This site will help English speakers understand the work of a great singer/songwriter, Fabrizio De André. Much of the supplementary information about songs and albums comes from an Italian book by Walter Pistarini - The Book of the World: Fabrizio De André, the Stories Behind the Songs, which helped me greatly to understand many of the lyrics.
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Here are some of De André's most popular songs, a short list of "essential Fabrizio De André" as a starting point for exploring his work.
From the early years (1964-1967) La canzone di Marinella Amore che vieni, amore che vai La canzone dell'amore perduto Via del Campo Bocca di rosa From the middle years (1970-1978) Il pescatore Il testamento di Tito La cattiva strada Amico fragile Andrea Volta la carta From the later years (1981-1996) Fiume Sand Creek Creuza de mä Don Raffaè La domenica delle salme Dolcenera  |
Fabrizio De André wrote songs about love, war, social affairs, politics, current and historical events, Jesus, people who lived on the margins of society, rebels, and death. He had strong connections to the earth and nature, to common people, and to philosophical ideas ranging from pacifism to anarchism to the power of love. He took inspiration from literature (medieval to contemporary), from news clippings, and from the struggles in his own life. His strongest early influence was French songwriter Georges Brassens, and he collaborated with many Italian songwriter/composers throughout his career. De André's lyrics consistently attain the stature of poetry with the unique stamp of his own inner voice, his vision so attuned to the fleeting beauties and the horrors of the human condition and to the feelings and failings of the people he portrays, himself included.
Fabrizio De André - 1940-1999
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