Rapsodia was the Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmo performed by Mia Martini. This was her second attempt at the contest after appearing in 1977.
The song was performed 19th on the night following Denmark and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting, it finished in 4th place with 111 points, making it the highest-placed non-English song of that year.
Martini passed away only a couple of years following her appearance.
Lyrics[]
Un giorno i vecchi amori
S'incontrano nei bar
Bugiardi ma sinceri a dirsi come va
Magari fuori piove e allora stanno lì
Pensando chissà dove
Chissà perché finì
Un giorno i vecchi amori si dicono l'età
Dolcissimi rancori ed altre verità
Chi siamo noi, sperduti qui?
Così diversi dagli eroi del nostro film
Con l'ironia e un po' di guai
In questa immensa rapsodia dei nostri ormai
Ma un giorno i vecchi amori si chiedono di più
I sogni e i desideri di un'altra gioventù
E lasciano famiglie tradiscono gli amici
Non vogliono consigli per essere felici
E quando i vecchi amori si lasciano nei bar
Diventano canzoni di tanto tempo fa
Chi siamo noi seduti qua?
Ad ascoltare questa vita che non va
Chi siamo noi buttati via
In questa immensa e disperata rapsodia
Oh chi siamo noi buttati via
In questa immensa e disperata rapsodia[1]
One day the old lovers
Meet in a bar
Deceitful but sincere telling how it goes
It was raining outside and they were there
Thinking about who knows where
Who knows, because it's over
One day the old lovers tell each other their ages
Sweet resentments and other truth
Who are we, feeling lost?
So different from the heroes in our movie
With the irony and a bit of trouble
In this immense rhapsody, now about us
But one day the old lovers long for more
Dreams and desires of another youth
And they leave their families, betray their friends
They don't want advice about how to be happy
And when the old lovers leave each other at the bar
They will become songs of a time far behind
Who are we, sitting here?
Listening to a story of a life that didn't work out
Who are we, sunk in shame
For this immense and hopeless rhapsody
Oh who are we, sunk in shame
For this immense and hopeless rhapsody
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Serafín Zubiri •  Morgane •  Dafna Dekel •  Aylin Vatankoş •  Cleopatra •  Kali •  Christer Björkman •  Dina •  Evridiki •  Mary Spiteri •  Heart 2 Heart •  Pave Maijanen •  Daisy Auvray •  Marion Welter & Kontinent •  Tony Wegas •  Michael Ball •  Linda Martin •  Kenny Lübcke & Lotte Nilsson •  Mia Martini •  Extra Nena •  Merethe Trøan •  Wind •  Humphrey Campbell
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| Songs | |||
| Todo esto es la música • Nous, on veut des violons • Ze Rak Sport • Yaz Bitti • Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida • Monté la riviè • I morgon är en annan dag • Amor d'água fresca • Teriazoume • Little Child • Nei eða já • Yamma Yamma • Mister Music Man • Sou fräi • Zusammen geh'n • One Step Out Of Time • Why Me? • Alt det som ingen ser • Rapsodia • Ljubim te pesmama • Visjoner • Träume sind für alle da • Wijs me de weg
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References[]
Trivia:[]
- Before she started singing, a fan wished Mia Martini luck.
- Because RAI didn't make a music video for the song, the preview clip only showed pictures of Mia Martini.
- One of 43 entries which has made every single ESC Top 250 since the list's inception in 2008.
- ↑ http://diggiloo.net/?1992it Translation by Ben Tumminaro.
Videos[]
MIA MARTINI-Rapsodia- Eurovisian Song Contest 1992
Mia Martini - Rapsodia (Eurovision Song Contest 1992, ITALY) preview