1 - Pop female … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists by the name of Syria;
1 - Pop female singer from Italy
2 - Christian Dörge's Darkwave band from Germany
1. Cecilia Cipressi, the real name of Syria, was born in Rome in 1977. Her artistic debut was at the San Remo festival in 1995, and since then, she's been participating in that festival with different results. The same 1995 won in the cathegory of "Sanremo Giovani" with Loredana Berte's song Sei Bellissima; in 1996 won in the cathegory of "Giovani", this time with the track Non ci sto and she recorded her first album. In 1997 she participates once again, in the category "Big", and she got the third position with the song Sei tu. In 1997 she recorded her second album too, called L'angelo.
After Station Wagon (1998) she sang the italian version of the song Reflection on Mulan's Disney Picture soundtrack. In 2000 she wrote her first text, in collaboration with Marina Rei: the song was Maledetto il giorno and the album Come una goccia d'acqua, produced by Biaggio Antonacci.
Then came Le mie favole (2002), with many self compositions. In 2003 she went to the Festival of San Remo and sang Jovanotti's song L'amore e'. The same year a reedition of the album Le mie favole with this new song plus Aria came out. Her last album is Non e' peccato (2005). Nowadays she's making theater, Chiamatemi Kowalsky.
You can check her wikipedia biography at this link : http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_(cantante_italiana)
Her official website may be found here: http://www.syria.it/
2. SYRIA was formed in 1993, based around Christian Dörge. Inspired to begin with a dark, slow-down-goth-sound (in the early days...) with electro and ethno elements. Subsequently (since 2005) teaming up with Zasu and Stina Suntland, who also formed their own band THE ATOMIC NURSES, the group returned with trip-hop, surreal chansons and experimental electro-pop things, which initially yielded the albums 'The Return Of Saturn' (2006), 'The Kafka Syndrome' (2007) and 'The Grotesque' (2008, this one as part of the 4-CD-Box 'Not A Nice Party. A Collection')) - like all SYRIA records produced, arranged and mixed by Christian Dörge himself.
Describing the years 2005 - 2009 as the most extraordinary trip of SYRIAs existence, the band was inspired to collect a ride down the memory lane, mainly to see these gifts remain in action, meaning: On March 20th 2009, Black October-Records released the 44-track double-album 'The Learner's Dictionary Of Style - Best Of 2005 - 2009' with eight new un-released songs included, comprising the classical and the traditional SYRIA and watching out on some future sounds and topics. This album was accompanied by the exclusive and all-new 8-track mini-album 'First Person Shooter'.
And in October 2009, the band released a second 44-track compilation: 'The Return Of The Cybernauts - Best Of 2005 - 2009, vol. 2', with seven new, un-released songs on the list. Now, tickets are open for the writing and recording of the 11th SYRIA studio-album - production started in January 2009 as a daytrip to the Marlene-dressed-as-electric-widow themepark; recordings and mixings were finished in the meantime, showing up that in the end, the end is still not the end. This new album will be released in May 2010.
SYRIA on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/syria2005
Happiness
Syria Lyrics
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Che a un tratto cambia la tua vita
Tutto in autostrada
Il tuo cammino non è più in salita
Senti che puoi avere tutto quello che vuoi
Ma il rischio è che non basta mai
E allora è meglio stare calmi
E non lasciarsi trascinare
A cui non posso rinunciare
Farei salti mortali
Per di non perderti mai
Perché mi hai dato tutto
Quando non avevo niente
E adesso tocca a me
Farti sentire importante
Happiness
Sai che significa happiness...
Vuol dire felicità duru dariudà
Tutta la vita
Happiness sei tenerissimo happiness
Ed ora canto per te duru dariudà
Ti voglio bene
Quello che fa male
È quella gente che ti tira i piedi
Quelli che ti sparano alle spalle
Mentre non li vedi
Quelli che vorrebbero vederti sempre giù
Per poi tirarti un poco su
Quelli che non amano nessuno
E quello che nessuno ama
Meno male amore
Che tu sei così diverso
E sei sempre presente
Se ho bisogno di te
E tu mi hai dato tutto
Quando non avevo niente
E adesso tocca a me
Farti sentire importante
Happiness
Sai che significa happiness...
Vuol dire felicità duru dariudà
Tutta la vita
Happiness tu sei simpatico happiness
Ed ora canto per te duru dariudà
Perché ti amo
Because i love you, because i love you
The lyrics of "Happiness" by Syria talks about how life can change suddenly, and everything could become easier, and the road becomes smoother. You feel like you have everything you want, but there is always the risk of it not being enough. Therefore, it is essential to stay calm and not be dragged by everything around you. Nevertheless, there is one thing that the singer cannot give up, and that is giving everything to the person she loves. She would do everything to keep that person just where they are, and never lose them. The song talks about the hurtful people who try to drag you down, but it is better to forget them and keep living life with the person you love. The singer promises to make their loved one feel important, just like how they did to her.
Moreover, the song has a catchy melody with a feel-good rhythm with a mix of pop and Latin music styles, making it a hit among a wide audience. The lyrics are written in Italian, and the use of some Spanish words adds to the rhythm of the song. The title of the song in itself, "Happiness," invokes a joyful emotion in the listener. The lyrics use various metaphors to portray the changes in life, emotions, and love. The singer's emotions are palpable through the song, and the willingness to do everything for the person she loves adds a layer of depth and sincerity.
Line by Line Meaning
Qualche volta capita
Sometimes it happens
Che a un tratto cambia la tua vita
That suddenly your life changes
Tutto in autostrada
All on the highway
Il tuo cammino non è più in salita
Your path is no longer uphill
Senti che puoi avere tutto quello che vuoi
You feel that you can have everything you want
Ma il rischio è che non basta mai
But the risk is that it's never enough
E allora è meglio stare calmi
So it's better to stay calm
E non lasciarsi trascinare
And not let yourself be carried away
Eppure c'è una cosa
Yet there's one thing
A cui non posso rinunciare
That I can't give up
Farei salti mortali
I would do acrobatics
Per di non perderti mai
To never lose you
Perché mi hai dato tutto
Because you gave me everything
Quando non avevo niente
When I had nothing
E adesso tocca a me
And now it's my turn
Farti sentire importante
To make you feel important
Happiness
Happiness
Sai che significa happiness...
You know what happiness means
Vuol dire felicità duru dariudà
It means happiness, duru dariudà
Tutta la vita
All life long
Happiness sei tenerissimo happiness
Happiness, you're so sweet, happiness
Ed ora canto per te duru dariudà
And now I sing for you, duru dariudà
Ti voglio bene
I love you
Quello che fa male
What hurts
È quella gente che ti tira i piedi
Is the people who pull your feet
Quelli che ti sparano alle spalle
Those who shoot you in the back
Mentre non li vedi
While you don't see them
Quelli che vorrebbero vederti sempre giù
Those who would always want to see you down
Per poi tirarti un poco su
To then lift you up a bit
Quelli che non amano nessuno
Those who don't love anyone
E quello che nessuno ama
And what no one loves
Meno male amore
Thank goodness my love
Che tu sei così diverso
That you're so different
E sei sempre presente
And you're always there
Se ho bisogno di te
If I need you
E tu mi hai dato tutto
And you gave me everything
Quando non avevo niente
When I had nothing
E adesso tocca a me
And now it's my turn
Farti sentire importante
To make you feel important
Happiness
Happiness
Sai che significa happiness...
You know what happiness means
Vuol dire felicità duru dariudà
It means happiness, duru dariudà
Tutta la vita
All life long
Happiness tu sei simpatico happiness
Happiness, you're nice, happiness
Ed ora canto per te duru dariudà
And now I sing for you, duru dariudà
Perché ti amo
Because I love you
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.