{{About|the song|the film|Seven Hills of Rome (film)|the Mario Lanza album|Seven Hills of Rome (album)}} {{Infobox song | name = Arrivederci Roma | language = Italian | English_title = "Goodbye Rome" | cover = Arrivederci Roma.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Mario Lanza]] | album = [[Seven Hills of Rome (album)|Seven Hills of Rome]] | B-side = Younger Than Springtime | published = 1957 | released = February 1958 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Popular music|Pop]] | length = 2:45 | label = [[RCA Victor]] | writer = | lyricist = * [[Pietro Garinei]] * [[Sandro Giovannini]] * [[Carl Sigman]] (English) | composer = [[Renato Rascel]] | producer = | prev_title = | prev_title2 = | prev_year = | title2 = | next_title = | next_title2 = | next_year = | misc = }} "'''Arrivederci Roma'''" (English: "Goodbye, [[Rome]]") is the title and refrain of a [[popular music|popular]] Italian song, composed in [[1955 in music|1955]] by [[Renato Rascel]], with lyrics by [[Pietro Garinei]] and {{ill|Sandro Giovannini|it|fr}}. It was published in 1957 as part of the [[soundtrack]] of the Italo-American musical film with the same title, released as ''[[Seven Hills of Rome (film)|Seven Hills of Rome]]'' in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050140/soundtrack|title=Seven Hills of Rome (1957)|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> In the movie, the song is sung by the leading character, played by the American singer and actor [[Mario Lanza]]. [[Carl Sigman]] wrote the lyrics for the English-language version of the movie.
Another version of the song, with the same melody but a new set of English lyrics by Jack Fishman, was published in 1955 with the title "Arrivederci Darling". Both versions of the song, in Italian and English, enjoyed lasting and widespread success in the following years.
=="Arrivederci Roma" lyrics== ''Arrivederci'' (contraction of ''a rivederci''), which literally means "until we see each other again", is a common [[Italian language|Italian]] equivalent of "goodbye". The original lyrics express the nostalgia of a Roman man for the dinners and short-lived love affairs he had with foreign tourists who came to Rome. It recalls the popular legend associated with the [[Trevi Fountain]].<ref name=globalia>Marc De Bruyn (2003), [http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Arrivederci_Roma.html ''Arrivederci, Roma'' webpage]. Accessed on 2011-01-05.</ref>
==Popularity== The recording of "Arrivederci Darling" by British singer [[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]] remained in the [[UK Singles Chart]] for four weeks (December 17, 1955, to January 7, 1956, peaking at number 17).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/The%20Green%20Door |title=Anne Shelton – Arrivederci Darling |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date= |access-date=2012-06-22}}</ref> Another recording by [[Edna Savage]] was in the UK chart for one week (January 14, 1956, at number 19).<ref name=globalia/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Singing%20The%20Blues |title=Edna Savage – Arrivederci Darling |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date= |access-date=2012-06-22}}</ref>
Michael Dees performs the song during the final montage, and end credits, of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' Season 10 Episode 19, "[[Mom and Pop Art]]".
==Recorded versions== "'''Arrivederci Roma'''" {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *[[101 Strings Orchestra]] *[[The Ames Brothers]] (1963) *[[Bing Crosby]] (1956)<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html |website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref> *[[Claudio Villa]] *[[Cliff Richard]], ''[[When in Rome (Cliff Richard album)|When in Rome]]'' (1965) *[[Connie Francis]] (1959) *[[Mario Lanza]] - Italian and English versions *[[Dean Martin]] *[[Deana Martin]], [[Volare (Deana Martin album)|''Volare'']] (2009) *[[Dionne Warwick]] *[[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] (1962) *[[Edmundo Ros]] *[[Emilio Pericoli]] *[[Georgia Gibbs]] – "Goodbye Rome", B-side of "24 Hours A Day", Mercury 70743 (1955) *[[Guy Lombardo]] *[[Il Volo]] *[[James Last]] *[[Jerry Vale]] *[[Julius LaRosa]] *[[Kamahl]] *[[Lester Lanin]] *[[Luciano Tajoli]] *[[Luciano Virgili]] *[[Mantovani]] *[[Narciso Parigi]] *[[Nat King Cole]] *[[Percy Faith]] *[[Perry Como]] *[[Renato Rascel]] *[[Richard Clayderman]] *[[Roger Williams (pianist)|Roger Williams]] *[[Sam Cooke]] *[[Sergio Franchi]] – ''Our Man from Italy'' (1963) *[[Vic Damone]] *[[Willis "Gator" Jackson]] {{div col end}}
"'''Arrivederci Darling'''" {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *[[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]] ([[1955 in music|1955]]) *[[Edna Savage]] ([[1955 in music|1955]]) *[[Jo Stafford]] ([[1955 in music|1955]]) *[[Lys Assia]] & [[The Johnston Brothers]] ([[1955 in music|1955]]) *[[Three Suns]] ([[1955 in music|1955]]) *[[Francisco Cavez]] and his orchestra ([[1956 in music|1956]]) {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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