L’inno a Berlusconi diventa primo su Spotify

The anthem dedicated to Berlusconi becomes number one on Spotify

Silvio Berlusconi, Il più famoso politico italiano degli ultimi 30 anni, è morto qualche giorno fa per una grave malattia.

la sua morte ha causato molte discussioni in Italia, perché Berlusconi è stato un personaggio molto complesso.

Una conseguenza più divertente, invece, riguarda una canzone, meno male che Silvio c’è (Thank Goodness Silvio is Here): questa canzone è stata scritta molti anni fa per Berlusconi, e ha accompagnato la carriera di Berlusconi per molti anni.

dopo la sua morte, Meno male che Silvio c’è è diventata la canzone più ascoltata in Italia su Spotify.

Keywords

nota/o: well-known – 有名的

il trentennio: thirty-year period – 三十年

il dibattito: debate – 辩论

controversa/o: controversial – 有争议的

bizzarro/a: bizarre – 奇怪的

l’ inno: anthem – 国歌

la campagna elettorale: election campaign – 选举运动

meno male: luckily – 幸好

scalare: to climb – 攀登

Grammar

Gerundio causale
Gerund with causal meaning

“avendo velocemente scalato la classifica Viral 50 di Spotify”
(having quickly climbed the Spotify Italy’s Viral 50 chart)

In this sentence, the past gerund “avendo scalato” (scalare, to climb) expresses a causal meaning, indicating the cause or reason for the song being at the top position of the most listened-to tracks in Italy.

The gerund is generally used in subordinate sentences, mostly when the subject of the main and the subordinate is the same. One of its most common use is to express a cause:

  • Avendo studiato molto, ha ottenuto un ottimo voto all’esame. (Having studied a lot, he/she achieved an excellent grade on the exam → Since he/she studied a lot…)
  • Essendosi allenato duramente, ha vinto la gara di corsa. (Having trained hard, he/she won the running race → Since he/she trained a lot…)
  • Avendo risparmiato denaro, si è potuto permettere di fare un viaggio. (Having saved money, he/she was able to afford to take a trip → Since he/she saved money…)

 

In all these examples, the gerund indicates the cause or reason that precedes the outcome or result described in the main clause.

Translation

Silvio Berlusconi, the most renowned Italian politician of the last thirty years, passed away a few days ago following a serious illness.

As expected, his death has sparked heated debates and in-depth analyses about his controversial figure.

However, a rather bizarre and unexpected consequence relates to the song dedicated to Silvio Berlusconi, Meno male che Silvio c’è (Thank goodness Silvio is here).

Within a few hours after Berlusconi’s passing, the anthem that accompanied his election campaigns reached the top position on the Spotify Italy chart.

Indeed, Meno male che Silvio c’è is currently at the first place among the most listened-to tracks in Italy these days, having quickly climbed the Spotify Italy’s Viral 50 chart.