Made In Italy Lyrics in English by Ricchi e Poveri
Favola literally means "fable" or "fairytale". It's a beautiful word that adds a touch of magic to any sentence.
In the song, the singers ask for "una notte da favola" (a fairytale night). This isn't just a good night; it's a perfect, dreamlike experience, straight out of a storybook. It perfectly captures the romantic and magical feeling of a summer night in Italy that the song celebrates.
Ricchi e Poveri lean straight into holiday romance clichés with this track, and they do it with a total wink. The singer is trying to charm someone who is clearly just passing through, calling them "cherie" (darling) and pitching a classic summer holiday fling. They ask, "Una notte così / Vuoi che non sia / Made in Italy?" ("A night like this, could it be anything other than Made in Italy?"). It is playful and bold. Instead of pretending this is a grand, lifelong romance, the lyrics treat the relationship like an authentic local product you take home from vacation.
Even knowing the visitor is leaving soon ("Se domani vai via" ["If you leave tomorrow"]), the singer does not get sad. They just push for a good time right now: "Dam-dam, dammi soltanto una musica / Dam-dam, dammi un amore / Dam-dam, dammi una notte da favola" ("Give, give, give me just some music / Give, give, give me a love / Give, give, give me a fairy-tale night"). The repeating phrase "souvenir d'Italie" borrows French, which holiday postcards and kitschy gifts across Europe love to use. The blue sea ("questo mare blu") and open sky are framed as gifts for the traveler to remember them by, wrapping up a quick holiday crush into a memorable, sunny postcard.
