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The story goes that in 1847, a very young (just twenty-year-old) Goffredo Mameli, wrote in full patriotic fervor the words to what many will consider a simple "march".
Set to music a few months later by another Genoese, Michele Novaro, it would become the national anthem of the Italian Republic only in 1946. Now, the English have "God Save The Queen", the French "La Marseillaise", the Americans "The Star-Spangled Banner", and the Germans the always modest "Deutschland Uber Alles"... and the battle seems lost from the start!
Just take a look at the words to notice a text that calling archaic is an understatement, in Italian that seems like a "cut up" worthy of the best Paolo Conte, with a simple, incisive but not trivial melody ensuring that even years later this monumental piece was sung with the same fervor (perhaps with chest out like Cannavaro) with which it was written.
For all those who a month ago were saying "Lippi is not my coach", or "this National team does not represent me", and then found themselves singing it 7 times, increasingly proud and proud of beating on and off the field all those who labeled us as a people of mobsters and dishonest people.
No Champs-Élysées this time, all lights out. The defeat stings and those "headbutts," dear Zizou, sometimes cost you...
By the way: dear Blatter, you who speak of sportsmanship and transparency, but why weren't you there at the moment of the award ceremony?.... BACK ON TOP!
Dedicated to the little girl and her carefree braids!
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