Comme è ddoce 'o mare was the Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome performed by Peppino di Capri. This was the first occasion on which Italy had not performed at least partly in Italian. Additionally, it was the first time that a host nation had ever submitted an entry in a minority language.
It was performed last on the night following Cyprus. At the close of voting, it finished in 7th place with 89 points.
Lyrics[]
Ammore, sole, mare, luna e stelle
Parole belle, sò parole belle
Nisciuno ha scritto mai cchiù doce e cheste
Parole sò, parole ma
Ma surtanto chi, nun s’annammora maje
Nun tene ‘o core p’ ‘e cantà
Ma comme è ddoce ‘o mare
Comme si ddoce tu
Quanno l’ammore è ggiovane
Te vene voglia ‘e cantà
Ma comme è bello ‘o sole
Quanno tu staje cu’ mme
Quanno te chiamme palummè
Vola, e i’ volo cu’ tte
E gira, gira ‘o munno
Gira mmiez ‘a tutte ‘e stelle nun se pò fermà
E canta, canta ‘nà canzona
Cà nisciuno sente, cà nisciuno sà
Da sempe accussì, pe’ sempe sarrà
L’ammore è chillo cà ce fà campà
Ammore, sole, mare, luna e stelle
So’ sempe belle p’ ‘e cantà
Ma comme è ddoce ‘o mare
Comme si ddoce tu
Quanno l’ammore è ggiovane
Te vene voglia ‘e cantà
Ma comme è bello ‘o sole
Quanno tu staje cu’ mme
Quanno te chiamme palummè
Vola, e i’ volo cu’ tte
Quanno te chiamme palummè
Vola, e i’ volo cu’ tte
Love, sun, sea, moon and stars
Beautiful words, they’re beautiful words
Sweeter than those nobody has ever written
They’re just words, words but
Only the one who never falls in love
Doesn’t have a heart to sing
But how sweet the sea is
How sweet you are
When love is young
You feel like singing
But how beautiful the sun is
When you stand by me
When I call you butterfly
Fly and I’ll fly with you
And round, round, the world goes
Round among the stars and I can’t stop
And you sing, sing a song
That nobody can hear, that nobody knows
It has always been like this, and it’ll always be the same
Love is what makes us live
Love, sun, sea, moon and stars
Are always nice to sing about
But how sweet the sea is
How sweet you are
When love is young
You feel like singing
But how sweet the sun is
When you stand by me
When I call you butterfly
Fly and I’ll fly with you
When I call you butterfly
Fly and I’ll fly for you
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Baby Doll •  Stefán & Eyfi •  Georgina & Paul Giordimaina •  Sophia Vossou •  Sandra Simó •  Thomas Forstner •  Sarah Bray •  Carola •  Amina •  İzel, Reyhan & Can •  Kim Jackson •  Dulce Pontes •  Anders Frandsen •  Just 4 Fun •  Duo Datz •  Kaija Kärkinen •  Atlantis 2000 •  Clouseau •  Sergio Dalma •  Samantha Janus •  Elena Patroklou •  Peppino di Capri
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| Songs | |||
| Brazil • Draumur um Nínu • Could It Be • I anixi • Canzone per te • Venedig im Regen • Un baiser volé • Fångad av en stormvind • Le dernier qui a parlé... • İki Dakika • Could It Be That I'm In Love • Lusitana paixão • Lige der hvor hjertet slår • Mrs. Thompson • Kan • Hullu yö • Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben • Geef het op • Bailar pegados • A Message To Your Heart • SOS • Comme è ddoce 'o mare
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Video[]
Eurovision 1991 - Peppino di Capri - Comme è ddoce 'o mare