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Songs and poems, between messages of resilience and hope
The song “Tomorrow Is Another Day,” a single released in 1971, written by Giorgio Calabrese and Jerry Chesnut, is from a cover version titled The Wonders You Perform by singer Tammy Wynette, an American country singer-songwriter from Mississippi. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she dominated the US charts with 17 one-hits. Her “Stand by Your Man” was one of her biggest hits. Her songs addressed the themes of lone liness and the difficulties in male-female relationships. Her marriage in 1969 to country singer George Jones also ended in divorce in 1975.
There are songs that, for the depth and beauty of their lyrics, can be considered real poems. They demonstrate how music and poetry can merge to create something unique and touching. “Incontro“, by Francesco Guccini, tells of a nostalgic and reflective meeting, full of poetic images. Fabrizio De André, performing his “Smisurata preghiera“, sings a praise of solitude. “Domani è un’altro giorno,” on the other hand, is loved for its ability to evoke the cryptic details of nostalgia. Nostalgia can evoke both joy and sadness, it is connected to happy times in your life, it can arise from scents and songs, photographs and places. In all cases, it helps to provide you with a sense of continuity and meaning in life.
The song “Domani è un’altro giorno“, beautifully performed by Ornella Vanoni, talks about those days when sadness seems not to want to go away. The lyrics reflect on life experiences, disappointments and the hope that tomorrow can bring something better. One of the most touching parts is when, despite the difficulties of the present, he sings of the hope that tomorrow can bring a positive change. When you say “tomorrow is another day”, it means that by trying not to be overwhelmed by the current situation, you maintain a positive attitude. If you want to listen to it, you can find it on YouTube.Ornella Vanoni’s life has been marked by numerous successes and collaborations with great artists. Her unique voice and unmistakable interpretative style have allowed her to remain relevant for decades. Her personal life, with famous loves and moments of difficulty that she has always faced with great strength and determination, has been equally intense.
There is a part of the text, particularly powerful, because it conveys a message of resilience and hope. The hope and resilience that emerge from that song are feelings that many of us can identify with. Even a digital artist, through the digital images that accompany this post, builds emotions through the pixels of his series “Dastilige Nevante Digital Rococo“. The cover image, created specifically for this post, invites you to believe in a day similar to those frescoed by Giambattista Tiepolo. Treat yourself to a holiday in Italy, document yourself by reading “Tiepolo Experience“. But above all, before leaving Venice, go into the most famous bar in the city, Caffè Florian. Known for its eighteenth-century elegance and a meeting point for artists, intellectuals and visitors from all over the world, it also inspired Dastilige Nevante.Before leaving Caffè Florian, look at the receipt on your table; Dastilige Nevante may have written one of his poems on the back: “IN THE HEART OF THE STORM – Where the shadow looms, let every challenge you face be a sweet light of hope. Wait for our wind, a shining star and the courage to start again. You can fly again.”
“Domani è un’altro giorno,” almost as if it were a poem, speaks to you of melancholic days, of shaken faith and of prayers. The awareness of being unable to face days like those, and the pain of having to deal with the memory of other happy days, but also the hope for another day. On those kinds of days, when you happen to reflect on your life, perhaps you will want to find justifications for having done it your way, but you will not be able to absolve yourself. Experiences and disappointments, promises, victories and defeats, as if they were so many frames of your life, will push you to hope for another day. Inside that day, you will imagine days you have never known, even a new existence, where you give without holding back. I hope you do not give up believing. Courage, tell yourself that tomorrow is another day, with new opportunities and possibilities.
