Andrea Bocelli has released a brand new single from the famous and traditional Italian song “Torna a Surriento”.
The song has inspired and moved people around the world and as soon as you hear the opening brass notes, you’ll recognise it.
“Torna a Surriento” or “return to Sorrento” has a popular myth behind it that it was created for an Italian post office.
The story goes that the Minister Zanardelli was welcomed to Sorrento in 1902 with such fanfare, that the minister commissioned the song and promised to resolve some problems in the town, one of which was the lack of a post office.
The minister was so moved when he heard the song, that he promised a post office.
The words to “Torna a Surriento” were ready in 1894, and are dedicated to a girl.
The 1902 version, by Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis, was a musical adaptation of the poem, and in 1904 the song was presented to the nation and started its journey throughout the world.
Andrea Bocelli sings “Torna a Surriento” on his new album “Incanto”.
To listen to the song, go to Musica in anteprima on the Corriere site.
Iconic Italian singer Bocelli gives an excellent interpretation of this nostalgic song that laments the separation from love, the sea and nature – only Italians do nostalgia this good.