"Il Palloncino" (the balloon) is one of the lesser known songs of Mina Mazzini from her album "Mina Interpretata da Mina", but one of my favorite - the lyrics and the way she uses her voice are so adorable and carefree!
Mina Mazzini is an Italian singer born in 1940 in Cremona, whose stylistic singing and intense image made her one of the most popular Italian singers in the 1960s. She continues to sing and release albums today - in fact, this year alone, she has released 11 albums!
Ignore the video, haha, I just wanted to upload the song without having a black screen the whole time. Here are the original lyrics and a rough english translation courtesy of Google:
Original Italian:
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
simile ad un angelo,
lui voleva un palloncino e la sua mammà
gli diceva sempre no.
Ma un bel dì trovò un soldino e si comperò
un pallone splendido
e reggendosi al cordino si sollevò
ed in cielo se ne andò.
Rapido lui volò là sopra le nuvole candide
piccolo diventò nell'azzurro limpido, magico.
Ma col buio della notte si spaventò
e si mise a piangere
fino a quando una stellina lo consolò
ed in terra lo posò.
Splendido è volar
là sopra le nuvole candide
sempre che ritornar sia una cosa facile facile.
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
simile ad un angelo
quando il babbo un palloncino gli regalò
con un ago lo bucò.
Bum!
Rough English:
There was a small boy with blue eyes
like an angel,
he wanted a balloon and his mother
always said no.
But one day he found a penny and bought
a beautiful balloon
Holding onto the rope, he soared
into heaven.
Fast he flew through the white clouds
The world around him transformed into a clear, blue, mysterious one.
But with the darkness of the night came fear
and he began to cry
until a star consoled him
and placed him back on the ground.
Flying is wonderful
far above the white clouds
And returning is always an easy thing, too!
There was a small boy with blue eyes
like an angel
when his father gave him a balloon
as if with a needle, it popped.
Boom!
Enjoy! :)
sENTI CHE CHA CHA CHA E CHE ORCHESTRA..E CHE VOCE.
Alandra01 1 year ago
:)
This is so sweet! I adore Mina.
eepghd 2 years ago
Che forza!
Il video è perfetto poi!
(anche se l'elefante sembra un po' la metafora di un bimbo obeso xD )
ElleBbi 2 years ago