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Il Volo - Grande amore

"Grande amore" (pronounced [ˈɡrande aˈmoːre]; English: Great love) is a song performed by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, and written by Francesco Boccia and Ciro "Tommy" Esposito. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where it won the televoting and came third overall. The song was also covered with releases in other languages.

Origin and recording

Composition

The song was written in 2003 by the singer Francesco Boccia, and composed by Ciro "Tommy" Esposito (member of the Italian band Il Giardino dei Semplici), with an idea to make it performed by classical music singers. It was performed by Boccia himself and proposed for Sanremo Music Festival in 2005, but it was rejected because it was considered too old-fashioned.
It was shelved for twelve years, and again proposed for the "Newcomers" section in the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, to be performed by duo Operapop (formed by Francesca Carli and Enrico Giovagnoli), but their participation was denied due to festival's age restriction. It was also proposed to be performed by Orietta Berti, who although praised the song, refused because she wasn't available to participate in the festival.
Carlo Conti, artistic director and main presenter of the 65th edition of the festival, was not satisfied with the first proposed song by the trio Il Volo, and after hearing the song "Grande amore", recommended to the song's editor Pasquale Mammaro (manager of Operapop) to contact manager Michele Torpedine and assign it to the operatic trio Il Volo.

Lyrics

The song lyrics were not supposed to be changed, but on the behalf and desires by the trio, two verses were changed; "regina dei giorni miei" (queen of my days) became "respiro dei giorni miei" (breath of my days), and "sotto al tuo portone" (under your doorway) became "senza più timore" (without more fear).The lyrics were changed because as the original version refers to the serenade singing by a lover under the balcony to his lady, the trio felt it was too old style for their young age.
The song is not addressed to a natural person, but it's an idea of declaration of always valid love.

Song contests

Sanremo Music Festival

Il Volo performed the song for the first time during the 65th Sanremo Music Festival on 11 February 2015. During the final night of the song contest, held on 14 February 2015, "Grande amore" finished in first place, receiving 39.05% of votes on the last round of the competition, beating the remaining top three entries, Nek's "Fatti avanti amore" (35.38%) and Malika Ayane's "Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)" (25.66%). According to the final voting results, Il Volo won mostly thanks to the televotes (40% of the final voting results share), receiving 56.1878% of votes, while only 22.9167% of votes by the experts jury (3rd), and 32.3333% of votes by the popular jury (2nd).
During Il Volo's performances, the Sanremo Festival Orchestra was directed by Carolina Bubbico.

Eurovision Song Contest

On 19 February 2015, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed "Grande amore" as the song to be performed by Il Volo during the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Since Italy is part of the "Big Five", Il Volo automatically qualified for the final of the competition in Vienna, Austria, on 23 May 2015. The song came first on televoting and third overall. It also won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award for Best Song, awarded by the accredited international press.

Covers

Il Volo released a Spanish-language version on 10 July 2015.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_amore

“Grande Amore” lyrics – Il Volo

Italian lyrics

Chiudo gli occhi e penso a lei
Il profumo dolce della pelle sua
E una voce dentro che mi sta portando dove nasce il sole
Sole sono le parole
Me se vanno scritte tutto può cambiare
Senza più timore te lo voglio urlare questo grande amore
Amore, solo amore è quello che sento
Dimmi perché quando penso, penso solo a te
Dimmi perché quando vedo, vedo solo a te
Dimmi perché quando credo, credo solo in te
Grande amore
Dimmi che mai
Che non lascerai mai
Dimmi che sei
Respiro dei giorni miei d’amore
Dimmi che sai
Che solo me sceglierai
Ora lo sai
Tu sei il mio unico grande amore
Passeranno primavere
Giorni freddi e stupidi da ricordare
Maledette notti perse a non dormire
Altre a far l’amore
Amore, sei il mio amore
Per sempre, per me
Dimmi perché quando penso, penso solo a te
Dimmi perché quando amo, amo solo a te
Dimmi perché quando vivo, vivo solo in te
Grande amore
Dimmi che mai
Che non lascerai mai
Dimmi che sei
Respiro dei giorni miei d’amore
Dimmi che sai
Che non mi sbaglierei mai
Dimmi chi sei
Che sei il mio unico grande amore
Che sei il mio unico grande amore

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English translation

Great Love (Grande Amore)

I close my eyes and think of her
The sweet scent of her skin
It 'a voice inside that is taking me where the sun rises
Alone, are the words
But if they should be written everything can change
No more fear I'll want to shout this great love
Love, only love is what I feel
Tell me why when I think, I just think of you
Tell me why when I see, I see only you
Tell me why when I believe, I believe in you only great love
Tell me you never
That will never leave me
Tell me who you are
Breath of my days of love
Tell me what you know
That only me choose
Now you know
You are my only, great love
Pass springs,
Cold days and stupid to remember
Cursed nights, lost no sleep other to make love
Love, you are my love
Forever, for me.
Tell me why when I think, I just think of you
Tell me why when I love, love only you
Tell me why I live, I live only in you great love
Tell me you never
That will never leave me.
Tell me who you are
Breath of my days of love
Tell me what you know
I do not ever be wrong
Tell me you're
What are my only, great love

Greek Translation
Κλείνω τα μάτια μου και την σκέφτομαι
Η γλυκιά μυρωδιά του δέρματος της
Υπάρχει μια φωνή μέσα μου, που με πάει εκεί, όπου ο ήλιος ανατέλλει

Αλλά άμα γραφτούν, μπορούν να αλλαχτούν όλα
Χωρίς φόβο θέλω να σου το φωνάξω έξω, αυτήν την μεγάλη αγάπη
Αγάπη, μόνο αγάπη είναι, που αισθάνομαι

Πες μου γιατί, όταν σκέφτομαι, σκέφτομαι μόνο εσένα
Πες μου γιατί, όταν βλέπω, βλέπω μόνο εσένα
Πες μου γιατί, όταν πιστεύω, πιστεύω μόνο εσένα, μεγάλη μου αγάπη
Πες μου ότι εσύ ποτέ
Ότι εσύ ποτέ δεν θα με αφήσεις μόνο
Πες μου ποια είσαι
Αναπνέω της μέρες της αγάπης
Πες μου ότι ξέρεις
Ότι μόνο εσύ θα με επιλέξεις
Εσύ είσαι η μεγάλη μου αγάπη

Η άνοιξη θα περάσει
Σε ψυχρές ημέρες και ηλίθιες μέρες να θυμόμαστε
Τις καταραμένες νύχτες που δεν χάσανε τον ύπνο τους για να κάνουνε έρωτα
Αγάπη, είσαι η αγάπη μου
Για πάντα, για μένα

Πες μου γιατί, όταν σκέφτομαι, σκέφτομαι μόνο εσένα
Πες μου γιατί, όταν αγαπώ, αγαπώ μόνο εσένα
Πες μου γιατί, όταν ζω, ζω μόνο μέσα σου, μεγάλη μου αγάπη
Πες μου ότι εσύ ποτέ
Ότι εσύ ποτέ δεν θα με αφήσεις μόνος
Πες μου ποια είσαι
Αναπνέω της μέρες της αγάπης
Πες μου ότι ξέρεις
Ότι ποτέ δεν θα χαθώ μέσα σου
Πες μου ότι ξέρεις
ότι εσύ είσαι η μεγάλη μου αγάπη

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