Heather Broster
If you are feeling depressed, upset or anxious about something, so much so that it causes a feeling of tightness in the stomach, a great word you can use to describe the feeling in Italian is magone. Magone is a masculine noun that derives from the Lombardic mago, which in turn comes from the Proto-Germanic …
Gloria is a love song written and composed in 1979 by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi. It was later translated into English and performed by Jonathan King. From 1979 to 1984, it sold 29 million copies all over the world and occupied the top spot on the European charts. Below you can watch the song …
Pullman is one of my favourite words in Italian, not because it sounds particularly sweet to the ear, but because of its interesting history. Before we turn our attention to the Italian definition, let’s take a brief look at the original meaning associated with the term. In America, pullman actually referred to a luxurious railway …
I spent most of my early life living in big cities, but for the past seven years, I’ve had the immense privilege of being able to live by the mare (sea). There is nothing quite like breathing in the fresh salty air and falling asleep to the sound of the waves and the gabbiani (seagulls)! …
Nel blu’ dipinto di blu’, or Volare as it is more popularly known, is an Italian song performed by Domenico Modugno and written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Released as a single on February 1st 1958, it became one of the most popular Italian songs ever to be released worldwide, spending five consecutive weeks at …
One of the more traumatic memories from my time living in Italy involves a walk along the River Po in Torino with a little girl I used to babysit. About halfway along the path, she decided to climb up the river bank, and took an unfortunate tumble into an enormous patch of nettles. Between her …