Arrivederci Roma

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"Arrivederci Roma"
Song
LanguageItalian
English title"Goodbye Rome"
Published1957
Composer(s) Renato Rascel
Lyricist(s)

"Arrivederci Roma" (English: "Goodbye, Rome") is the title and refrain of a popular Italian song, composed in 1955 by Renato Rascel, with lyrics by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini. It was published in 1957 as part of the soundtrack of the Italo-American musical film with the same title, released as Seven Hills of Rome in English. [1] In the movie, the song is sung by the leading character, played by the American singer and actor Mario Lanza. Carl Sigman wrote the lyrics for the English-language version of the movie.

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Another version of the song, with the same melody but a new set of English lyrics by Jack Fishman, was published in 1955 with the title "Arrivederci Darling". Both versions of the song, in Italian and English, enjoyed lasting and widespread success in the following years.

"Arrivederci Roma" lyrics

Arrivederci (or a rivederci), which literally means "until we see each other again", is a common Italian equivalent of "goodbye". The original lyrics express the nostalgia of a Roman man for the dinners and short-lived love affairs he had with foreign tourists who came to Rome. It recalls the popular legend associated with the Trevi Fountain. [2]

Popularity

The recording of "Arrivederci Darling" by British singer Anne Shelton remained in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks (December 17, 1955, to January 7, 1956, peaking at number 17). [3] Another recording by Edna Savage was in the UK chart for one week (January 14, 1956, at number 19). [2] [4]

Recorded versions

"Arrivederci Roma"

"Arrivederci Darling"

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References

  1. ↑ "Seven Hills of Rome (1957)". IMDb.
  2. 1 2 Marc De Bruyn (2003), Arrivederci, Roma webpage. Accessed on 2011-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Anne Shelton – Arrivederci Darling". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Edna Savage – Arrivederci Darling". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  5. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Gibbs - 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome". Discogs.
  7. ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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