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Caruso was born to a poor family in Naples. He was often involved with women, and had several love affairs with prominent married women in the performing arts, which often ended badly. His longest and most passionate love affair was with the married Ada
Giachetti, with whom he had two sons. It ended
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The song simply tells about the pain and longings of a man who is about to die while he is looking into the eyes of a girl who was very dear to him. The lyrics contain various subtle references to people and places in Caruso's life.
169:, "Te voglio bene assaje, ma tantu tanto bene saje" means, "I love you very much. Very, very much, you know." In standard Italian, "Ti amo" is reserved for romantic love, but "te amo" in Neapolitan bears the opposite connotation.
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when she left him for their chauffeur. A few years before he died, he met and wed a woman 20 years his junior, Dorothy Park
Benjamin, whom Lucio Dalla describes in this song "Caruso". With her he had a daughter named Gloria.
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Because of this there are some interesting linguistic differences. The cognate phrase, "ti voglio bene", literally meaning "I wish you well", is generally not used in a romantic context in standard
Italian. However, in
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Lucio Dalla's official video of the song was filmed in the 'Caruso Suite' at the
Excelsior Vittoria Hotel where Caruso spent most of the final weeks of his life, though Caruso died at the Vesuvio Hotel in Naples.
188:"Caruso". The documentary film by the same author, "Lucio Dalla and Sorrento – Places of the Soul", was presented in the national première on 7 August 2015 at the Social World Film Festival 2015 in Vico Equense.
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spent some time shortly before dying. Dalla was inspired to write the song after the owners told him about the last days of Caruso and in particular the latter's passion for one of his young female students.
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Here the "chain" is a translation, but what is meant is a chain reaction – such love melts the blood and so forth. The music and words of the above refrain, written in a mixture of
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of feelings, attitudes, or desires a person has about one thing are subconsciously projected onto the here-and-now Other. In this context - on Caruso's mother.
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covered this song in 2002 (later released as a digital download on the Vitas' official site – as well as the Radio Vitas Online – in 2011).
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covered the song in 1996. Released as a single, his version peaked at No. 2 in France and No. 3 in
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Caruso Lyrics in Italian and English (Andrea Bocelli's interpretation)
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covered the song in 2020, following the lockdown in
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Distant Legacy with Salvatore Bucco on vocals, 2024
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143:that melts the blood inside of our veins, you know
23:" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter
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535:. Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from
699:"Lucio Dalla e Sorrento – I luoghi dell'anima"
627:"Excelsior Vittoria Hotel/Caruso Suite Images"
533:"Italian Charts – Lucio Dalla – Caruso (song)"
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139:che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai...
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127:very, very much, you know
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16:1986 song by Lucio Dalla
1257:Italian patriotic songs
279:Greek singer and actor
123:ma tanto tanto bene sai
725:"VITAS - Radio Online"
431:Official German Charts
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1262:Songs about musicians
986:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
970:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
953:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
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919:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
906:Les classement single
902:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
885:Lucio Dalla – Caruso"
372:) by Dalaras in 1998.
115:Te voglio bene assaje
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37:Italian Singles Chart
1218:Ma liberté de penser
940:Top Digital Download
705:on 13 September 2015
202:adding missing items
135:It is a chain by now
119:I love you very much
1225:Nos vies parallèles
1120:Châtelet Les Halles
990:Swiss Singles Chart
731:on 15 December 2011
697:Mauro Siniscalchi.
678:on 23 February 2015
644:Mauro Siniscalchi.
582:Corriere della Sera
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328:(video) YouTube.com
274:Giannis Poulopoulos
107:Neapolitan language
58:Corriere della Sera
47:Meaning of the song
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798:on 5 January 2011.
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395:Chart (1990–2015)
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185:biographical novel
131:è una catena ormai
1247:Lucio Dalla songs
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770:"Italia overview"
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366:Live in Iera Odos
323:COVID-19 pandemic
261:Luciano Pavarotti
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843:21 December
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735:15 December
344:youtube.com
321:due to the
308:La Passione
237:Chris Botti
25:Lucio Dalla
1252:1986 songs
1241:Categories
1112:RéCréation
865:(in Greek)
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709:23 October
682:23 October
656:23 October
587:23 October
519:References
467:PROMUSICAE
235:Trumpeter
196:This is a
167:Neapolitan
159:Neapolitan
837:mynews.gr
543:1 October
429:Germany (
405:Austria (
400:position
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226:Ana Belén
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613:Archived
417:France (
63:Sorrento
1182:Singles
1012:10 June
608:YouTube
465:Spain (
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299:(1994).
287:(1992).
285:Zamanfu
269:(1990).
257:(1996).
254:Romanza
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1107:(1997)
1099:(1994)
1091:(1990)
869:2 June
380:Charts
266:Caruso
242:Italia
230:Mírame
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21:Caruso
1088:Merci
504:Rank
319:Italy
296:Crazy
214:Vitas
204:with
67:tenor
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1007:FIMI
871:2024
845:2023
818:2023
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419:SNEP
398:Peak
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