, in 14 February 1960.

Adamo's first hit was "Sans toi, ma mie", in 1963, from his debut album 63/64. He followed this with a series of hits, "Tombe la neige" ("The snow falls"), "Vous permettez, Monsieur?" ("May I, Sir"), "La Nuit" ("The Night") (1964), "Dolce Paola" ("Sweet Paola"), "Les Filles du bord de mer" ("The girls at the beach"), "Mes mains sur tes hanches" ("My hands on your hips") (1965), "Ton Nom" ("Your Name"), "Une meche de cheveux" ("Lock of golden hair") (1966), "Une larme aux nuages" ("A tear to the clouds"), "Inch'Allah" (1967), "L'amour te ressemble" ("Love resembles you"), "F... comme femme" ("F... like woman") (1968), "A demain sur la lune" ("See you tomorrow on the moon"), "Petit bonheur" ("Small happiness") (1969), "Va mon bateau" ("My boat goes"), "Les belles dames" ("Beautiful ladies") (1970), "J'avais oublié que les roses sont roses" ("I had forgotten that the roses are pink") (1971), "C'est ma vie" ("It's my life") (1975). Other notable songs included "Manuel", "Si Tu Etais", "Les Collines De Rabiah", "J'Te Lache Plus", "Mourir Dans Tes Bras", and "Ce George(s)".

The self-penned "Petit bonheur" sold over one million copies by April 1970, and was awarded a gold disc.

Amália Rodrigues recorded "Inch'Allah" in French. Adamo briefly attempted movie acting when he was cast in the film Les Arnaud (1967), which starred Bourvil.

He has recorded in many languages and, besides France and Belgium, had hits in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and also in Japan, where he toured repeatedly. Adamo has had hits and toured also in Latin America. In Chile, the audience awarded him an appreciation prize known as the "Antorcha" (Gold and Silver Torch) at the "Festival de Viña del Mar" held yearly in the "Quinta Vergara", at the seaside resort of Viña del Mar, where he once had to sing in three different, sold-out venues in the same night.

In the 1980s, Adamo's career faltered, as the style of his music was no longer fashionable. Since the 1990s, however, and on the crest of a nostalgia wave, Adamo has successfully resumed composing, issuing records and touring, starting with a full season at the Casino de Paris venue in April 1990. Adamo has sold over 100 million copies of recordings worldwide.

Albums

* 1992 Rêveur de fond
* 1994 C’est ma vie (compilation Live)
* 1995 La vie comme elle passe
* 1998 Regards
* 2001 Par les temps qui courent
* 2002 Les mots de l’âme (compilation)
* 2003 Zanzibar
* 2004 Un soir au Zanzibar (CD/DVD compilation Live)
* 2007 La part de l'ange

Brutta notte
Salvatore Adamo Lyrics

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Vento e pioggia nella notte
La città dorme ed io cerco te
E questo scherzo lo fai proprio a me
Brutta notte
Che ti ho detto che ti ho fatto
Hai preso tutto l'amore da me
Vuoi poesia quando più non c'è
Brutta notte

Cerco per le strade ti cerco
Cerco ma non so dove andare
In questa brutta notte brutta notte
Chissà dove sei
Sto diventando matto proprio matto
Sono già le sei
Avevi parlato del fiume
Ma no scherzavi scherzavi
Non so più dove ho la testa
Mi sembra averla persa con te
Allora vado in cerca di che
Brutta notte
E tempo che si alzi il sole
L'ultimo sogno si è spento con te
La gente prende il primo caffè
Brutta notte
Ti cerco per le strade ti cerco
Ti cerco ma non so dove andare
In questa brutta notte brutta notte
Chissà dove sei
Meriteresti botte tante botte
Ragazzina che sei
In questa brutta notte brutta notte
Chissà dove sei

Sto diventando matto proprio matto
Che tormento sei.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Salvatore Adamo's song, "Brutta notte," describes the feelings of an individual who is wandering through the city streets, seeking a lost love. The night is unforgiving, with wind and rain pounding down. The city is asleep, but the singer is awake, and he seeks the comfort of his lover. He expresses frustration at the love that he gave, which was taken from him. He longs for poetry, but the feeling of emptiness haunts him. As the night continues, he searches for his lost love, becoming more and more frantic as he does so. Ultimately, the night passes and the sun rises, and though the singer is no closer to finding his lover, he continues his search.

The song is infused with deep emotion and heartache. It captures the universal feeling of loss and the longing for a loved one. The description of the night provides a stark and desolate backdrop for the feelings of the singer. The song is particularly poignant because it captures the moment when hopelessness and despair begin to take hold.

Line by Line Meaning

Vento e pioggia nella notte
It's windy and raining tonight

La città dorme ed io cerco te
The city is asleep and I am searching for you

E questo scherzo lo fai proprio a me
And you're playing this joke on me

Brutta notte
Ugly night

Che ti ho detto che ti ho fatto
What did I tell you? What have I done?

Hai preso tutto l'amore da me
You took all the love from me

Vuoi poesia quando più non c'è
You want poetry when there's none left

Cerco per le strade ti cerco
I'm looking for you in the streets

Cerco ma non so dove andare
I'm looking but I don't know where to go

In questa brutta notte brutta notte
In this ugly night, this ugly night

Chissà dove sei
Who knows where you are