Rino Gaetano left us 40 years ago. One of the most beautiful songs on the Italian music scene is A mano a mano, recorded in 1978 on a single by Riccardo Cocciante. However, the song became famous thanks to Rino Gaetano himself who gave the text a fresher and lighter tone, different from the dark and melancholy interpretation of Cocciante.
Ferzan Ozpetek, who included the song in the soundtrack of the film Fasten your belts, says that Rino Gaetano, during the Q-Concert, a live show organized by RCA, in which various artists interpreted the songs of others, had decided to sing A mano by Cocciante because he had glimpsed his ex-girlfriend in the crowd. IndeedGradually he tells the story of a love that is now over, which time has extinguished, but which time can always make it shine again . Gradually, time and relationships
Rino Gaetano with A mano a mano sings of a love relationship that has ended . It is not a recent relationship, but a long time has passed since the two lovers broke up: and a sweet memory faded by time. The rosy period between the two gradually faded away, wearing down the emotions and feelings you had experienced long ago. Spring, the warm season, has now come to an end.
When the two loved each other they lived with few resources, not having luxuries and money available (you lived with me in a room / there was no money but a lot of hope): love was marked by that freshness, that carefree young they can do without everyone and everything, except the other.
Time, however, has consumed the peaceful relationship, fading it: gradually the two get lost, no longer understand each other and no longer speak the same language.
The change between the past and the present is rendered by the verses And what has been seems more absurd to me / Than when the night you were always more real / And not like now on Saturday nights, in which you can see the contrast between the good weather gone and the current superficial and less authentic attitude of her.Gradually, the change over time
It is evident, however, that the love between the two is not dead, indeed it is so unforgettable, that if you recall the beautiful, joyful and passionate moments, it still burns. For this reason, and still have the hope of making peace and being able to get back together (give me your hand and come back close). There is the desire to recreate those atmospheres, that feeling that united the two lovers so much (a flower can be born in our garden). Time is always the element that can change the current situation: time in fact erases and makes you forget, relieving past wounds, suggesting the idea of ​​trying again and trying again.
And gradually you will see with time
Li above her face the same smile
That the cruel wind had stolen from you
That returns faithful
Love is back
In fact, there really is hope. Love can truly return and a flower can be born in our garden.
The lyrics of the song have, so to speak, an open ending: in fact it is not known whether the two will actually get back together or not. Free interpretation to each of us … A Mano a Mano by Rino Gaetano
Gradually you realize that the wind
blows on your face and steals a smile
The beautiful season that is about to end
It blows on your heart and steals your love
A little by little it melts into tears
That sweet memory faded by time
When you lived with me in a room
There was no money but a lot of hope
And little by little you lose me and I lose you
And what has been seems more absurd to me
Than when the night was more and more real
And not like now on Saturday nights
But, give me your hand and come back close
A flower can be born in our garden
That not even winter will ever freeze
Can grow a flower from this love of mine for you
And gradually you will see with time
the same smile above her face
That the cruel wind had stolen you
That returns faithful
Love is back
But, give me your hand and come back close
A flower in our garden
That even winter will never freeze
A flower can grow from this love of mine for you
