Dio, come ti amo was the Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg performed by Domenico Modugno.
The song is a ballad in which Modugno tells his lover how he feels about her. He expresses his amazement at the depth of his own feelings, with the title phrase being used frequently.
The song was performed 14th on the night following Monaco and preceding France. At the close of voting, it finished in joint last place with the dreaded Nul Points.
Lyrics[]
Nel cielo passano le nuvole
Che vanno verso il mare
Sembrano fazzoletti bianchi
Che salutano il nostro amore
Dio, come ti amo, non è possibile
Avere tra le braccia tanta felicità
Baciare le tue labbra che odorano di vento
Noi due innamorati, come nessuno al mondo
Dio, come ti amo, mi vien da piangere
In tutta la mia vita, non ho provato mai
Un bene così caro, un bene così vero
Chi può fermare il fiume che corre verso il mare?
Le rondini nel cielo, che vanno verso il sole?
Chi può cambiare l’amore, l’amore mio per te?
Dio, come ti amo
Un bene così caro, un bene così vero
Chi può fermare il fiume che corre verso il mare?
Le rondini nel cielo, che vanno verso il sole?
Chi può cambiare l’amore, l’amore mio per te?
Dio, come ti amo
Dio, come ti amo
In the sky the clouds pass by
They’re going towards the sea
Looking like white handkerchiefs
That greet our love
My God, I love you so much, it’s not possible
To have so much happiness between your arms
Kissing your lips that smell like the wind
We’re two lovers, like nobody in the world
My God, I love you so much, I feel like crying
In my whole life, I’ve never felt
Such a valuable happiness, such a true happiness
Who can stop the river that flows towards the sea?
The swallows in the sky that go towards the sun?
Who can change my love, my love for you?
My God, I love you so much
Such a valuable happiness, such a true happiness
Who can stop the river that flows towards the sea?
The swallows in the sky that go towards the sun?
Who can change my love, my love for you?
My God, I love you so much
My God, I love you so much
| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Margot Eskens •  Ulla Pia •  Tonia •  Michèle Torr •  Berta Ambrož •  Åse Kleveland •  Ann Christine •  Madalena Iglésias •  Udo Jürgens •  Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson •  Raphael •  Madeleine Pascal •  Téréza Kesovija •  Domenico Modugno •  Dominique Walter •  Milly Scott •  Dickie Rock •  Kenneth McKellar
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| Songs | |||
| Die Zeiger der Uhr • Stop - mens legen er go' • Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel • Ce soir je t'attendais • Brez besed • Intet er nytt under solen • Playboy • Ele e ela • Merci, Chérie • Nygammal vals • Yo soy aquél • Ne vois-tu pas? • Bien plus fort • Dio, come ti amo • Chez nous • Fernando en Filippo • Come Back to Stay • A Man Without Love
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Trivia[]
- 1964 winner Gigliola Cinquetti did her own recording of the song several years later, which became a hit in Italy.
- This was the last Italian song chosen from Sanremo until 1972.
