Litaliano ( L Asciatemi Cantare ) Toto Cotugno Lyrics ★

The lyrics, co-written with , paint a vivid, bittersweet portrait of Italian daily life in the early 1980s.

: The song was originally written for Adriano Celentano , who turned it down because he felt he didn't need to state he was "a true Italian". Litaliano ( L Asciatemi Cantare ) Toto Cotugno Lyrics

: Cutugno was inspired to write the song after a 1982 concert in Toronto, Canada , where he was moved by the large, passionate community of Italian emigrants. The lyrics, co-written with , paint a vivid,