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Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Words & Music by Domenico Modugno & Francesco MigliacciEnglish lyrics by Mitchell Parrish*
Recorded by Domenico Modugno, 1958 (#1) [won 2 Grammies, 1958]
Also recorded by Bobby Rydell, 1960 (#4)
Intro Verse: (tempo ad lib)
C C/B Edim
Sometimes the world is a valley
Gdim Dm7 Fdim(III) G7
of heartaches and tears
G D7 G7 Fdim C Gdim Dm7 G7
And in the hustle and bustle, no sunshine appears;
C Am Gdim Cdim Dm7
But you and I have our love always there to remind us
D Am7 D7 Dm7 G7
There is a way we can leave all the shadows behind us.
Melody: (a tempo)
Edim Dm Dm+7 A7 Dm G C C/B Em7 Am Am+7 C7
Vo - la - re, oh oh,cantare, oh oh oh oh.
F Fdim C Am
Let's fly way up to the clouds,
F Fdim C C/B
Away from the madd'ning crowds.
Am Am+7 Am7 Am6
Let us sing in the glow of a star that I know of,
Em B+ Em7 Em6
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind;
G G+7 G6 G5/6 Am
Let us leave the confusion and all disillusion behind.
Fm Fm7 Dm7 Fdim G7
Just like birds of a feather, a rainbow together we'll find.
Final Refrain:
Edim Dm Dm+7 A7 Dm G C C/B Em7 Am Am+7 C7
Vo - la - re, oh oh, cantare, oh oh oh oh.
F G7 C C/B Am7 Am7/G
No wonder my happy heart sings;
F G7 C C/B Am7 Am7/G
Your love has given me wings.
F G7 C C/B Am7 Am7/G
No wonder my happy heart sings;
F G7 C Fdim C
Your love has given me wings.
*Parrish is, in my opinion, the undisputed king of after-the-fact lyric writing. Among his other lyric jewels written after the music was popularized is a little ditty you may have heard of called "Star Dust."