Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Italy "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)"


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year = 1959
country = Italy
artist = Domenico Modugno
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language = Italian
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composer = Domenico Modugno
lyricist = Dino Verde
conductor = William Galassini
place = 6th
points = 9
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1959it from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Nel blu, dipinto di blu
prev_link = Volare (song)
next = Romantica
next_link = Romantica (song)

"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" (English translation: "It's Raining (Bye, Bye Baby)") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Italian by Domenico Modugno.

The song is a dramatic ballad, with Modugno telling his lover that he knows their relationship is about to come to a close. He asks her for one more kiss and then tells her not to turn back as she walks away from him, because he still has feelings for her.

The song was performed third on the night (following Denmark's Birthe Wilke with "Uh Jeg Ville Ønske Jeg Var Dig" and preceding Monaco's Jacques Pills with "Mon Ami Pierrot"). At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 6th in a field of 11.

It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1960 Contest by Renato Rascel with "Romantica".