Il Silenzio (song)
Encyclopedia
Il Silenzio is an Italian
pop music
instrumental
piece, with a small part of spoken Italian lyrics, notable for its trumpet theme. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso
and Guglielmo Brezza, its thematic melody being an extension of the bugle military call for taps
. It has become a worldwide instrumental standard, which has sold around 10 million copies. It was a number one hit in Germany
, Austria
, the Netherlands
, Italy
and in Switzerland
in 1965. It reached the position of Number 1 in Australia on 01/09/65 and stayed in the charts for 19 weeks, and in the United Kingdom it peaked at number 8 on the Record Retailer
singles chart. In the United States it reached #32 in the Billboard Easy Listening Charts
.
(who performed this song in French
, Italian
and German
), Eddie Calvert
, Roy Black
, Paul Mauriat
, and Marijan Domić.
Roy Etzel's version of the song was also popular in the US. MGM album E-4330.
A Maori version, titled "The Bridge", by New Zealand entertainer Dean Waretini was released in the 1980s.
n football club FC Spartak Trnava
. It is played before every home match.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
piece, with a small part of spoken Italian lyrics, notable for its trumpet theme. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso
Nini Rosso
Raffaele Celeste "Nini" Rosso was an Italian jazz trumpeter and composer.-Biography:Born in Turin, Rosso's parents had attempted to send him to university, but at 19 he chose the trumpet over academia, and left home...
and Guglielmo Brezza, its thematic melody being an extension of the bugle military call for taps
Taps
"Taps" is a musical piece sounded by the U.S. military nightly to indicate that it is "lights out". The tune is also sometimes known as "Butterfields Lullaby", or by the lyrics of its second verse, "Day is Done". It is also played during flag ceremonies and funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet...
. It has become a worldwide instrumental standard, which has sold around 10 million copies. It was a number one hit in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 1965. It reached the position of Number 1 in Australia on 01/09/65 and stayed in the charts for 19 weeks, and in the United Kingdom it peaked at number 8 on the Record Retailer
Record Retailer
Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK record industry. It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both labels and dealers. Its founding editor was Roy Parker...
singles chart. In the United States it reached #32 in the Billboard Easy Listening Charts
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
.
Spoken lyrics
Il Silenzio contains the following spoken lines:- Buona notte, amore
- Ti vedrò nei miei sogni
- Buona notte a te che sei lontana
Cover versions
Famous cover versions are by DalidaDalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
(who performed this song in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
), Eddie Calvert
Eddie Calvert
Eddie Calvert was an English trumpeter, who enjoyed his greatest successes in the 1950s. Calvert had his first United Kingdom, number one instrumental single in 1954, with "Oh Mein Papa".-Biography:...
, Roy Black
Roy Black
Roy Black may refer to:* Roy Black , U.S. criminal defense attorney and law professor* Roy Black , German singer and actor* Roy Turnbull Black, early 20th century U.S. chess player...
, Paul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his million selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968...
, and Marijan Domić.
Roy Etzel's version of the song was also popular in the US. MGM album E-4330.
A Maori version, titled "The Bridge", by New Zealand entertainer Dean Waretini was released in the 1980s.
Uses
The song is the official club hymn of the SlovakiaSlovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n football club FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...
. It is played before every home match.