"Torna a Surriento" is a Neapolitan song composed in 1902 by Italian musician Ernesto De Curtis to words by his brother, the poet and painter Giambattista De Curtis. The song was copyrighted officially in 1905, and has since become one of the most popular songs of this traditional genre, which include others such as O sole mio, Funiculì funiculà, and Santa Lucia.
"Torna a Surriento" has been sung by performers as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Beniamino Gigli, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Enrico Caruso, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Ruggero Raimondi, Meat Loaf, Mario Lanza, Franco Corelli, Robertino Loreti, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Muslim Magomayev, Francesco Albanese, Jerry Adriani, Roberto Carlos, Alfie Boe, Anna Calvi, Karel Gott, and Norton Buffalo with George Kahumoku, Jr.; Sergio Franchi covered the song in his 1962 RCA Victor Red Seal debut album, (Romantic Italian Songs), which peaked at #17 on the Billboard Top 200. Not forgetting the comedic version by Billy Connolly, "Saltcoats at the fair"
Claude Aveling wrote the English language lyrics, which are titled "Come Back to Sorrento". Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman re-arranged it and wrote a new set of lyrics for Elvis Presley ("Surrender").
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torna_a_SurrientoNeapolitan lyrics ("Torna a Surriento")
Guarda il mare com'e bello!
Spira tanto sentimento.
Come il tuo soave accento, che me desto fa sognar.
Senti come illeve salle, dai giardini odor d'aranci,
Un perfumo non v'ha eguale per chi palpita d'amore.
E tu dicro parto addio,
T'allontani dal mio core, questa terra del amore,
hai la forza di lasciar.
Ma non mi fuggir, non dar mi piu tormento,
torna a Sorrento non farmi morir!
Smiling leave I saw you taking,
All that once you loved forsaking.
and I felt my heart was breaking,
Oh how could you go away.
Ma non mi fuggir, non dar mi piu tormento,
torna a Sorrento non farmi morir!
Born: Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917
Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died: December 25, 1995 (aged 78)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
R.I.P Dino
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