1983 Italy: Riccardo Fogli - Per Lucia (11th place at Eurovision Song Contest in Munich)
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2019
- Performed by: Riccardo Fogli
Music by: Maurizio Fabrizio
Lyrics by: Riccardo Fogli, Vincenzo Spampinato
Conductor: Maurizio Fabrizio
Language: Italian
Placing: 11th (41 points)
Other versions: English
"Per Lucia" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Italian by Riccardo Fogli.
The song is a ballad, with Fogli singing about the lengths he wants to go to in order to impress Lucia, his lover. He claims at one point, for example, that he wants to make a feast for the entire country.
The song was performed fifth on the night. At the close of voting, it had received 41 points, placing 11th in a field of 20.
Fogli has recorded also an English-language version of the song, titled "For Lucia", which was released as a promo single.
Riccardo Fogli had already achieved overwhelming popularity in Italy and Spanish-language countries, and his victory at Festival di Sanremo in 1982 made it spread worldwide.
After Italian broadcaster RAI had chosen the artist internally as the representative in Eurovision, decided to release a greatest hits album including Italy's entry for the contest, also "Storie de Tutti i Giorni" (Sanremo's winning song) and his hits from the last four studio albums at the time: Che Ne Sai (1979), Alla Fine de Un Lavoro (1980), Campione (1981) and Compagnia (1982).[2]
The compilation was released in Scandinavia region and Greece and reached number 20 on the Finnish Album Charts in June 1983.
Covers
Swedish dansband Wizex covered the song on the 1983 album Julie as "Här är sången" with lyrics in Swedish by Monica Forsberg.
There are two Finnish-language cover versions of the song. "Kirje sulle", written by Raul Reiman and recorded by Katri Helena and "Vielä kerran kaikki muuttuu", written by Turkka Mali and recorded by Jonna Tervomaa.
A Croatian cover version of Per Lucia was sung by Slovenian singer Oto Pestner, "Tebi Lucija", and released after the contest for the compilation album "Evrovizijske melodije 2", due to the popularity of Eurovision in Yugoslavia.
The 1980s were a pinnacle of success for Riccardo Fogli. In this period, the lyrics of his songs became more philosophical and his singing manner became more emotional. In 1981, Fogli performed one of his most famous and lyrical song, "Malinconia" ("Melancholy"), and in 1982 he was the winner of the Festival di Sanremo with his other hit "Storie di tutti i giorni" ("Everyday Stories"). His 1982 album Collezione (Collection) was issued in nearly a million copies in Western Europe, Japan and the USSR, where he became particularly popular.
Fogli was married to and then divorced from the Italian singer Viola Valentino.
In 2016, he reunited with Pooh for the final tour, which celebrated the 50 anniversary of band foundation.
Lyrics:
Per Lucia
Buonasera, quando arriverai
Ti toglierai l'inverno e lo appenderai
Avrai due braccia grandi come una foresta
E la quiete dopo la tempesta
Per Lucia ritrovare il foglio più bianco
E poi cominciare
Io vorrei per esempio legarle i capelli
Con un filo di vento
Per Lucia ci sarà la luna più piena
Ma non basterà
Io vorrei continuando un mare di grano
Per cullarla ogni tanto
Buonanotte, quando spegnerai
Indosserai le stelle e le sognerai
Avrai un mare calmo dove navigare
E un silenzio quando vuoi parlare
Per Lucia delicata sarò la sua ombra
Disegnata per strada
Io vorrei per esempio aprirle le porte
Che chiudono il mondo
Con Lucia basta poco
Ti riempie da sola il giorno più vuoto
Io vorrei così tanto ridarle
Il sorriso sul viso un po' stanco
Oltre il muro che cosa c'è
Trattieni il fiato e poi salta verso me
I colpi di fucile sono ormai lontani
Apriremo il cielo con le mani
Per Lucia lunga vita e acqua di fiume
Per ogni ferita
Io vorrei luci accese la festa più grande
Per tutto il paese
Per Lucia spaventata che questa mia penna
Diventi una spada
Con Lucia al mio fianco
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ENGLISH translation:
For Lucia
Good evening, when you arrive
You'll take away the winter and get rid of it
You'll have two arms, large like a forest
And like the silence after the storm
For Lucia I look for the whitest sheet
And then begin
For example, I want to bind her hair
With a wire of the wind
For Lucia it'll be the fullest moon
But it won't be enough
To continue, I want a sea of wheat
To cherish every few
Good night, when you die
You'll wear the stars and dream
You'll have a smooth sea for sailing
And silence when you want to speak
For sensitive Lucia, I'll be her shadow
Drawn on the road
For example, I want to open for her the doors
That close the world
With Lucia I have enough
She fills you up on the emptier days
I want to give her so much again
The smile on the face which is a little tired
Beyond the wall that is there
Hold your breath and jump towards me
Rifle shots are far away
We'll open the sky with our hands
For frightened Lucia, my pen
Becomes a sword
With Lucia at my side
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The best song ever from Italy in Eurovision song contest.
One of the best Italian songs in ESC. 11 place very underrated
And unfortunately as usual
Sono d’accordo.
Very strong year. Basically any song could be a winner.
Великолепная песня и потрясающее живое исполнение. Как приятно слушать настоящее, без фанеры.
I have never forget this song🌹
Grande Riccardo 💫
Meritava di vincere . Grande Riccardo Fogli ❤️
One of the best from Italy if you ask me :)
Bravissimo, Riccardo! Uno dei migliori canttanti italiani!
I like this song.
The Very beatiful song
very beautiiful song👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
Stupenda canzone ❤️
A really beautiful song
Absolument gènial 🤩🤩🤩
It was my favorite back then. I playd it over and over
I was 6 when I hear that song and even now time to time I hear it again and i love it!! I dont the meaning of the words but it's amazing!!
Forza Italia per sempre
I love it.
Sooo beautiful🩷🌟🌟🌟
Grazie Riccardo ❤❤❤
Come bella cnzone, mancanoadesso quelli molto,anche belli cantanti .
Ich kann mich noch gut erinnern.. Ich kann bis Heute nicht verstehen dass dieser Song auf den 11.Platz gekommen ist. Für mich war das damals der Beste Beitrag!! 💗 Man wundert sich immer wieder was für Songs da oft gewinnen. Bei manchen stellt es einem echt die Nackenhaare auf. Irgendwie geht es beim Song Contest doch nicht mehr wirklich ums können oder? Für mich persönlich war damals Riccardo Fogli der Beste! Gut - über Geschmack läßt sich streiten aber der 11.te Platz? Und ab diesem Jahr schau ich den Contest garnicht mehr an. Man schlägt sich die Nacht um die Ohren und am Ende sitz man da und versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Ja okay- der Musigeschmack ist Heute ein anderer und man muss auch mit der Zeit gehen. Die Musik trifft auch oft den Nerv der Zeit und der Weltgeschehnisse. Trotzdem darf man sich doch fragen nach welchen Kriterien die Jury wirklich bewertet oder?
Ormai vincono i manneskin che non fanno più neanche musica italiana e non hanno atteggiamenti italiani ma aiutano la globalizzazione e la distruzione delle tradizioni.
Sind Sie zu fiel dramatisch oder? :-)
@@user-dv2is2lk8v Ja klar... Sowieso!!!
@@missy9259 Aber ... Die Schwarze Katze ist sehr schön. Wie heisse ihm?
Yeah... ❣️🤗
He’s VERY handsome ❤
Was it serious 11th place?! It's masterpiece, which should be in the lead.
Una canzone veramente molto bella! Perché solo undicesimo posto??? Non capisco!
Era appena cominciata la globalizzazione....
👍👍👍❤
Sicuro, che oggi non sono tanti belli cantanti , nemenno tanti belli canzone
Is it just me who thinks France might have been inspired by this for their 1993 entry?
Se Dio mi chiedesse in quale Paese vorrei nascere, senza dubbio risponderei: In Italia
Nagyon izgul
se penso a tutti i brani horror che attualmente vincono sto contest.... ohibò.
Нормальный человек спел нормально нормальную песню. Не такой как урод Моргенштерн и не так, как Потап с Настей.
niesamowie
Già nel 1983 l'Europa cominciò a boicottarci... Gli stiamo proprio antipatici
The song is amazing but singing is awful-especially at the beggining of the song...
Una canzone meravigliosa che non ha avuto il successo che meritava. 💙💙💙
Byłam małym dzieckiem .Po ciężkiej pracy w polu mogłam oglądać eurowizja.Nigdy niezapomne tej piosenki.Dzisiaj 2024 eurowizja tańczy diabeł.😢