{"id":329366,"date":"2026-07-14T20:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:55:18","slug":"march-baptists-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb by Lucio Battisti: Meaning &amp; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Wie_entstand_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB\" >How did \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb come about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\" >The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Warum_klingt_das_Lied_wie_ein_Crescendo\" >Why does the song sound like a crescendo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb on video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Hor_das_Lied_mit_Kopfhorern_und_ohne_Pause\" >Listen to the song with headphones and without pausing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Wer_hat_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB_gecovert\" >Who covered \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Rom_und_das_Stadio_Olimpico\" >Rome and the Stadio Olimpico<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/giardini-di-marzo-battisti\/#Fazit_ein_Fruhlingslied_uber_den_Winter_des_Lebens\" >Conclusion: A spring song about the winter of life<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nAn ice cream truck on a poor street, a boy who feels ashamed, and the question of what life is really all about: this is what gave rise to one of the greatest classics of Italian pop music. \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb by Lucio Battisti was released on April 24, 1972, as a single on Numero Uno, the record label owned by Battisti and his lyricist Mogol, and spent about two months at number one on the charts. Translated, the title means \u201eThe Gardens in March.\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The song is both a look back at a childhood in the postwar era and a look ahead to the spring that follows every winter. Its melody begins almost as a whisper and builds into a grand orchestral crescendo. To this day, \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb remains one of the most frequently listened-to songs by the duo Mogol and Battisti.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F3F6FA 0%, #FBFCFE 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2B3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #16263F; margin: 0 0 12px;\">AT A GLANCE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">\u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb by Lucio Battisti: Facts and Figures<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #16263F; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">A number-one hit from the spring of 1972: key facts about the single and the album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tiles\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: #E3E7EC; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; margin: 22px 0 0;\">\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">PUBLISHED<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1972<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">April 24, Numero Uno<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">CHART<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1st Place<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">for about two months<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">YEAR-END CHART<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">4th place<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">Singles in Italy in 1972<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B747E;\">PLATINUM<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263F; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">100.000<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6B747E;\">Units according to FIMI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 36%;\">Feature<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 64%;\">Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Performer<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Lucio Battisti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Text<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Mogol (Giulio Rapetti)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Music<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Lucio Battisti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Orchestra<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Gian Piero Reverberi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Single<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Numero Uno, B-side \u00abComunque bella\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Album<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\u00abUmanamente uomo: il sogno,\u00bb 1972<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Award<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">FIMI Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6B747E; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of November 2026 \u00b7 Information according to Wikipedia and FIMI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_entstand_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB\"><\/span>How did \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb come about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lucio Battisti was born on March 5, 1943, in Poggio Bustone, a mountain village in the province of Rieti in northern Lazio. In 1950, the family moved to Rome; later, Battisti went to Milan to pursue a career as a musician. There, in 1965, he met Mogol, the Milanese lyricist whose real name is Giulio Rapetti. Together, the two wrote one hit after another until 1980. In 1969, Mogol and his partners founded the Numero Uno label, in which Battisti also had a stake.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring of 1972, the two were at the height of their success. On April 24, the album *Umanamente uomo: il sogno* was released, along with the single \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb on the same day, featuring the love song \u00abComunque bella\u00bb on the B-side. Battisti sang and played guitar and piano, while composer and arranger Gian Piero Reverberi conducted the orchestra. One day earlier, on April 23, 1972, Battisti performed the song on the television show \u00abTeatro 10.\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Success came quickly. The single rose to No. 1 on the Italian charts and remained there for about two months. In the 1972 year-end rankings, it was the fourth-best-selling single in Italy, and the album also reached No. 1. Based on downloads and streams, the industry association FIMI later awarded the song a platinum certification for 100,000 units; in 2019, it even re-entered the charts at No. 80.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb tells the story of a man who looks back on a poor childhood after the war and, in the present, doesn't know how to go on living. Yet in the end, there is hope: the gardens in March take on new colors, and with them, he, too, can make a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mogol, he wrote the lyrics in an autobiographical style, as a reflection on the years following World War II, when his family had little money and many worries. From these small vignettes, the song weaves a larger exploration of love, fear, and the meaning of life.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\"><\/span>The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can find the full lyrics on Spotify and Apple Music; here, we\u2019re focusing on the imagery. The first verse takes us down a street from his childhood. An ice cream vendor rolls by with his cart, touting his wares, but the family has been short on money long before the end of the month. Other kids sell their old textbooks, but the narrator doesn\u2019t dare to do that. He\u2019s too shy and prefers to keep to himself.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most tender moments involves the mother. She wears a floral dress so often that the boy wonders how the flowers on it don\u2019t wilt. This small scene captures all the tenderness of looking back, without a trace of self-pity.<\/p>\n<p>Then the song jumps to the present. The narrator asks what love is and how to overcome one\u2019s own fear, and pleads not to die inside. A woman appears who calls out to him for help, even though she has fallen in love with someone else. Mogol later explained that this part had been largely misunderstood: He had been thinking of a woman who needs support to find her way out of precisely this situation, and of a man who rejects her out of pride.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the view opens up. The <em>giardini<\/em>, the gardens take on new colors in March, and with spring comes the sense that life goes on.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-note\">\n<div class=\"inw-note-label\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/div>\n<p>Battisti also recorded the song in two other languages: in French as \u00abLes jardins de septembre\u00bb (Gardens in September) and in German as \u00abG\u00e4rten im M\u00e4rz\u00bb (Gardens in March).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warum_klingt_das_Lied_wie_ein_Crescendo\"><\/span>Why does the song sound like a crescendo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Musically, \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb builds slowly over more than five and a half minutes. It begins with just a few notes and a voice that trembles and is almost a whisper. Little by little, the band and strings join in, until the song ends with a grand orchestral crescendo.<\/p>\n<p>This structure follows the lyrics. The somber images of childhood and despair appear in the quiet section, while hope is expressed in the loud section. For a single intended for radio play, this was unusually long and unusually bold in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb on video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very top of the post is the original recording from 1972, taken from Lucio Battisti\u2019s official channel. Below that, you\u2019ll see a performance by Battisti of the song, also from his official channel. Footage like this is rare, because after his 1970 tour, Battisti hardly ever performed on stage again, and he also stopped appearing on Italian television after 1972.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Lucio Battisti - I giardini di Marzo (Live Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Vjw7qcrPdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Available for listening on streaming services:<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-btnrow\"><a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Lucio%20Battisti%20I%20giardini%20di%20marzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a> <a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Lucio%20Battisti%20I%20giardini%20di%20marzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Apple Music<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card inw-card--warm\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ECE6DC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #FBF8F3 0%, #FFFEFC 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2B3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 12px;\">EDITOR'S INSIDER TIP<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hor_das_Lied_mit_Kopfhorern_und_ohne_Pause\"><\/span>Listen to the song with headphones and without pausing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">Don't skip to the chorus. The first minute, with that soft, almost broken voice, is the key\u2014because it's only from that point on that the moment when the strings come in really has an impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">After that, Mina\u2019s 1975 version is well worth a listen. She sings the song more calmly and with a wider vocal range, and you can hear just how much space Battisti\u2019s melody leaves for a different voice. For us, this is the most beautiful way to get to know this song.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wer_hat_%C2%ABI_giardini_di_marzo%C2%BB_gecovert\"><\/span>Who covered \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The best-known cover version is by Mina, the great voice of Italian pop music, who also performed a duet with actor Alberto Lupo <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/parole-parole-mina-alberto-lupo\/\">\u00abParole parole\u00bb<\/a> sang. In October 1975, she opened her album *Minacantalucio* with \u00abI giardini di marzo,\u00bb an entire album of Battisti songs. In 1994, she revisited the song once again in a medley on *Mazzini canta Battisti*.<\/p>\n<p>The song also found performers outside of Italy: Greek singer Vicky Leandros, French pianist Richard Clayderman, and Greek singer Vasilis Papakonstantinou. In Italy, it was recorded by, among others, the rock singer Ligabue from Emilia, the Milanese singer-songwriter Eugenio Finardi, and the rock band Formula 3.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with its white grandstand roof, surrounded by pine trees and houses\" title=\"Rome \u2013 The Stadio Olimpico from the air\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stadio-olimpico-rom-pexels-11849230-1140x759.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Aerial view of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome \u00b7 \u00a9 pexels.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rom_und_das_Stadio_Olimpico\"><\/span>Rome and the Stadio Olimpico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Rome, \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb is more than just a radio classic. At the Stadio Olimpico, the large stadium in the northern part of the city, the song plays after home wins by Lazio, the capital\u2019s soccer club, and the fans in the stands sing along. Whether Battisti himself was a Lazio fan is a matter of debate. Mogol said that Battisti wasn\u2019t a big soccer fan, but had inherited a fondness for the sky-blue colors from his father. His nephew, Andrea Barbacane, however, believes the image of Battisti as a Lazio fan is a fabrication by the tifosi.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the connection to the city is genuine: Battisti spent his youth in Rome starting in 1950. In his hometown of Poggio Bustone, a park named after the song and a statue of the singer now commemorate him. For other things you shouldn't miss in the capital, check out our overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lazio\/rome\/sights-in-rome\/\">Places of interest in Rome<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__0_6af1cf31429bd  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6af1cf31429bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n                <article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_2 format-standard\">\n                <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                    \n                    <a 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If you want to hear more from Mogol and Battisti, keep listening to <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/thoughts-and-words-by-lucio-battisti\/\">\u00abThoughts and Words\u00bb<\/a> from 1971 or with <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/my-free-song-by-battisti\/\">\u00abIl mio canto libero\u00bb<\/a>, which was released the same year as \u00abI giardini di marzo.\u00bb You can find all the song profiles in our overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/italian-music\/\">Italian music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__1_6af1cf31443af\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__2_6af1cf3144559 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Was bedeutet \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb auf Deutsch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb mean in German?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>The title literally means \u201eThe Gardens in March.\u201c It refers to spring, when the gardens take on new colors\u2014a metaphor for a fresh start after difficult times.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie spricht man \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb aus?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How do you pronounce \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Something like \u201eI dschar-di-ni di mar-tso.\u201c The stress is on \u201cdi\u201d in \u201cgiardini\u201d and on \u201cmar\u201d in \u201cmarzo\u201d; the \u201cz\u201d is pronounced like a German \u201ctz.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie erfolgreich war \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How successful was *I giardini di marzo*?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The single spent about two months at No. 1 on the Italian charts in 1972 and was the fourth-best-selling single of the year. FIMI later certified the song platinum for 100,000 units sold.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who wrote \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote *I giardini di marzo*?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The lyrics were written by Mogol, whose real name is Giulio Rapetti, and the music was composed by Lucio Battisti. Gian Piero Reverberi conducted the orchestra on the recording.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Warum l\u00e4uft \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb im Stadio Olimpico?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Why is \u00abI giardini di marzo\u00bb being shown at the Stadio Olimpico?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The song is played in Rome after Lazio's home wins. Whether Battisti was actually a Lazio fan, however, is a matter of debate: Mogol says he was a fan, while Battisti's nephew denies it.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Which other Lucio Battisti songs should you know?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What other songs by Lucio Battisti should you know?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Among his best-known albums are *Emozioni* (1970), *Pensieri e parole* (1971), *Il mio canto libero* (1972), and *Una donna per amico* (1978).<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Is Lucio Battisti still alive?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is Lucio Battisti still alive?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>No. Lucio Battisti died on 9 September 1998 in Milan at the age of 55.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"inw-sources\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; 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