Luce (tramonti a nord est)

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"Luce (tramonti a nord est) ("Light (North-East Sunsets)") is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa`s most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement. It was Elisa's first song in Italian, even though she had already released two albums in English.

It was presented for the very first time in the 2001 edition of the Sanremo Festival, winnig the the first place, surpassing favorite contestant Giorgia, as well as the critic's award, the radio and TV award, and the best singer award in that same event. The music was written by Elisa, as well as the English lyrics, which are actually the original lyrics. But in order to take part in Sanremo Festival, the lyrics had to be presented in Italian, so she asked for the help of rocker Zucchero. It is heavily influenced by Björk, with references to Peter Gabriel during the chorus bassline. The arrangement is one of the most complex and dazzling in all of Italian music. There is a vocal mantra which runs throughout the entire song.

"Luce (tramonti a nord est)" is available as a single, as well as in the repacking of Elisa's second album Asile's world in both Italian and English versions. The latter was also available in Elisa's international compilation of her first three albums, which in some countries contains the Spanish version. It was later featured in Elisa's acoustic album Lotus, with a remarkly different arrengement. The song is likely to be featured in Elisa's upcoming greatest hits project, although in which version is still unclear.