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Ludovico Einaudi – I Giorni (6:23)

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The inspiration for Ludovico Einaudi’s whole piece, “I Giorni”, was a 12th-century folk song from Mali about a hippopotamus who was cherished by the residents of a nearby village but killed by a hunter. In his liner notes, Einaudi wrote that “The song is sung as a lament for the death of a king or a great person or for the loss of a loved one.”

Of course, he was referring to the entirity of the piece, but the meaning does apply to the beautiful, synonymous movement and heart of the work.
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  • andulas48

    Amazingly talented....

    Friday evening

  • daobnoxious

    Magical

    18 days ago

  • _danton_

    the more i hear it the more it moves me... brilliant...

    19 days ago

  • julia-adele

    A pure and beautiful piece.

    25 days ago

  • gianfrancociuff

    amo questo brano..............

    last month

  • bluebellinbloom

    I have loved this piece from the the moment i heard it....It sounds as love itself! So beautiful <3

    last month

  • gianfrancociuff

    ..............splendido............

    March 2012

  • Varietist

    An all time fav....

    February 2012

  • Tallisk

    I've never heard the version with strings before... so beautiful.

    January 2012

  • pravdt

    Lovely. Like a beautiful summer day. [2]

    January 2012

  • juliaschnorr

    Lovelly. Like a beautiful summer day.

    January 2012

  • seasiderone

    @scruffian - yea it was on the a John Lewis tv ad a couple of years back

    January 2012

  • scruffian

    sounds incredibly familiar. is it on an advert?

    January 2012

  • CharisIsTehCool

    Lovely. :')

    December 2011

  • Peach1200

    I remember myself sitting in the corner, listening this song. crying. [2]

    December 2011

  • jmreijnen

    Why is this not immensely popular? It is mesmerizing. There are so many classical pieces like this which need airtime.

    December 2011

  • bluebellinbloom

    Stunning piano piece <3 ++

    December 2011

  • Sambo531

    love.

    November 2011

  • phernandez19

    bello!!

    November 2011

  • Aartmusic

    I remember myself sitting in the corner, listening this song. crying.

    November 2011
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