The Carrieri family, as can be seen in this site and its name implies, has its origins in Italy, specifically in a small and picturesque town, South of Italy, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, called Polignano-a-mare.
Polignano-a-mare is world famous for at least four things.
First the high cliffs and houses hanging like a castle. These cliffs, in the summer, divers jump in competition to the clear Adriatic waters.
Second the restaurant Grotta Palazzese, which is in a cave beneath the city and is considered one of the most picturesque restaurants in Italy and in the world.
Third the Gelatto, delicious Polignano’s ice-cream.
Finally Polignano is world famous for because of it’s revered son, Domenico Modugno, author of several world-famous songs like Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu, better known as Volare. Domenico Modugno wrote more than 120 songs among them Se Dio Vorrá (God Willing), which like what happened to many immigrants, talks about the hometown departure and the desire to return.
Se Dio Vorrá
Amore, non dirmi piú niente,
Non voglio vederti soffrire.
Lo sai che ti devo lasciare,
Lo sai che io devo partire.
Ma un giorno,
Se ascolti nel vento
Qualcuno che grida il tuo nome,
Son’io che ritorno correndo,
Son io che torno da te!
Se dio vorrá
Ritornerò, ritornerò
Laggiú nel mio paese
Dove si sente il mare.
Laggiú c’é la tua casa
Nascosta tra gli ulivi.
Ritornero’da te
Se dio vorra’
Ritornerò, ritornerò
Laggiú nel mio paese
Dove si sente il mare.
Laggiú c’é la tua casa
Nascosta tra gli ulivi.
Ritornerò da te
Se dio vorrà’,
Se dio vorrà,
Se dio vorrà.
God Willing
Love, don’t tell me nothing,
I don’t want to see you suffer.
You know that I must leave you,
You know I have to leave.
But one day,
If you hear in the wind
Someone screaming your name,
Am I coming back running,
I’m coming back to you!
God willing
I’m returning, I’m returning
Here in my town
Where one can feel the sea.
I will be in your home
Hidden among the olive trees.
I will get return to you
God willing
I’m returning, I’m returning
Here in my town
Where one can feel the sea.
I will be in your home
Hidden among the olive trees.
I will get return to you
I will return to you
God willing
God willing
God willing
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