Born Constantino Rossi in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, he became a tenor of French cabaret and one of the great romantic idols of his time. Gifted with an operatic voice, a "Latin Lover" persona made him a movie star as well. Over his career, Rossi made hundreds of records and appeared in more than 25 films, the most notable of which was the 1953 production, Si Versailles m'était conté directed by Sacha Guitry. His romantic ballads had women swooning and his art-songs by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947), and other composers helped draw sold out audiences wherever he performed.
As a young man, he played guitar and sang at a variety of small venues in his hometown of Ajaccio before going on to perform in Marseilles and at resort clubs along the French Riviera. In the early 1930s he went to Paris and within a few years achieved enormous success, joining a Columbia Records roster that included the biggest stars of the day such as Lucienne Boyer, Damia, Pills et Tabet, Mireille, and Jean Sablon.
Rossi's success was greatly aided by songwriter Vincent Scotto (1876-1952), who wrote his first hits and collaborated with him for many years, composing and arranging many Rossi songs. Prior to World War II. Rossi was a major box office attraction in the French speaking world but expanded his audience to America with a 1938 visit followed up by wartime tours across the USA and Canada. In 1946, his song "Petit Papa Noël" sold more than thirty million copies worldwide. A Christmas classic for the family, the song still sells by the thousands each Yuletide season. The recipient of many musical awards, including the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque, Tino Rossi is the most popular personality to ever come from Corsica other than Napoleon Bonaparte.
In 1947 he married Lilia Vetti, a young dancer he met while making a film. They would have a son together in a marriage that lasted for a lifetime. A star of film and the operetta scene, Tino Rossi's career also evolved into the television era, appearing in a number of popular variety shows. Age, and the advent of rock and roll in the 1960s saw him take backstage with the new generation of music lovers but he remained enormously popular with a following built up over fifty years of performing.
In 1982, for his contribution to France and its culture, President François Mitterrand named Tino Rossi a Commander of the Legion of Honor. That same year Rossi gave his last public performance at the Casino de Paris, a show that popular demand turned into a three month stint.
Tino Rossi died of pancreatic cancer in 1983 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His body returned to his native Ajaccio for burial in the family plot at the local cemetery. His hometown named a street and the sailing harbor in his honor and at Nogent-sur-Marne, on the River Marne in Paris, there is a square named Tino Rossi Square.
Ecoutez Les Mandolines
Tino Rossi Lyrics
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Lorsque Naples est endormie
Une mélodie
Monte vers le firmament
Dans la nuit, écoutez les mandolines
Dans la nuit, écoutez ces voix divines
Musique tendre, refrain berceurQue j'aime entendre, qui prend mon cœur
Malgré moi, lorsque ma voix le fredonne
Plein d'émoi tout mon être s'abandonne
Et dans ma fièvre, je veux toujours
Vivre ce beau rêve d'amour
À l'heure où tous les amants
Unissent leur joie profonde
Oublions le monde
Au son de cet air troublant
Et dans ma fièvre, je veux toujours
Vivre ce beau rêve d'amour
The lyrics to Tino Rossi's song "Ecoutez Les Mandolines" paint a picture of an idyllic night in Naples, with a melody that rises towards the stars under the silvery light. The song encourages listeners to listen to the divine voices of mandolins and the tender music that caresses the ears. The refrain is a lullaby that takes hold of the heart and fills the being with emotion to the point of abandon. The lyrics suggest the music can transport the listener to a place of passion and dreams.
The song continues to call on lovers to unite in their profound joy, wishing to forget the world and lose themselves in the tantalizing music. The artist expresses his desire to always live the beautiful dream of love, intoxicated by his own fever that leads him to seek out the passionate experience.
Overall, the lyrics of "Ecoutez Les Mandolines" exude an atmosphere of musical bliss, transporting the listener to a dreamy state and encouraging them to let go of inhibition and revel in the enchanting music.
Line by Line Meaning
Sous les étoiles d'argent
Beneath the sparkling stars
Lorsque Naples est endormie
When Naples is asleep
Une mélodie
A melody
Monte vers le firmament
Rises towards the firmament
Dans la nuit, écoutez les mandolines
In the night, listen to the mandolins
Dans la nuit, écoutez ces voix divines
In the night, listen to these divine voices
Musique tendre, refrain berceur
Tender music, soothing refrain
Que j'aime entendre, qui prend mon cœur
That I love to hear, which captures my heart
Malgré moi, lorsque ma voix le fredonne
Despite myself, when I hum it
Plein d'émoi tout mon être s'abandonne
Full of emotion, my whole being abandons itself
Et dans ma fièvre, je veux toujours
And in my fever, I always want
Vivre ce beau rêve d'amour
To live this beautiful dream of love
À l'heure où tous les amants
At the time when all lovers
Unissent leur joie profonde
Unite their deep joy
Oublions le monde
Let's forget the world
Au son de cet air troublant
To the sound of this disturbing melody
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Tino Rossi
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PAROLES:
Sous les étoiles d'argent
Lorsque Naples est endormie
Une mélodie
Monte vers le firmament
Dans la nuit, écoutez les mandolines
Dans la nuit, écoutez ces voix divines
Musique tendre, refrain berceur
Que j'aime entendre, qui prend mon coeur
Malgré moi, lorsque ma voix le fredonne,
Plein d'émoi tout mon être s'abandonne
Et dans ma fièvre, je veux toujours
Vivre ce beau rêve d'amour
À l'heure où tous les amants
Unissent leur joie profonde
Oublions le monde
Au son de cet air troublant
Et dans ma fièvre, je veux toujours
Vivre ce beau rêve d'amour
@galinapungina155
No one but TINO !❤❤❤😮😮
@galinapungina155
Darling !!!!!!!! ❤
@margueriterollin4771
Dommage que l'on ne puisse pas voir souvent le film de tino rossi Naples aux baisers de feux car j'ai me bien tino rossi et puis ma maman aimait bien tino rossi et de plus tino rossi avait déjà du charme auprès de la gente féminine. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
@galinapungina155
Great Sole !!!❤❤
@camilledivon7997
Une pure merveille. Une voix magnifique, une belle mélodie. Il n'y a plus ça aujourd'hui.
@maiwennlouge47
Noël 2020 Pour toi mon papa ! Toi qui chantait si bien Tino Rossi 💖💖💖🎶🎶🎶
@galinapungina155
Darling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@jeanetteomidvar8777
1937 To 2023 listened as a teenager in the seventies to my parents LP still listening as a grandparent and I’m sure my grand children will love as much as I .
@galinapungina155
Darling ,Gold!
@ROY-el6dx
Mr TINO vous êtes disparu mais vous restez une de nos étoiles certaines étoiles s'éteignent mais vous même avec le temps vous scintillez dans le firmament des Grands Artistes