“Ti Voglio Bene” from the album Centoundici
A great song, written in May 2002, about a friendship that went sour after he became famous. It’s pretty interesting because later it was Tiziano who pushed everyone away and closed himself off to everyone else, mostly by moving away, first to Mexico and later to the UK. But there’s no doubt that at least one person reacted as badly as the subject of this song.
Here’s an excerpt from the book where he talks about the video.
May 16th 2004:
I don’t have the faintest idea what time it is. I’m on a plane to Mexico.
The evening in Florence went TERRIFIC and Milan was great, I feel like an idiot writing only positive things when I talk about this year’s concerts, but I can’t help it, it’s all true. Going from half-empty clubs two years ago to arenas, filled just for me, it’s a miracle and I would only like to continue to improve and perfect myself.
I ended the winter tour with the date in Turin (that one was beautiful as well, but if I continue like this then this journal is likely to become a Disneyland resort!) and the relationship with Monica is going wonderfully, both businesswise and as friends. I admire her because she’s able to maintain a firm hand, and she respects the line between friendship (true) and work (tough) intelligently, while remaining nice and relaxed.
We’re thinking about the next video. The single in question will be Ti voglio bene and, given the theme and the lyrics, I’d like to do something daring, very rough, a bit pop, very cinematic.
The mission is to convince my record company to “dirty up” my image a bit. If it were up to me, I would soil it immediately without any hesitation!!! Ahahahah!
I think that now the important thing is to make a nice new album: just as an indication, it could come out in the spring of 2006, but now that I said it, it sounds like science fiction.
English translation of “Ti Voglio Bene”:
(Note: In Italian, “ti voglio bene” is the usual way to say I love you, you can say it to all your loved ones, family or friends. “Ti amo” is reserved for just your partner.)
“I Love You”
One is not enough… two is a lot
How many princesses in the castle have you hidden from me
I love you… I’ve told you, even though not often
I love you… I noticed it then more than I do now
Three’s just a few… four is too much
How many of these things do you have locked up in the castle, and still
I love you… and despite all the attention
I love you… since the day before yesterday, but starting tomorrow I don’t know
I’d like to thank you, I’d like to grab you by the throat
I’m the one you listened to, the one that always comforts you
I’m the one you called when you were crying each night
I’m the one you hate a little and that you now fear a little
I’d like to remind you that I’ve been close to you
Even that night when you were feeling strange
And I’ve put up with you but now I don’t want anything in return
Because according to you, by now I have everything I need
A loud applause under my notes
An album cover and even a great video
Girlfriends, as many as if it were raining
Despite the fears being the same
Now that I always have too much to do
You say that I don’t have time to talk anymore
But when I simply ask you, quietly
You always sarcastically pull yourself away from me and so…
One is not enough… two is a lot
How many princesses in the castle have you hidden from me
I love you… I’ve told you, even though not often
I love you… I noticed it then more than I do now
Three’s just a few… four is too much
How many of these things do you have locked up in the castle, and still
I love you… and despite all the attention
I love you… since the day before yesterday, but starting tomorrow I don’t know
Another journey and little time to decide
Someone who’s on his way up, sometimes would never want to stop
It’s too soon to start laughing again
Surely the moment will come
Twenty days have passed slowly
They were spent regretting my dreams
And as for you, I only know that if I were to see you
I’d be more of an asshole than you’d expect
The friendship has been over for two hours
I’ve buried my heart’s foolishness, and in 4/4 time I’m telling you
Disillusioned and unhappy
The joy and the magic that you’ve ruined
I’ve seen you walk half a meter above the ground
Telling everyone “I’m a friend of Tiziano”
And reassuring me that we’re still close
Then chatting by yourself on the phone
Behind the shadow of smiles and shrewd gestures
Our days have gone by with more and more difficulty
And as much as I can’t stand your smell anymore
It hurts to waste all my negative energy on you and so…
One is not enough… two is a lot
How many princesses in the castle have you hidden from me
I love you… I’ve told you, even though not often
I love you… I noticed it then more than I do now
Three’s just a few… four is too much
How many of these things do you have locked up in the castle, and still
I love you… and despite all the attention
I love you… since the day before yesterday, but starting tomorrow I don’t know
It’s that I owe you emotions
It’s that in the world there aren’t only good things
Maybe I knew this but it’s different
When you live through it yourself like I’ve done, me with you
And it was Latina that made us unite and then made us pay
A song can also speak of something else than love
And again with my whole heart I’m saying this to you
Even though since two weeks you are no longer
My friend…
One is not enough… two is a lot
How many princesses in the castle have you hidden from me
I love you… I’ve told you, even though not often
I love you… I noticed it then more than I do now
Three’s just a few… four is too much
How many of these things do you have locked up in the castle, and still
I love you… and despite all the attention
I love you… since the day before yesterday, but starting tomorrow I don’t know
One is not enough… two is a lot
How many princesses in the castle have you hidden from me
I love you… I’ve told you, even though not often
I love you… I noticed it then more than I do now
Three’s just a few… four is too much
How many of these things do you have locked up in the castle, and still
I love you… and despite all the attention
I love you… since the day before yesterday, but starting tomorrow I don’t know
Tomorrow I don’t know
Tomorrow I don’t know
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bloodbellschime said:
Perfect song! Perfect video!
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