A song that needs no introduction. This post will be short and sweet as there are no apt words to describe the magnificence and renascence of this piece.
Con te Partirò (I will leave with you) was first performed by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Music Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli. The song’s original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere it was a massive hit.
Readers may be more familiar with the Spanish (Por Te Volaré) and English version (Time to Say Goodbye). I have other performances I like to rewatch on occasion with my kids (apart from the original below):
1. Sesame Street: Andrea Bocelli’s Lullabye To Elmo
2. Will Ferrell Sings Por Ti Volare- Step Brothers
A second version of the song, sung partly in English, was released in 1996 as Time to Say Goodbye, paired Bocelli with British soprano Sarah Brightman, and achieved even greater success, topping charts all across Europe, including Germany, where it became the biggest-selling single in history.
References:
1. Con te partirò – Wikipedia
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
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While opera isn’t so much my cup of tea, there’s no doubt Bocelli’s vocals are absolutely incredible!
I like Opera if I’m in that space. I remember when the 3 Tenors burst on the scene to inaugurate Italy World Cup. That concert I played over. I love Puccini.
This is just lovely…even without knowing the words lol
Such a beautiful song by a man with an incomparable voice. Shocking this was not a hit in his home country of Italy.
It would be interesting to see which songs are the most widely recognisable worldwide. Surely this tune would be up there?