Talk:Torna a Surriento

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There is also another, totally different version of the lyrics, for Elvis Presley's version of the song, named "Surrender". Al69dente (talk) 21:13, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I've linked to the Elvis song you mention in the 'see also' section; I came looking for the Dean Martin song Come Back to Sorrento Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 14:05, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Translation

The english translation is highly inaccurate. I do not dare to translate myself, I am not a native english speaker (italian, rather). By the way, the sense is completely different. --193.51.216.185 (talk) 14:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Are we sure that the Claude Aveling version is out of copyright? And what's the source for the other translation? --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 22:50, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

I followed several parts of the translation and they seem pretty accurate to me to the extent that I can make sense of the Neapolitan dialect of the original text. More questionable seem to me some words of that text, such as the elision "Vir'o" (Pavarotti seems to pronounce "Vide'o") and very few others. But who knows...? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.206.5.25 (talk) 00:55, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Merging

A suggestion was made to merge Elvis Presley's "Surrender" here. I think a link is just fine. But I am against merging the Elvis Surrender as the latter is quite independent really. A cross referencing is good enough. Keep two separate articles. werldwayd (talk) 01:14, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

• I agree. Other Elvis songs adapted from older songs (e.g. "It's Now or Never" or "Can't Help Falling in Love") also have their own article, and I think they should have their own, because other than the melody this is really a different composition. --The Evil IP address (talk) 04:41, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

Completely different Italian Lyrics

I have sheet music with different Italian lyrics. Same basic sentiment. Anyone know why it’s different from the original?

Different lyrics as follows:

Guarda il mare com´e bello! Spira tanto sentimento Come il tuo soave accento Che me desto fa sognar

Senti come illeve salle Dai giardini odor d´aranci Un perfumo non v´ha eguale Per chi palpita d’amore

E tu dici: "Io parto, addio!" T´allontani dal mio core Questa terra del amore Hai la forza di lasciar

Ma non mi fuggir Non dar mi piu tormento Torna a Surriento Non farmi morir

2nd Verse

Senti il mare di Sorrento Che tesori ce la in fondo Chi ha girato tutto il mondo Non lo sa dimenticar

Vedi come le Sirene Or ti guardano incantate Parch-è vogliono te sola Dolce cose mormorar

E tu dici: "Io parto, addio!" T´allontani dal mio core Questa terra del amore Hai la forza di lasciar

Ma non mi fuggir Non dar mi piu tormento Torna a Surriento Non farmi morir Pookerella (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Because the original verses are written in Neapolitan, and there are different translations into Italian. Like any translation, it admits different versions, although the general meaning of the words is maintained. 91.117.33.158 (talk) 18:21, 11 October 2023 (UTC)