This video completely captivated me. You don't need to know the lyrics to enjoy the pure beauty of the two voices. The song "La Solitudine" was a popular hit for Laura Pausini, one of the singers featured in the video, an Italian songstress who also records in Spanish. The second singer here is Lara Fabian a Flemish/Italian who holds Canadian citizenship. As evidenced here both are incredibly talented artists. Both have very successful careers; I've included a link to each of their websites for those of you who are as taken by them as I was and still am.
The tie in to Toys? I wondered about that when I thought of writing this for my blog. Well actually, I discovered this video while looking for information on the fashion industry in Italy. Again, what has that got to do with Toys? One of the things that makes the Brothel family different is that we offer our girls that little bit extra. In our Italian Top Models area, run by Mistress Taisha, we conduct a training course giving the girls a taste of Italy.
The featured video was recorded on the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) also the site of “Donna Sotto le Stelle” (Woman Under the Stars) an annual open-air fashion spectacle where each year in mid-July, talented designers showcase their latest masterpieces at this, one of Rome’s most celebrated icons.
Mistress Taisha, a proud Italian herself, was thrilled to have the famous fashion show, the singers and her beloved country showcased in this way.
I hope you love the music as much as I do. An English translation of the lyrics follows the video. I'm afraid the quality of the video could be better, but, the audio is much better.
When they start to sing together, it's magical; when they smile at each other...I melt. They just seem to be having so much fun.
Here are the lyrics in the original Italian followed by the English translation, young love...
La
Solitudine
Marco
sé n'è andato e non ritorna più
Il treno delle sette trenta senza lui
È
un cuore di metallo senza l'anima
Nel freddo del mattino grigio di città
Nel freddo del mattino grigio di città
A
scuola il banco è vuoto. Marco è dentro me.
È
dolce il suo respiro fra i pensieri miei.
Distanze
enormi sembrano dividerci
Ma
il cuore batte forte dentro me
Chissà
se tu mi penserai
Se
con i tuoi non parli mai
Se
ti nascondi come me.
Sfuggi
gli sguardi e te ne stai…
Rinchiuso
in camera e non vuoi
Mangiare.
Stringi forte a te
Il
cuscino e piangi e non lo sai
Quanto
altro male ti farà la solitudine
Marco
nel mio diario ho una fotografia.
Hai
gli occhi di bambino un poco timido.
La
stringo forte al cuore e sento che ci sei
Fra
i compiti d'inglese e matematica
Tuo
padre e i suoi consigli che monotonia.
Lui
con il suo lavoro ti ha portato via.
Di
certo il tuo parere non l'ha chiesto mai.
Ha
detto “Un giorno tu mi capirai”
Chissà
se tu mi penserai
Se
con gli amici parlerai
Per
non soffrire più per me
Ma
non è facile lo sai
A
scuola non ne posso più
E
i pomeriggi senza te
Studiare
è inutile. Tutte le idee
Si
affollano su te
Non
è possibile dividere
La
vita di noi due
Ti
prego aspettami amore mio
Ma
illuderti non so!
(sung
twice)
La
solitudine fra noi
Questo
silenzio dentro me
È
l'inquietudine di vivere
La
vita senza te
Ti
prego aspettami perché
Non
posso stare senza te.
Non
è possibile dividere
La
storia di noi due
La solitudine
The
Loneliness
Marco has gone from here and is not
coming back any more
The
seven thirty train without him
Is
a heart of metal with no soul
In
the cold of the grey morning of the city
At
school the bench is empty. Marco is inside me.
His
breath is sweet in my thoughts.
Enormous
distances seem to divide us
But
my heart beats strongly inside me
Who
knows if you will think of me
If
you never speak with your parents
If
you hide yourself like me.
You
run from the looks and stay…
Confined
to your room and do not want
To
eat. You hold your pillow
Firmly
against you and cry and do not know
How
much more harm the loneliness will do to you
Marco,
in my diary I have a photograph.
You
have the eyes of slightly timid child.
I
hold it firmly against my heart and I feel that you are here
Between
the assignments of English and mathematics
Your
father and his suggestions, what monotony.
He
with his job has taken you away.
For
certain your opinion was never asked for.
He
said “One day you will understand me”
Who
knows if you will think of me
If
you will talk with friends
In
order not to suffer because of me any more
But
it is not easy, you know
At
school I am no longer able to cope
And
in the afternoons without you
Studying
is useless. All my ideas
Revolve
around you
It
is not possible to divide
The
lives of us two
I
beg you, wait for me my love
But
I cannot deceive you!
The
loneliness between us
This
silence inside me
Is
the anxiety from living
Life
without you
I
beg you, wait for me because
I
cannot be without you.
It
is not possible to divide
The
story of us two
The
loneliness
*********************************************
Now the links, I promised
I hope the song gave you as much enjoyment as it did me and that you will look up other offerings by these two incredible women.
