She often changed the words to suit her performance and age. Alternative English lyrics were written in 1958 by Dame Gracie Fields, and they were used in most concerts she performed in from then until her death in 1979. The English lyrics were written by Mitchell Parish. Mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito, e incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito." ("I think that a dream like that will never return I painted my hands and my face blue, then was suddenly swept up by the wind and started to fly in the infinite sky.") The song opens with a surreal prelude which the cover versions often left out: "Penso che un sogno così non ritorni mai più. The song is a ballad in a dramatic chanson style, in which Modugno describes the feeling he has, which resembles flying when with his lover. Much later, in 2008, Franca Gandolfi recalled that her husband, Domenico Modugno, after a storm forced open his window, had the idea of modifying the chorus of the song, introducing the word "Volare", which is now the popular title of the song. Later that same night, Migliacci discussed his lyrics with Modugno, and for several days they worked on the song, tentatively entitled "Sogno in blu" ( Dream in blue). So he started penning a song about a man who dreams of painting himself blue, and being able to fly. In "Le coq rouge" was a yellow man suspended in midair, while in "Le peintre et la modelle", half the painter's face was coloured blue. He had vivid dreams, and when he woke up, he looked at the Chagall paintings (reproductions) on the wall. He had planned to go to the sea with Domenico Modugno, but while waiting for Modugno to show up, Migliacci started drinking wine and eventually fell asleep. The song was later translated in several languages and it was recorded by a wide range of performers.įranco Migliacci started working on the lyrics of the song in June 1957, inspired by two paintings by Marc Chagall. Modugno's recording subsequently became the first Grammy winner for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1958. It spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958 and was Billboard's number-one single for the year. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 22 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular Eurovision songs of all time and the most successful Sanremo Music Festival song ever. Winning the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen as the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, where it won third place out of ten songs in total. Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958. " Nel blu dipinto di blu" ( Italian pronunciation: literally "In the blue that is painted blue"), popularly known as " Volare" (meaning "To fly"), is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. " Vecchio frac", "Nisciuno po' sapé", "Strada 'nfosa", " Lazzarella" For the 1959 film, see Nel blu dipinto di blu (film).įile:Domenico Modugno - Nel blu dipinto di blu (Cover).jpg
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