"Sharazan" is a song by

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duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1981. It was an international commercial success and remains one of their best-known hits.

Meaning of the word

They are told to say that Sharazan means "Dreamland", what would fit to the Italian text. There is a German Cover by Marco Bakker, the meaning there is the name of a girl in a far, probably Arabic country ("Rose im Wüstensand"). Another cover named "Parmesan", by a satirical Czech band "Triky a pověry" (meaning "Tricks And Superstitions", a name that sounds like

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: the band produced a dozen of parodies of Italian hits), stated that "

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is spread on bread"

Track listing

*7" Single :A. "Sharazan" – 4:45 :B. "Prima notte d'amore" – 2:55 *Spanish 7" Single :A. "Sharazan" – 3:54 :B. "Na, na, na" – 3:30

Chart performance

References

{{reflist 1981 singles 1981 songs Italian pop songs Number-one singles in Switzerland Male–female vocal duets Al Bano and Romina Power songs Songs written by Al Bano