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Ho Visto Un Re
"Ho visto un re" ('I have seen a king') is a song with text composed by Dario Fo and music by Paolo Ciarchi (credited in the first edition in Ernesto Esposito under the pseudonym ''Omicron'') and performed by Enzo Jannacci, which was first published in 1968, in the 45rpm '' Ho visto un re / Bobo Merenda '' in the recording of the song the orchestra is directed by Luis Bacalov. History and Meaning This song by Dario Fo was born as a "folk song sham" written on purpose to put it in the show "Ci ragiono e canto", which was composed of a number of folk songs, derived from extensive research on Italian popular songs. The show was presented for the first time in Turin April 16, 1966 at Teatro Carignano. ''Ho visto un re'' is a satire against Power (social and political), power. The First-person narrative, narrative voice is that of some peasants who sing and point out that all powerful (the King, the Emperor, the Bishop, the Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal, the rich people) as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Jannacci
Vincenzo "Enzo" Jannacci (; 3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013) was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. Jannacci is widely considered as a master of musical art and cabaret, and in the course of his career has collaborated with many famous Italian musicians, performing artists, journalists, television personalities and comedians. He has written around thirty albums and soundtracks, some of which have since come to be seen as milestones in the history of Italian popular music. A cardiologist in his day job, he is also regarded as one of the founders of Italian rock and roll music, along with Adriano Celentano, Luigi Tenco and Giorgio Gaber, with whom he collaborated for over forty years. Early life Enzo Jannacci was born in Milan on 3 June 1935 to a Lombard mother and a father of Apulian descent – his paternal grandfather, also called Vincenzo, had moved to Milan fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
