Today, from Shirley’s often overlooked Italian recordings, E’Giorno
Transcribed and translated with thanks to Carol
Single Cover
Il sole si è svegliato The sun has arisen
E il giorno che è tornato And day has returned E il buio della notte And the darkness of night
È sparito lo sai, solo per noi Has gone you know, just for us Non ci son’ più le ombre There are no shadows any more Che coprono l’amore Which hide love
E non c’è più tristezza sai And there’s no more sadness you know
È giorno ormai Is daytime now
Ed il sole un mistero che spegnerà And the sun is a mystery which dies down E un colore che accenderà And a glow which lights up
Soltanto per te Only for you E io sarò felice And I will be glad Perchè ti avrò vicino Because I will have you near me Per insegnar` ti affiderei To show that I will trust in you A vivere, a vivere, a vivere To live, to live, to live A vivere per me To live for me
Ed il sole un mistero che spegnerà And the sun is a mystery which dies down
E un colore che accenderà And a glow which lights up
Soltanto per te Only for you Ed io sarò felice And I will be glad Perchè ti avrò vicino Because I will have you near me
Per insegnar, si, a vivere To learn, yes, to live A vivere, a vivere, a vivere To live, to live, to live
Per me For me
Originally this was an Italian song called “Aria” and performed by Dario Baldan Bembo. Years later, in 1976 Mr. Acker Bilk recorded “Aria” instrumentally with his clarinet, which became a hit – in Britain it reached number five in the charts. Mr. Acker Bilk (born: Bernard Stanley Bilk) is a well known musician, a notable example is his 1962 hit “Stranger on the Shore”.
Norman Newell then penned English lyrics to the song for Shirley Bassey and the title became “Born To Lose”. Shirley Bassey has performed this song on some live appearances and TV shows – a live recording is on Live In Japan ’77. In 2000 Shirley Bassey sung it again on some concerts of her Millennium Tour, and also on the Stately Homes Tour 2001.
The Italian singer Ornella Vanoni has later also sung “Aria” in English, but with different English lyrics penned by Ben Raleigh.
Lyrics
Born to lose
Born to lose the game
Born to cry
When I hear you’re near
Born to smile
Through a mist of tears
Born to live
Lost in lonely years
Born to lose
Every game I play
You must go
There’s no other way
Touch my life
With your love once more
It must last
Till forever more
Take my love
Take my life, my soul
Take my dreams
Take my word, my own
Would I change
Could I only choose
No not me
I was born to lose
Take my love
Take my life, my soul
Take my dreams
Take my word, my own
Would I change
Could I only choose
No not me
I was born to lose
Take my love
Take my life, my soul
Take my dreams
Take my word, my own
Would I change
Could I only choose
No not me
I was born to lose
Take my love
Take my life, my soul
Take my dreams
Take my word, my own
To order your copy of this great CD click on the cover:
About the dress Shirley is wearing for the CD cover:
A dramatic stage gown by Douglas Darnell, the fitted bodice and peppermint green silk chiffon ground encrusted with pale green iridescent sequins, the halterneck and scooped back edged with strands of imitation pearls graduating in size from the imitation emerald jewelled clasp at the base of the neck, the back elaborately embellished with fifteen additional strands of imitation pearls graduating in size from neck to lower back and cascading from the clasp in a decorative cage effect, the skirt with flowing train lined in silver silk tissue; and a corresponding pair of stiletto heeled sandals customised by Darnell, stamped on the insole Hand Made By Peppino Vasso and with the retailer’s name F. Pinet;
Weight of gown: approx. 2kg.
She wore the gown for the cover shoot of various albums including: Love life & feelings, 1976, Twenty Greatest Hits and Let me sing and I”m happy. Sold at Christies’ gown auction for £4,500.
Shirley wearing the “pearl dress” at the famous 1973 Royal Albert Hall concert where superfan Hilary Finney presented Shirley a bouquet of flowers.
Here is a very short clip from GMTV. of Dame Shirley Bassey at an auction. I know I am supposed to give more information but the fact is that I don’t have any information about this clip. So ANYBODY? who can help us out: please. But I wanted to share this short clip anyway, also because Shirley looks just stunning in it.
And what better song to go with an auction then this wonderful version of “Going going gone” from the album “Never never never”. The song was actually recorded for the 1976 BBC-show but rejected.
A message came from Audrey and this is what she said about the clip: “I loved the pictures of DSB from the GMTV- programme. This must have been some little while ago as it is John Leslie pictured with her and he was sacked from GMTV many moons ago, but I am sure there are others with much more knowledge than I have who will enlighten you further.” (Thanks Audrey)
For today two songs especially for Hilary Finney who recently sadly lost her husband Sid. I know these two songs are particularly significant to her and I play them today in Sid’s special memory.
