Senza Fine (Without End)
- veradapozzo8
- 22 hours ago
- 2 min read
One of the most beautiful and intemporal Italian songs: Senza fine, by the great songwriter and singer Gino Paoli, composed in 1961 for Ornella Vanoni, one of the finest singers that Italy have ever spawned.
Born in the same year 1934, Ornella Vanoni and Gino Paoli were lovers first and very close friends later in their life.
Ornella died last November and Gino has followed her now in March: I guess they have found the Sky outside the Room.
I am not and I have never been fond of love songs because most of them are just sentimental and clueless: love is everywhere but in their sirupy and phoney lyrics; sometimes the music is good and I would rather hear the tune without words, but in most cases even the music irritates me.
Senza fine and Il cielo in una stanza are two notable exceptions because the music is great and the lyrics are simple, deep and really heartfelt; the latter was released in 1960 and was the first successful "serious" song in Mina's career. Mina is a great singer and I certainly will not deny it, nevertheless she is not among my favourite ones and I prefer Gino Paoli's own version of Il cielo in una stanza: his voice and for the simple, true and deep feelings he put in it.
Senza fine sung by Ornella Vanoni in 1968 and by Gino Paoli in 1965.
Rest in peace, music and love, Ornella and Gino. Art is an eternal Spring.
Vera da Pozzo
Paris, 24th March 1926.
(C) Vera da Pozzo
(C) Italy is Mine
(C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living
Comments