Sporca estate - Nasty Summer

Figli, come mi mancate Sporca estate E tu che dici Che ho distrutto la tua vita Capirai mai Che il tuo dolore Si è aggiunto al mio? Nella mia vita non ho fatto Che rimorchiare Sporca estate A mia volta rimorchiato Quindi definitivamente scaricato Figli, vi porterei a cena Sulle stelle Ma non ci siete Ma non ci siete Ma non ci siete Figli, vi porterei a cena Sulle stelle Ma non ci siete Ma non ci siete Ma non ci siete Sporca estate © 1971 Piero Ciampi, Gianni Marchetti

Children, how I miss you. Nasty summer, and you who say that I destroyed your life, will you ever understand that your pain was added to mine? In my life, I’ve done nothing but play around. Nasty summer, in my turn, picked up, and then decisively dumped. Children, I would take you to dinner on the stars, but you’re not there, but you’re not there, but you’re not there. Children, I would take you to dinner on the stars, but you’re not there, but you’re not there, but you’re not there. English translation © 2021 Dennis Criteser Piero Ciampi was released in 1971 and was produced and arranged by Gianni Marchetti, who also composed the music. With this new musical partnership, and given free artistic rein on the album, Ciampi felt he could be himself, unboxed in by the more mainstream and rigid esthetics he'd encountered with previous studio outings. This album was originally going to be on RCA, but Ciampi made off with their advance and spent it all before cutting a single track. In exasperation, RCA handed Ciampi off to one of its subsidiaries and washed their hands of him - in hindsight, probably the best thing that could have happened to all concerned.