{"id":331017,"date":"2026-07-20T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/titanic-de-gregori\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:08:23","slug":"titanic-by-gregori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/titanic-de-gregori\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abTitanic\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\/titanic-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\/titanic-de-gregori\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABTitanic%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abTitanic\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\/titanic-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\/titanic-de-gregori\/#%C2%ABTitanic%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abTitanic\u00bb on 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\/titanic-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\/titanic-de-gregori\/#Ein_Lied_das_nicht_untergeht\" >A Song That Will Never Be Forgotten<\/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>An ocean liner sets sail; on board, people are celebrating, dancing, and raising their glasses\u2014and no one wants to know where the journey is really headed. It is precisely this image that makes Francesco De Gregori\u2019s \u00abTitanic\u00bb one of the most insightful Italian songs ever: The title track of his 1982 album takes the most famous shipwreck in history and transforms it into a parable about a society divided into classes that is cheerfully heading toward the abyss.<\/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> 1982 (Title track from the album *Titanic*, RCA Italiana)<br \/>\n<strong>Lyrics \/ Music:<\/strong> Francesco De Gregori<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Italian singer-songwriter \/ folk-pop<br \/>\n<strong>Special features:<\/strong> Concept album inspired by Hans Magnus Enzensberger; No. 2 on the album charts, with over 100,000 copies sold in the first month<\/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_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 1982, Francesco De Gregori\u2014known to fans as \u00abil Principe,\u00bb the prince of Italian singer-songwriters\u2014had long been a fixture on the cantautore scene. With \u00abTitanic,\u00bb he released a concept album centered entirely on a single image: the sinking of the famous luxury liner in April 1912. He was inspired, among other things, by Hans Magnus Enzensberger\u2019s poetic work on the sinking of the Titanic, which also interprets the disaster as a metaphor.<\/p>\n<p>For De Gregori, the sunken ship is more than just a historical catastrophe\u2014it becomes a metaphor for a humanity divided into classes, seemingly sailing carefree toward its own doom. Recorded in Rome in the spring of 1982, the album was released by RCA Italiana. It spent 23 weeks on the charts, climbed to number two, and sold over 100,000 copies in its first month alone.<\/p>\n<p>Fun fact: No official single was ever released from the album, and the cover features not a ship but simply a fish on a plate. Nevertheless, the title track \u00abTitanic\u00bb\u2014of all songs\u2014became one of the best-known and most-played pieces in De Gregori\u2019s repertoire.<\/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%ABTitanic%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abTitanic\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abTitanic\u00bb is neither a love story nor a mere chronicle of the disaster\u2014it is a song with powerful social impact. De Gregori takes you through the ship\u2019s three classes of passengers, highlighting the divide between the rich and the poor. Up above is first class with all its luxury; down below, in the belly of the ship, is third class: immigrants who aren\u2019t traveling to America out of a thirst for adventure, but simply to survive.<\/p>\n<p>The appeal lies in the contrast. While some set out in search of a new, better life somewhere else, others are celebrating a party whose end they cannot foresee. A quiet irony hangs over it all: In the end, the ice-cold water makes no distinction between a first-class and a third-class ticket. It\u2019s the same idea that the Neapolitan comedian Tot\u00f2 expressed in his famous poem \u00ab\u2019A livella\u00bb\u2014in the face of death, everyone is equal.<\/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>Instead of reprinting the complete, copyrighted text, here is a summary of the most important images and scenes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Three Classes.<\/strong> Right at the beginning, De Gregori contrasts the prices of the crossing: First class is expensive, second class is cheaper\u2014and third class costs, above all, pain and fear. In just a few lines, the entire social order on board is thus outlined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Third-Class Emigrants.<\/strong> From the lower deck, a simple man from the countryside speaks up. With touching naivety, he marvels that his berth looks almost like a double bed and that it\u2019s better here than in a hospital. For him, even the cramped conditions of the lower deck are a step up\u2014bitter proof of just how little these people were used to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The splendor of first class.<\/strong> The world up above is quite different: A wealthy gentleman slips some money into the captain\u2019s hand so that his fifteen-year-old daughter can take a seat at the elegant table wearing her new Parisian hat. The girl is so enchanted by the hat that in the evening she almost sees it dancing\u2014and flirts with the young radio operator, who is busy receiving congratulatory telegrams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ice cream in the glass.<\/strong> The true masterpiece is a single word that recurs time and again: \u00abghiaccio,\u00bb ice. Sometimes it\u2019s the ice cube in a glass during a festive toast; other times, it\u2019s the ice in the heart that slowly melts. What sounds like a harmless festive atmosphere is, in reality, a harbinger: the ice that will be the ship\u2019s undoing has been there all along\u2014people just don\u2019t want to see it.<\/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%ABTitanic%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abTitanic\u00bb on Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the top, you\u2019ll find the official audio recording of \u00abTitanic\u00bb by Francesco De Gregori. Below, you\u2019ll also see a live version of the song, in which De Gregori performs the classic in front of an audience\u2014a great way to get a sense of just how captivating the seemingly cheerful melody is on stage.<\/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=\"Francesco de Gregori Live @VOX - Titanic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sImTuV7HYcg?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>Available for streaming on the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Francesco%20De%20Gregori%20Titanic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abTitanic\u00bb on Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Francesco%20De%20Gregori%20Titanic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abTitanic\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>The most astonishing thing about \u00abTitanic\u00bb is the music. You\u2019d expect a somber lament\u2014instead, De Gregori wrote an upbeat, almost cheerful melody with a South American flair that makes you want to tap your foot. That\u2019s precisely where the art lies: the cheerful music reflects the carefree, festive atmosphere on board, while the lyrics have long been aware of the impending disaster. It\u2019s this contradiction that makes the song\u2019s irony so biting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abTitanic\u00bb isn't the only track on the album; it forms the centerpiece of a small trilogy: It is preceded by \u00abL\u2019abbigliamento di un fuochista\u00bb and followed by \u00abI muscoli del capitano\u00bb\u2014three perspectives on the same ship, from the stoker in the engine room to the captain on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists have also covered the song: In 1999, he <strong>Fiorella Mannoia<\/strong> his own, soulful interpretation. To this day, \u00abTitanic\u00bb remains one of the songs that De Gregori rarely leaves out of a concert\u2014and one that his audience sings along to from the very first line.<\/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_nicht_untergeht\"><\/span>A Song That Will Never Be Forgotten<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More than forty years after its release, \u00abTitanic\u00bb has lost none of its power. The image of the ship in celebration, unsuspectingly heading toward the iceberg, can easily be applied to any era\u2014and that is precisely what makes a song great. Anyone who appreciates De Gregori\u2019s art of the narrative song will find similar masterpieces in <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 in <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/march-4-1943-lucio-from\/\">\u00abMarch 4, 1943\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_6af1ccbd62bf6\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abTitanic\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__1_6af1ccbd62f29 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 \u00abTitanic\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote *Titanic*?<\/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 lyrics and music were written by Francesco De Gregori. The song is the title track of his album *Titanic*, which was released by RCA Italiana in 1982.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What is De Gregori&#039;s \u00abTitanic\u00bb about?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What is De Gregori's \u00abTitanic\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>De Gregori uses the sinking of the luxury liner as a metaphor for a society divided into classes. He contrasts the luxury of first class with the third-class emigrants\u2014and shows that, in the end, everyone is in the same boat.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Why does this song sound so cheerful?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Why does this song sound so cheerful?<\/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 lively, South American-inspired rhythm deliberately contrasts with the tragic story. This irony\u2014upbeat music, somber content\u2014is at the heart of the song.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What does Hans Magnus Enzensberger have to do with the song?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does Hans Magnus Enzensberger have to do with the 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>De Gregori drew inspiration for the concept album from Enzensberger\u2019s poem about the sinking of the Titanic, which also interprets the disaster as a metaphor for the state of society.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Is \u00abTitanic\u00bb part of a trilogy?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is \u00abTitanic\u00bb part of a trilogy?<\/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. On the album, this song, along with \u00abL\u2019abbigliamento di un fuochista\u00bb and \u00abI muscoli del capitano,\u00bb forms a mini \u201cTitanic\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Are there any well-known cover versions?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Are there any well-known cover versions?<\/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 best-known version is Fiorella Mannoia's soulful rendition from 1999.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abTitanic\u00bb by Francesco De Gregori: How the cantautore turns the most famous shipwreck in history into a parable about the rich and the poor\u2014the story, the meaning, and the subtle irony behind the 1982 classic.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331000,"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":"1982 verwandelt Francesco De Gregori den ber\u00fchmtesten Schiffsuntergang der Geschichte in ein Gleichnis \u00fcber Arm und Reich. \u00abTitanic\u00bb feiert an Bord \u2013 und wei\u00df doch l\u00e4ngst vom Eis, das am Ende alle gleich macht.","video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhYhqZZxvKA"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20613],"tags":[20641,6330],"class_list":["post-331017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musik","tag-francesco-de-gregori","tag-italienische-musik","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}