It is not my “intention” to give everyone a lesson in Italian today but the prompt for #SLS is “La” and I found this song sung by Connie Francis that I really like. I can remember listening to her when I was young and I have a few of her songs in my iTunes collection so every once in a while those memories come back.
According to Wikipedia, the English translation of Al di la is “Beyond.” I like that word. Connie Francis changed the English lyrics of the song a bit when she sang it.
Al di lб del bene
Piщ prezioso, ci sei tu
Al di lб del sogno
Piщ ambizioso, ci sei tu
Al di lб delle stelle, ci sei tu
Al di lб, ci sei tu per me
Per me, soltanto per me
Far above me, very far
Every star will light
The way above me
To where you are
I’d move heaven and earth
To be near you
You’re my love
You’re my own al di lб
Al di la della vita, ci sei tu
Al di lб ci sei tu per me
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Al di la, as distant as the lovely evening star
Where you walk flowers bloom
When you smile all the gloom turns to sunshine
And my heart opens wide
When you’re gone it fades inside and seems to have died
Al di la, the fog around me lifted, there you were
In the kiss that I gave was the love I had saved for a lifetime
Then I knew all of you was completely mine.
I think Connie Francis has a beautiful voice.
And that’s my Just Jot January “Intention”and Song Lyric Sunday “La.” How you doing so far this year?
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Beautiful song. I’ve always liked hearing her amazing voice in her songs. 🙂
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Out of the park, Janet–and I followed you back on Instagram!
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Yay! Looking forward to seeing your pictures.
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I have never heard this song before. I didn’t even know Connie Francis sang in Italian! What a unique choice you made this week.
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Hi Violet. She does sing in Italian and many other languages. Her rendition of Mama is beautiful.
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Takes my memories way back to my high school years. She was popular those days. Love it.
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Yes, I was a little younger than high school.
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Those artists were very good. I think today most won’t last that long.
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I can remember listening to Connie Francis when I was a kid. Thanks for bringing back great memories!
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Welcome, Laurie!
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She really does have a gorgeous voice!
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Right?
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Connie Francis has an amazing voice…
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Yes, she does. I read her biography a while ago. Interesting and sad story.
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Great song choice. She was a favorite of my hubby’s mom. Such a sultry voice.
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Yes. Sad story behind her too.
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Wow! What a powerful voice. Thanks for sharing, Janet.
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Isn’t it pretty?
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I agree, Connie Francis has a dreamy voice, perfect for singing in Italian love songs. Great choice!
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Thanks, I agree.
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Janet this song is Beyond being lovely, perfect for the prompt and who doesn’t like Connie Francis. Thanks for sharing this today.
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Thanks Jim. It was an interesting prompt.
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You are welcome and who would have thought that such a simple word like la would produce such lovely music.
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