- Se piangi, se ridi
Infobox ESC entry
song = "Se Piangi, Se Ridi"
caption =
year = 1965
country = Italy
artist = Roberto Satti
as = Bobby Solo
with =
language = Italian
languages =
composer = Gianni Marchetti, Roberto Satti
lyricist = Mogol, Roberto Satti
conductor =
place = 5th
points = 15
place_semi =
points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1965it from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip = "Se piangi, se ridi" (English translation: "If You Cry, If You Laugh") was the Italian entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1965 , performed in Italian byBobby Solo .The song is a love ballad, with Solo telling his lover that he feels the same way she does because of the closeness of their relationship. As he expresses it in the lyrics, "Always remember: what you do/You'll see it again in my face".
The song was performed thirteenth on the night (following
Portugal 'sSimone de Oliveira withSol De Inverno and precedingDenmark 'sBirgit Brüel withFor Din Skyld ). At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing 5th in a field of 18.It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1966 Contest by
Domenico Modugno with "Dio, come ti amo ".
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