Great song. Love MArio Lanza. Im looking to find an old italian song. As fars as i know it talks about a woman with 7 lovers or 7 fiances , not sure. It has a very distinct refrain that goes like ...dram draram dram dram..drdrim drin drin...or something in tose merits lol. I think it must be sicilian or napolitano. Anyone has an idea?
A Marechiaro ce sta na fenesta.... Chi dice ca li stelle só' lucente, nun sape st'uocchie ca tu tiene 'nfronte! Sti ddoje stelle li ssaccio i' sulamente: dint'a lu core ne tengo li ppónte... Chi dice ca li stelle só' lucente? Scétate, Carulí', ca ll'aria è doce... quanno maje tantu tiempo aggi'aspettato?! P'accumpagná li suone cu la voce, stasera na chitarra aggio purtato... Scétate, Carulí', ca ll'aria è doce!...
In response to the neopalitan Italian dialect, it is so true and Lanza understood that dialect completley. I am genovese. My family speaks Genovese while my father spoke the true italian.
But Betty Napolitano (Neapolitan) is Italiano! Much of a dialect as it might be and in fact it is, Italian of Rome or Italian of Napoli are one and the same language, Italian. In any case he sings either one as beautifully as it can be
You are giving me reason without knowing it, with all respect Naples still belongs to Italy does it not? Even if it holds a strong dialect what they speak is still is Italian. The same happens over here, Açores is a Portuguese Arquipelago with a very strong dialect different in each of its islands, in some of them difficult for us in the continent to understand, even though is Portuguese the language they speak over there...
Hi Pianist, greetings s to Portugal! You gotta love the internet- we wouldnt be talking otherwise. Anyway, thank you for writing back. Yes, Naples is in Italy, however, it's "dialect" is technically another language. The words are different, they're spelled differently, word order is different, etc, etc. When Dante's Italian (standard Italian) was being formed in the Tuscan region of Italy, Neapolitan was being formed in the Naples region. Dante's "dialect" or language was chosen. cheers.
Of course languages change with time We over here have some difficulty to understand our own language from the 16th century (let alone the 12th which is mixed with Latin) for it is ancient Portuguese So I am not so sure you are completely right in your assertion but I respect your opinion I will have to check this out with our Italian friends :-) In our city of Porto (North) some vocables are not understandable or even known in the South nevertheless they are Portuguese Thanks for your reply
My father was a Neapolitan, a linguist, translator, and professor of diction for singers for many years. He always maintained that Neapolitan was a distinct language. Despite the fact that Naples is in Italy, that is a political distinction, not a cultural one. The unification of Italy happened much later than the development of language. But agreement is difficult unless everyone is understanding in a specific way, what constitutes a "language" and what constitutes a "dialect"
A Sicilian-Australian academic wrote that "Italian" is really a dialect of Tuscan, whereas the "dialects" (Sicilian, Neapolitan, Milanese, Roman, etc) are really languages derived from Latin.
I know some Italian and some of my parents Calabrese. I know that I can understand Sicilian to a certain extent but little of most other "dialects" and that there are some grammatical constructions in Calabrese that do not exist in other "dialects" other than Sicilian.
I should not have written "a few words at the middle of the song" but rather a soft "hummm or hmmmm", that's what it really is. A tender divine exceptional singing voice no matter the kind of song or aria he sings
This song is simply wonderful His Italian is beautifully pronounced and a joy to listen to The brightness and at the same time the softness of his phrasing - a few words at the middle of the song - are amazing and a pure delight Thank you for posting
What a amazing voice and great talent.
vaughnmichael101 3 weeks ago
With cockiness and lyricism in all the right places - bravo!
gnostie 2 months ago
Какое великолепное пение.Прекрасно.
Adwal1000 3 months ago
Mario Lanza, we miss you, oh how we miss you.
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Great song. Love MArio Lanza. Im looking to find an old italian song. As fars as i know it talks about a woman with 7 lovers or 7 fiances , not sure. It has a very distinct refrain that goes like ...dram draram dram dram..drdrim drin drin...or something in tose merits lol. I think it must be sicilian or napolitano. Anyone has an idea?
nomad30de 5 months ago
@nomad30de can you tell me more? may I can help you
maxiborgaro 3 months ago
Bellísimo!!!!
kalchgrubernorma 5 months ago
PERFECT...PERFECT..HAS EVERYTHING: DINAMISM,, FORCE, STRONG LOVE FEELING
LUTHIN 6 months ago
Who in the world would have disliked this? 9 dislikes?
Loganberrymusic 7 months ago
Any chance we can get a translation into English???
cher128bx 7 months ago
I bite my thumb at 9 people!
ichbifeuertrunk 9 months ago
bravo, bravo, bravíssimo
Flavio1371 1 year ago
Quanno spónta la luna a Marechiaro,
pure li pisce nce fanno a ll'ammore...
Se revòtano ll'onne de lu mare:
pe' la priézza cágnano culore...
Quanno sponta la luna a Marechiaro.
A Marechiaro ce sta na fenesta:
la passiona mia ce tuzzuléa...
Nu garofano addora 'int'a na testa,
passa ll'acqua pe' sotto e murmuléa...
pitagora79 1 year ago 2
pitagora79 1 year ago
è sempre bello passegggiare per marechiaro
lillino1963 1 year ago
O MARECHIARE BONISSSIMO !!!!! MARECHIAREEEE
HAMENKLAVIER480 1 year ago
In response to the neopalitan Italian dialect, it is so true and Lanza understood that dialect completley. I am genovese. My family speaks Genovese while my father spoke the true italian.
4dandino 1 year ago
saudades do meu velho pai!!! tinha opera no sangue italiano!!!
sellane100 1 year ago
que feo..... uy no mejor me voy...
bordas1948 1 year ago
One of the best songs I ever heard him sing.
verkaforever 1 year ago
Bravissimo Mario!
eltecolote1986 2 years ago 2
piu bela bela
estenfar1 2 years ago
Incredible!!!!!
bacassa 2 years ago
Grande Mario, eterno tenor!
antomazetti 2 years ago 2
Magnifico...
luisgildelgado 2 years ago 9
I love it!!
All of my family is in Italy besides my mom dad my brother and me....
barrelsare4chula 2 years ago 2
FANTASTIC....Thanks for posting
maureen1938 3 years ago 4
Simply superb.
pianist527 3 years ago 3
But Betty Napolitano (Neapolitan) is Italiano! Much of a dialect as it might be and in fact it is, Italian of Rome or Italian of Napoli are one and the same language, Italian. In any case he sings either one as beautifully as it can be
pianist527 3 years ago 3
Hi Pianist, Napolitano is a separate language from standard italian. Yes, it is actually a separate language. cheers.
aaroncaruso 2 years ago
You are giving me reason without knowing it, with all respect Naples still belongs to Italy does it not? Even if it holds a strong dialect what they speak is still is Italian. The same happens over here, Açores is a Portuguese Arquipelago with a very strong dialect different in each of its islands, in some of them difficult for us in the continent to understand, even though is Portuguese the language they speak over there...
pianist527 2 years ago
Hi Pianist, greetings s to Portugal! You gotta love the internet- we wouldnt be talking otherwise. Anyway, thank you for writing back. Yes, Naples is in Italy, however, it's "dialect" is technically another language. The words are different, they're spelled differently, word order is different, etc, etc. When Dante's Italian (standard Italian) was being formed in the Tuscan region of Italy, Neapolitan was being formed in the Naples region. Dante's "dialect" or language was chosen. cheers.
aaroncaruso 2 years ago
Of course languages change with time We over here have some difficulty to understand our own language from the 16th century (let alone the 12th which is mixed with Latin) for it is ancient Portuguese So I am not so sure you are completely right in your assertion but I respect your opinion I will have to check this out with our Italian friends :-) In our city of Porto (North) some vocables are not understandable or even known in the South nevertheless they are Portuguese Thanks for your reply
pianist527 2 years ago
My father was a Neapolitan, a linguist, translator, and professor of diction for singers for many years. He always maintained that Neapolitan was a distinct language. Despite the fact that Naples is in Italy, that is a political distinction, not a cultural one. The unification of Italy happened much later than the development of language. But agreement is difficult unless everyone is understanding in a specific way, what constitutes a "language" and what constitutes a "dialect"
castellomatese 2 years ago
interesting that dante's italian was chosen to be the standard italian. learnt something new today:) what was his italian chosen though?
charmingemily 2 years ago
@charmingemily Dante was from Florence (Tuscany), so his dialect (Florentine) (with some slight modifications) was chosen to be the standard Italian.
corellithebest 2 years ago
A Sicilian-Australian academic wrote that "Italian" is really a dialect of Tuscan, whereas the "dialects" (Sicilian, Neapolitan, Milanese, Roman, etc) are really languages derived from Latin.
I know some Italian and some of my parents Calabrese. I know that I can understand Sicilian to a certain extent but little of most other "dialects" and that there are some grammatical constructions in Calabrese that do not exist in other "dialects" other than Sicilian.
nni9310 2 years ago
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@nni9310 Neapolitan is a language!!! NOT dialect!
nicodrygin 1 year ago
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this is far too rushed. No one does this song like Pavarotti
LordMoe9 3 years ago
Muslim Magomaev does...listen
Муслим МАГОМАЕВ "Марекьяре"
tamerlan1111 3 years ago
Magnificent!
Verruckter 3 years ago 4
Perfectly beautiful voice. He can sing anything. Thanks for posting this. God bless you, Mario.
dimare3 3 years ago 4
I am impressed by Marios performance of this song. He compares well with Pavarottia and Joseph Schmidt in this rendition
Kentoo48 3 years ago
This is neopolitan dialect, very difficult to sing, harder than Italian, his Father taught him, thats why its perfect.
BettySantoro 3 years ago 10
@BettySantoro Neapolitan is a language!!! NOT dialect!
nicodrygin 1 year ago
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nicodrygin 1 year ago
@BettySantoro why you said it is difficult to sing? why harder than italian?
maxiborgaro 7 months ago
Wonderful italian song A delight to listen to A perfect joy Voice magnífica
pianist527 3 years ago 4
I should not have written "a few words at the middle of the song" but rather a soft "hummm or hmmmm", that's what it really is. A tender divine exceptional singing voice no matter the kind of song or aria he sings
pianist527 3 years ago 3
This song is simply wonderful His Italian is beautifully pronounced and a joy to listen to The brightness and at the same time the softness of his phrasing - a few words at the middle of the song - are amazing and a pure delight Thank you for posting
pianist527 3 years ago 2
uno dei piu grandi
totoinalife 3 years ago 5