{"id":331014,"date":"2026-07-20T20:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/generale-de-gregori\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:08:09","slug":"generale-de-gregori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/generale-de-gregori\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abGenerale\u00bb by Francesco De Gregori: 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 class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li 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\/generale-de-gregori\/#Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\" >The Story Behind the Song<\/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\/generale-de-gregori\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABGenerale%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abGenerale\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\/generale-de-gregori\/#Songtext_Bedeutung\" >Lyrics &amp; Meaning<\/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\/generale-de-gregori\/#%C2%ABGenerale%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abGenerals\u00bb in the video<\/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\/generale-de-gregori\/#Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\" >That's what makes this song special<\/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\/generale-de-gregori\/#Ein_Lied_das_bleibt\" >A Song That Stays With You<\/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\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<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>In the middle of the night, a weary soldier speaks to his general\u2014without hatred, without pathos, with just one wish: to go home. From this single scene, Francesco De Gregori crafted \u00abGenerale\u00bb in 1978, one of the quietest and yet most powerful peace ballads in Italian music. It is not a heroic song, but the whisper of a man who has long since grasped the futility of war.<\/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<h4>Profile<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Francesco De Gregori<br \/>\n<strong>Published:<\/strong> 1978 (single \u00abGenerale\/Natale\u00bb; album \u00abFrancesco De Gregori,\u00bb also known as the \u201ealbum della pecora\u201c)<br \/>\n<strong>Lyrics \/ Music:<\/strong> Francesco De Gregori<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Singer-songwriter music \/ Italian singer-songwriter pop<br \/>\n<strong>Special features:<\/strong> An anti-war ballad set to a distinctive piano riff (Alberto Visentin); one of Italy's best-selling songs in 1978; later reinterpreted by Vasco Rossi and Anastasio<\/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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\"><\/span>The Story Behind the Song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By the late 1970s, Francesco De Gregori had long been one of Italy\u2019s most important cantautori\u2014but he was also a man who had been burned before. In 1976, a concert at Milan\u2019s Palalido had escalated when radical groups attacked the singer on stage; De Gregori subsequently withdrew from the music scene for a while. \u00abGenerale\u00bb marked the beginning of his return.<\/p>\n<p>The song was released in April 1978 as the single \u00abGenerale\/Natale\u00bb and is included on the album of the same name, *Francesco De Gregori*, which fans still affectionately call \u00abalbum della pecora\u00bb (the sheep album) because of its cover art. Musically, \u201eGenerale\u201c is a quiet ballad carried by a memorable piano riff by Alberto Visentin. De Gregori himself later described the sound as a deliberate dissolution of a military march that slowly melts into an almost domestic melody\u2014a river just before it reaches the sea. The audience embraced the song immediately: \u00abGenerale\u00bb climbed high on the Italian charts in 1978 and was among the best-selling records of the year.<\/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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABGenerale%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abGenerale\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The entire song is a nighttime dialogue. A simple soldier addresses his general\u2014not as a subordinate addressing his commander, but as an exhausted human being speaking to another human being. Between them lies the war, behind the hill the darkness, and hanging over it all is the question of what all this is actually supposed to be for.<\/p>\n<p>De Gregori doesn\u2019t tell the story of a battle; he tells of the weariness that follows. The soldier dreams of the train that will take him home, of the fields, of a life without a uniform. Grand words like \u00abhonor,\u00bb \u201cvictory,\u201d or \u201cfatherland\u201d don\u2019t appear\u2014and it is precisely this absence that makes \u201cGenerale\u201d such a powerful anti-war song. In the face of the night and fear, the silent message suggests, the general and the soldier are, in the end, the same.<\/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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Songtext_Bedeutung\"><\/span>Lyrics &amp; Meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The text of \u00abGenerale\u00bb is protected by copyright, so we are not reproducing it verbatim here. Instead, we are summarizing the most important stanzas and imagery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The phone call in the middle of the night.<\/strong> Right at the beginning, the soldier addresses the general directly. The scene takes place on a quiet front line; night is falling behind the hill. This form of address\u2014intimate, almost comradely\u2014sets the tone for the entire song: No one is making accusations here; this is simply someone speaking who just wants to finish what he has to say.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Longing for Home.<\/strong> The central theme is the image of homecoming: trains carrying soldiers back to civilian life, fields and open spaces instead of barracks and orders. War is never portrayed here as an adventure, but rather as something one simply wants to escape\u2014back to the simple things that matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bitter core statement.<\/strong> At one point, the old saying\u2014that war is beautiful, even if it hurts\u2014resounds with a touch of cynicism\u2014but De Gregori lets it hang in the air. The seemingly comforting slogan is immediately exposed: Nothing about this war is beautiful, and the weary soldier knows that better than any general.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equality Before the Night.<\/strong> In the end, one is left with the impression that rank and uniform become meaningless in the face of exhaustion and fear. The general and the ordinary soldier share the same darkness, the same longing, the same night\u2014and therein lies the song\u2019s entire humanistic power.<\/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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABGenerale%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abGenerals\u00bb in the video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Below you can see a live version of <strong>\u00abGenerale\u00bb by Francesco De Gregori<\/strong> From 2015: the classic, performed live on stage\u2014stripped down, unpretentious, and carried by the audience singing along, who still know the lyrics by heart to this day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<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=\"Generale (Live) - Francesco De Gregori 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZAKXyQbp1U?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>\n<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>\nAvailable for streaming on the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Francesco%20De%20Gregori%20Generale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abGenerale\u00bb on Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Francesco%20De%20Gregori%20Generale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abGenerale\u00bb on Apple Music<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\"><\/span>That's what makes this song special<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abGenerale\u00bb has become a cross-generational anthem of peace\u2014precisely because the song never takes a moralizing tone. Instead of making grand accusations, De Gregori places a single, weary person at the center and lets the message emerge from that person\u2019s longing. This quiet, narrative style is typical of the Roman cantautore and has secured \u00abGenerale\u00bb a permanent place in Italy\u2019s collective memory.<\/p>\n<p>The song has been reinterpreted many times, and each time it has taken on new political significance: <strong>Vasco Rossi<\/strong> took on \u00abGenerale\u00bb in a rock version and performed it at events such as \u201eRock sotto l\u2019assedio,\u201c a concert protesting the war in the former Yugoslavia. Decades later, the rapper <strong>Anastasio<\/strong> He covered the song in 2018 and transformed it into a dark rap version about trauma and desertion\u2014proof of how De Gregori\u2019s lyrics have remained relevant across stylistic boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The autobiographical aspect is also fascinating: De Gregori served in the Alpini in South Tyrol, and many interpret the soldier\u2019s return home as a metaphor for his own return to the stage after the difficult period in the mid-1970s. In this way, an anti-war song also becomes, almost incidentally, a song about a new beginning.<\/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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ein_Lied_das_bleibt\"><\/span>A Song That Stays With You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abGenerale\u00bb is more than just a 1978 hit\u2014it\u2019s one of the few Italian peace ballads that has lost none of its power. Anyone who appreciates De Gregori\u2019s storytelling will find similar masterpieces from the Italian singer-songwriter tradition in songs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/bocca-di-rosa-by-fabrizio-de-andre\/\">\u00abBocca di rosa\u00bb by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/next-year-lucio-will-come-from\/\">\u00abL\u2019anno che verr\u00e0\u00bb by Lucio Dalla<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<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=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<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__0_6af1ca47a8a66\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abGenerale\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__1_6af1ca47a8c95 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who wrote \u00abGenerale,\u00bb and when was it published?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote \u00abGenerale,\u00bb and when was it published?<\/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>\u00abGenerale\u00bb was written entirely by Francesco De Gregori\u2014lyrics and music. The song was released in April 1978 as the single \u00abGenerale\/Natale\u00bb and on the album of the same name, *Francesco De Gregori*.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What is \u00abGenerale\u00bb about?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What is \u00abGenerale\u00bb about?<\/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 a nighttime conversation between a weary soldier and his general. It centers on the longing for home and the futility of war\u2014it is one of Italy\u2019s best-known peace ballads.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Is \u00abGenerale\u00bb an anti-war song?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is \u00abGenerale\u00bb an anti-war song?<\/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>Yes. De Gregori avoids grand slogans and instead focuses on a single, exhausted person. It is precisely this quiet narrative style that makes the song a powerful condemnation of war.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Where did the inspiration for \u00abGenerale\u00bb come from?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Where did the inspiration for \u00abGenerale\u00bb come from?<\/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>De Gregori completed his military service with the Alpini in South Tyrol. Many see the soldier\u2019s return home as a metaphor for his own return to the stage after the difficult period in the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who covered \u00abGenerale\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who covered \u00abGenerale\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>Among the best-known reinterpretations are a rock version by Vasco Rossi and a rap version by Anastasio from 2018.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abGenerale\u00bb by Francesco De Gregori: the story, the meaning, and the famous 1978 anti-war ballad\u2014told simply and still relevant today.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inwp_podcast_mp3":"","inwp_podcast_apple":"","inwp_podcast_spotify":"","inwp_podcast_youtube":"","inw_restaurant_url":"","inw_restaurant_lat":"","inw_restaurant_lng":"","in_event_type":"","in_event_featured":"","in_event_teaser":"","in_event_name":"","in_event_address":"","in_event_status":"","in_event_turnus":"","inw_hotel_email":"","inw_hotel_type":"","inw_hotel_name":"","inw_hotel_street":"","inw_hotel_zip":"","inw_hotel_city":"","inw_hotel_region":"","inw_hotel_country":"","inw_hotel_phone":"","inw_hotel_url":"","inw_hotel_lat":"","inw_hotel_lng":"","inw_hotel_pricerange":"","inw_hotel_stars":"","inw_hotel_amenities":"","in_event_start":"","in_event_end":"","in_event_time":"","in_event_time_end":"","in_event_location":"","in_event_city":"","in_event_region":"","in_event_price":"","in_event_organizer":"","in_event_url":"","in_event_sort":"","in_event_sort_end":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"1978 machte Francesco De Gregori aus dem n\u00e4chtlichen Gespr\u00e4ch zwischen einem m\u00fcden Soldaten und seinem General eine der sch\u00f6nsten Friedensballaden Italiens. 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