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"Come Prima" (English: As Before) is a popular song, with lyrics by Mario Panzeri and music by Vincenzo Di Paola and Sandro Taccani.

The most popular version in Italy was by Tony Dallara (Antonio Lardera). A recording by the Marino Marini Quartet made the United Kingdom charts in 1958. The song was also recorded by Domenico Modugno. All these recordings were made in 1958.
The melody was used for a French language song entitled "Tu me donnes," a hit for Dalida in 1959. It was also used for an English language song, "More Than Ever," (lyrics by Mary Bond) recorded in the United Kingdom by Malcolm Vaughan with the Michael Sammes Singers (HMV catalogue number POP 538) (14 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at #5[2]), Robert Earl (4 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at #26[3]), Eve Boswell, and others. Another English language lyric by Buck Ram, under the title "For the First Time" (closer to the original Italian title), was recorded in the United States by Polly Bergen in 1958 (Columbia Records catalog number 41275). This version was also performed by Mario Lanza in his last film, For the First Time (1959). Other performers were Dean Martin, the Platters, Tony Reno & the Sherwoods (the latter in 1965), and Golpes Bajos in 1985. Also it was recorded by Muslim Magomayev in 1961.

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Come prima, più di prima, t'amerò
Per la vita, la mia vita ti darò
Sembra un sogno rivederti, accarezzarti
Le tue mani tra le mani stringere ancor!
Il mio mondo, tutto il mondo sei per me
E a nessuna voglio bene come a te...
Ogni giorno, ogni istante, dolcemente ti dirò:
Come prima, più di prima t'amerò!
Sembra un sogno rivederti, accarezzarti
Le tue mani tra le mani stringere ancor !
Il mio mondo, tutto il mondo sei per me
E a nessuna voglio bene come a te...
Ogni giorno, ogni istante, dolcemente ti dirò:
Come prima... più di prima.... t'a-me-rò!

English version:

For The First Time
For the first time, for the first time, I´m in love
For the first time, for the first time, I found love
From the moment I saw you I was in rapture
Every moment after that I´ve lived in the clouds
Come prima, come prima, I can thrill
Come prima, I love you and always will
You´re the first one, yes the the first one
You´re my one-and-only one


Portoghese

Como antes,
mais do que antes te amarei,
pela vida,
a minha vida te darei.
Parece um sonho
rever-te, acariciar-te,
as tuas mãos entre as mãos
apertar ainda.

O meu mundo,
todo o mundo tu és para mim
e a nenhuma quero bem
como a ti.
Cada dia, cada instante
docemente te direi:
"Como antes,
mais do que antes te amarei."

Parece um sonho
rever-te, acariciar-te,
tuas mãos entre as mãos
apertar ainda.
O meu mundo,
todo o mundo tu és para mim
e a nenhuma
quero bem como a ti.

Cada dia, cada instante
docemente te direi:
"Como antes,
mais do que antes te amarei."

Te amarei!

credits

from L'IMMENSITA' - Italian Classics Vol​.​2, released September 19, 2011
written by TACCANI, SANDRO / DIPAOLA, VINCENZO / PANZERI, MARIO

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