"Life Goes On" is a

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by the Italian singer

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, included in her album ''

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''. The ballad was also released in a not

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as "Una poesia anche per te".

Composition

The song was written and composed by Elisa with production by

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, in English with the title "Life Goes On", as part of the first edition of ''Pearl Days'' in 2004. In the re-release of the album in 2005, the song was translated into Italian with the title "Una poesia anche per te", (later renamed "Una poesia anche per te (Life Goes On)"). The change from the English to the Italian version is not a

of the lyrics, despite the fact that the two songs have the same instrumental base and there is a correspondence of some stanzas; the reason lies in the dedication of the Italian version of the song to the singer's grandfather, as she herself recounted in an interview with ''

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'':"I made the decision following the death of my grandfather two months ago. An incredible man who managed to walk back from

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after being imprisoned in a

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, and who always taught us a lot of things. His was always a message of life, and this is what I wanted to represent."

Chart performance

"Una poesia anche per te" was released as a single on 15 April 2005. It sold 21,000 copies in Italy in 2005.

Track listing

#Una poesia anche per te (Life goes on) - 5:14 - (E. Toffoli) #The Waves - 4:10 - (E. Toffoli)

References

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