Una notte a Napoli - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | 2010

Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: Excerpted from Pink Martini’s live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. “Una notte a Napoli“ featuring lead singer China Forbes, is one of the band’s most popular original songs, first heard on the album “Hang on Little Tomato.“ The song was written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, and their friends Johnny Dynell and Alba Clemente, in Italian, and has also been released, in a Spanish cover version by Santana, on their album “Corazón“ (as “Una Noche en Nápoles“).This version features Thomas Lauderdale on piano, China Forbes on vocals, Nicholas Crosa on violin, and Gavin Bondy on trumpet. LYRICS Con lui volando lontano dalla terra Dimenticando le tristezze della sera In paradiso oltre le nuvole Pazza d’amore come le lucciole Quanto tempo puo durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite? Quando ami Da morire Chuidi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare E la danza finira! Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto Ma quando il cuore mi ha spezzato Ed in cielo mi ha abbandonato Adesso sulla terra son tornata Mai più di amare mi sono rassegnata Quanto tempo può durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite? Quando ami da morire Chiudi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare E la danza finirà! Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Flying with him far above the earth Forgetting the sadness of the evening In heaven, beyond the clouds Crazy from love like fireflies How long can this last? How many nights to dream? How many hours, how many days? And infinite caresses? When you love so much You want to die Close your eyes and don’t think Time passes, love is fleeting And the dance will end One night in Naples With the moon and the sea I met an angel Who could no longer fly One night in Naples We forgot about the stars And even without wings He took me to the sky Sadly everything Must come to an end But when he broke my heart And abandoned me in the sky I fell back to earth And promised Never to love again But look up! LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums FIND PINK MARTINI ONLINE: Patreon Fan Club: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: Spotify: Apple Music: SoundCloud: bandcamp: Website: Online Store: #pinkmartini #unanotteanapoli #chinaforbes #hangonlittletomato #thomaslauderdale #nicholascrosa #pansychang #timothynishimoto #danfaehnle #philbaker #martinzarzar #derekrieth #briandavis #miguelbernal #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #heyeugene #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #portlandoregon #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #livemusic #liveperformance #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #portlandoregon #portland #portlandor #portlandmusic #portlandband