Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blue)

Label

Coral

Genre

Traditional Pop

Media Type

78

Duration

2:36

Composer(s)

Domenico Modugno;Franco Migliacci;Mitchell Parish

Entered Chart

Sep 1, 1958

Peak Date

Sep 1, 1958

Released

Jul 1958

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Coral 9-62021

B-Side

Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me (Scapricciatiello)

Original Artist

Domenico Modugno

"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (Italian: [nel ˈblu diˈpinto di ˈblu]; 'In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue'), popularly known as "Volare" (Italian: [voˈlaːre]; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno, with music composed by himself and Italian lyrics written by himself and Franco Migliacci. It was released as a single on 1 February 1958. After winning the eighth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, the song represented Italy in the third edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Hilversum, where it came in third place out of ten songs. The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became Billboard's number-one single for the year. In 1959, at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanremo and Eurovision. The song was later translated into several languages and recorded by a wide range of performers. The song is also used as the basis for numerous football chants.

Volare, oh, oh
Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh

Let's fly way up to the cloud
Away from the maddening crowd
We can sing in the glow of
A star that I know of where
Lovers enjoy peace of mind
Let us leave the confusion
And all disillusion behind

Just like birds of a feather
A rainbow together we'll find

Volare, oh, oh
Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh

No wonder my happy heart sings
Your love has given me wings

Sometimes the world is a
Valley of heartaches and tears
And in the hustle and bustle
No sunshine appears

But you and I have our love
Always there to remind us
There is a way we can leave
All the shadows behind us

Volare (volare) oh, oh
(Oh, volare, oh, oh)
Cantare (cantare)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Oh, cantare, oh, oh)

No wonder my happy heart sings