After a period of absence from the music scene, the idea came together for a collaboration and in 1987 won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Si può dare di più" ("More can be given"), sung with Gianni Morandi and Enrico Ruggeri. 1987 was also the year of "Gente Di Mare'"("People of the sea"), performed with Raf at Eurovision which saw them take third place. 1988 saw the release of his second live album, The Royal Albert Hall.
In the 1990s, Tozzi continued to record, resulting in songs such as "Gli altri siamo noi" ("We are the others"), the album Equivocando, Il grido ("The outcry") and Aria e cielo ("Air and sky"). He also released a greatest hits compilation, Le mie canzoni ("My songs").
In 2000 and 2005, he performed at the Sanremo Music Festival with "Un'altra vita" ("A different life") and "Le Parole" ("The words"). Between the two participations, he released a duet with French singer Lena Ka of his classic "Ti amo" as "Ti amo (Rien que des mots)". Tozzi also released another greatest hits compilation, a 2-disc set entitled The best of, and another single, "E non volo".
Umberto Tozzi remains one of the most popular Italian singers abroad, and in the course of his career has sold more than 32 million records.
Please
Umberto Tozzi Lyrics
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E poi dopo smetterò di amarti
Please stai con gli occhi aperti
Please se hai bisogno giura che mi avverti
Please dimenticandoti di me
Non aver fretta come per innamorarti
Di un altro uomo
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Se sei sola e vuoi che usciamo a cena
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Anche se solo mi penserai
C'è sempre un fuoco un che di telepatico
Fra chi si è amato e si ama ancora
Please dammi un quarto d'ora
Please e poi dopo smetterò di amarti
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Una sigaretta e poi
Un desiderio ce l'avrei
Che parlo a fare già lo sai
Fare l'amore più di ogni cosa
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Una sigaretta
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
E poi dopo smetterò di amarti
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Una sigaretta
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
E poi dopo smetterò di amarti
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
The lyrics to Umberto Tozzi's song "Please" are a plea to a former lover to stay in touch and not forget about the relationship they had. The first line, "Please una sigaretta please" ("Please, a cigarette please"), can be interpreted as a request for a moment of intimacy, a common gesture between lovers. However, it is quickly followed by "E poi dopo smetterò di amarti" ("And then, I will stop loving you"), implying that the singer cannot continue to love the other person and is using the request for a cigarette as an excuse to be close to them one last time.
The rest of the lyrics continue to plead with the lover to stay in contact, suggesting that there is a "telepathic" connection between them even after they have separated. The singer begs the other person to call them, to scream, whisper, or just talk quietly on the phone. They also suggest meeting up for dinner if the other person is feeling lonely. The repeated line, "Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona" ("Call me, call me, scream or whisper on the phone"), emphasizes the desperation of the singer's plea. The song ends with a final request for a cigarette, and the admission that the one thing the singer truly desires is to make love.
Overall, "Please" is a melancholic song about a relationship coming to an end and the difficulties of letting go. The singer is holding onto the memory of their love and is struggling to move on. The repeated use of "Please" throughout the song adds to the sense of desperation and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Please una sigaretta please
Please give me a cigarette, I will quit loving you after this.
Please stai con gli occhi aperti
Please keep your eyes open and alert.
Please se hai bisogno giura che mi avverti
Please promise to notify me if you ever need me.
Please dimenticandoti di me
Please take your time forgetting me, just like you did when falling in love.
Non aver fretta come per innamorarti di un altro uomo
There is no hurry to forget about me, just as there was no hurry when falling in love with someone else.
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Please call me, scream at me, whisper to me, or telephone me.
Ogni tanto chiama
Please call me from time to time.
Se sei sola e vuoi che usciamo a cena
If you are alone and would like to go out for dinner, please let me know.
Anche se solo mi penserai C'è sempre un fuoco un che di telepatico Fra chi si è amato e si ama ancora
Even if you only think of me, there is always a telepathic connection between those who have loved and still love each other.
Please dammi un quarto d'ora
Please give me fifteen minutes.
Una sigaretta e poi Un desiderio ce l'avrei
After a cigarette, I would have a desire.
Che parlo a fare già lo sai Fare l'amore più di ogni cosa
There's no need to speak, my desire is to make love more than anything else.
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Please call me, scream at me, whisper to me, or telephone me.
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona E poi dopo smetterò di amarti
Please call me, scream at me, whisper to me, or telephone me. Then, I will quit loving you.
Please chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona Una sigaretta
Please call me, scream at me, whisper to me, or telephone me for a cigarette.
Chiamami chiamami grida sussurra telefona
Call me, scream at me , whisper to me, or telephone me.
Contributed by Victoria B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Emilio Baldi
Brano romantico,con musica che sostiene adeguatamente i virtuosismi vocali del grande Umberto
Eoruso
Un grandissimo brano...
Eoruso
Emilio Baldi
ANTONELLA NANNUCCI
Esco ora dal concerto di Raf e Tozzi e ho sentito il bisogno di ascoltarla... è un peccato che questa (e altre meraviglie) non siano in scaletta! Grande sempre!
Simone Ferraro
umberto... tutta la mia vita costellata dalla sua bellissima voce.. e dalla sua poesia... riascolto canzoni e rabbrividisco dalle emozioni che riescono a trasmettermi... umbè ci manchi!!
Wilson Alfaro
yo tenia 13 años cuando vino al festival de viña desde ahi se transformo en mi idolo musical .tiene temas incomparable como olvidate olvidate,singaro,Nueva York.marea etc para mi UMBERTO TOZZI es un maestro soy su fans Nro 1 en Chile
Robert Zappia
Went to see him in 1977 at the opera house I was 7 and still listen to his music today one of Italians beat ever to sing and preform 🎤
Leonardo Yevenes
Qué temazo!! Recuerdo haberme enamorado de alguien y asociarla a esta canción. El amor resultó ganador al menos por un tiempo...
Pierfranco Mattei
Un crescendo di emozioni da lacrime. Capolavoro
Giorgio Zuffi
Dall'album notte rosa, terza traccia, STUPENDAAAAA.