I really don't understand each of the words of this Italian song, but I saw the English translation of this song. This is one of those few slow tempo songs that I really like. When I first heard this song, I immediately thought that this is an Italian version of the English song "It's Now or Never" popularized by Elvis Presley. But I was wrong. I researched about this song and I found out that this is a Neapolitan song or Southern Italian song composed in 1898 by Giovanni Capurro and Eduardo di Capua. The melody of Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" was an adaptation of this Italian song.
This song was performed and covered by many Italian tenors such as Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti whose rendition of this song won him the 1980 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Vocal Performance. But, it is thanks to Il Volo, the three pop operatic tenors from Italy (again), who gave this song fresh sound that suits the taste of contemporary music lovers.
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