{"id":331023,"date":"2026-07-20T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:10:04","slug":"don-raffaele-fabrizio-de-andre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9: 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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABDon_Raffae%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#%C2%ABDon_Raffae%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#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\/don-raffae-fabrizio-de-andre\/#Ein_Kaffee_der_bleibt\" >A coffee that leaves a lasting impression<\/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>\nA prison guard brings a prisoner his coffee through the bars\u2014and treats him with more respect than any judge. In 1990, Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 turned this small, absurd scene into one of his most poignant songs: \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8.\u00bb What sounds like a lively Neapolitan song is, in reality, a bitter indictment of a state that is at its weakest precisely where it should be strongest\u2014behind bars.<\/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> Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9<br \/>\n<strong>Published:<\/strong> 1990 (Album \u00abLe nuvole\u00bb)<br \/>\n<strong>Lyrics \/ Music:<\/strong> Lyrics by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 &amp; Massimo Bubola \u00b7 Music by Mauro Pagani<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Singer-songwriting \/ Neapolitan canzone<br \/>\n<strong>Special features:<\/strong> Sung entirely in the Neapolitan dialect; inspired by Camorra boss Raffaele Cutolo; famous duet with Roberto Murolo<\/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>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb appears on *Le nuvole*, the album with which De Andr\u00e9 returned in 1990 after a four-year hiatus\u2014arguably his most political record. Amid songs about power, venality, and society\u2019s underdogs, \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb is the only track he sings entirely in Neapolitan. He wrote the lyrics with his longtime collaborator Massimo Bubola, and the music was composed by Mauro Pagani.<\/p>\n<p>Pagani sets this somber content to a light, almost dance-like melody\u2014this contrast between light music and a heavy theme is typical of De Andr\u00e9. The real-life background is anything but light: it was inspired by <strong>Raffaele Cutolo<\/strong>, boss of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata, who at times ran his organization from behind bars. Cutolo felt he had been recognized and wrote De Andr\u00e9 a letter. The musician thanked him politely\u2014but never confirmed that the letter was actually about him.<\/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%ABDon_Raffae%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The story is told from the perspective of <strong>Pasquale Cafiero<\/strong>, a <em>brigadier<\/em> (Guard) at the Neapolitan prison <em>Poggioreale<\/em>. Cafiero reverently addresses his most prominent inmate as \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8,\u00bb brings him coffee, does small favors for him\u2014and in return asks for help himself, such as finding work for his brother.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, the song reverses the balance of power: Inside, the boss lives with dignity, connections, and influence, while the representative of the state appears small, poor, and dependent. The guard admires the prisoner because the latter gives him what the state denies him. This is both funny and sad\u2014and this is precisely where De Andr\u00e9s\u2019s perspective on the South lies.<\/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>Since the text is protected by copyright, the key images and verses are summarized here in essence rather than quoted verbatim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee at the heart of it all.<\/strong> Time and again, the song revolves around a cup of coffee that\u2014according to the song\u2014can only be made just right in Naples. The guard hands it to the boss almost tenderly; a small gesture that encapsulates the entire peculiar closeness between the two. The chorus alludes to the Neapolitan coffee tradition and gives a nod to Domenico Modugno\u2019s song \u00ab\u2019O ccaf\u00e8.\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Little Man's Requests.<\/strong> Cafiero lists his worries: his low-paying job, his family, his unemployed brother. Since the government won\u2019t help him, he turns to the one person who can really make a difference\u2014the boss. And so, a complaint about everyday life becomes a political statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The boss behind bars.<\/strong> Don Raffa\u00e8 receives letters, dispenses favors and advice, and pulls the strings. Imprisonment does not weaken his power; it concentrates it. De Andr\u00e9 does not condemn the Camorra with a wagging finger, but rather reveals the void it fills: where the state is absent, organized crime steps in.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb is a portrait of the <em>Mezzogiorno<\/em> and an indictment of a system that leaves the most vulnerable to fend for themselves. The fact that this heavy message is embedded in such an upbeat song only makes its sting all the sharper.<\/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%ABDon_Raffae%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb on video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Below you'll see a special version: the duet <strong>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 and Roberto Murolo<\/strong>, live at the Concerto del Primo Maggio in Rome in 1992. With Murolo, the grand master of Neapolitan song, by his side, the piece takes on its very own, authentic Neapolitan sound\u2014a historic moment bringing together two generations.<\/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=\"Fabrizio De Andr\u00e8 and Roberto Murolo - Don Raffa\u00e8. Live on May 1 (1992)\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ru1qeSbBQtc?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\/Fabrizio%20De%20Andr%C3%A9%20Don%20Raffa%C3%A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb on Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Fabrizio%20De%20Andr%C3%A9%20Don%20Raffa%C3%A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\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>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb is a special case in De Andr\u00e9's body of work: his only song written entirely in the Neapolitan dialect, a tribute to the <em>Neapolitan song<\/em>. The fact that Roberto Murolo\u2014the icon of this genre, of all people\u2014recorded the song with him in 1992 on the album *Ottantavoglia di cantare* and performed it live was the ultimate endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Added to this is the Cutolo episode, which gives the song an almost eerie connection to reality. And finally, the contrast that defines De Andr\u00e9\u2019s artistry: a danceable melody that conveys a grim truth about prisons, poverty, and southern Italy. To this day, \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb is cited whenever the state of Italian prisons is discussed.<\/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_Kaffee_der_bleibt\"><\/span>A coffee that leaves a lasting impression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the end, all De Andr\u00e9 needs is a cup of coffee and a prison hallway to take the pulse of an entire country. \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb laughs and laments in the same breath\u2014and that\u2019s precisely why he remains unforgettable. If you want to delve deeper into the Neapolitan soul of Italian music, listen to the following: <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/napule-and-pino-daniele\/\">\u00abNapule \u00e8\u00bb by Pino Daniele<\/a> ...; and just how narratively dense De Andr\u00e9's writing usually is is evident from <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/bocca-di-rosa-by-fabrizio-de-andre\/\">\u00abBocca di rosa\u00bb<\/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_6af1ca4a76737\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__1_6af1ca4a76979 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Von wem stammt \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\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\">\n                <p>Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 wrote the lyrics together with Massimo Bubola, and Mauro Pagani composed the music. The song appeared on the 1990 album *Le nuvole*.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Worum geht es in \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What is \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\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>A prison guard named Pasquale Cafiero idolizes the incarcerated boss, Don Raffa\u00e8; he brings him coffee and asks him for favors. In this way, the song reverses the power dynamics between the state and organized crime.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Ist Don Raffa\u00e8 eine reale Person?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is Don Raffa\u00e8 a real person?<\/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 character is inspired by the real-life Camorra boss Raffaele Cutolo, who at times operated from prison. Cutolo even wrote a letter to De Andr\u00e9; however, the musician never explicitly confirmed the connection.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Warum singt De Andr\u00e9 auf Neapolitanisch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Why does De Andr\u00e9 sing in Neapolitan?<\/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>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb is his only song sung entirely in the Neapolitan dialect\u2014a tribute to Naples and the classic canzone napoletana. His duet with Roberto Murolo underscored this connection.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Was bedeutet die Tasse Kaffee im Lied?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does the cup of coffee in the song mean?<\/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 coffee is the symbol of the song: a small, almost tender gesture from the guard toward the boss. The chorus alludes to Neapolitan coffee culture and playfully references Modugno\u2019s \u00ab\u2019O ccaf\u00e8.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9: the story, the meaning, and the true Camorra background behind the 1990 Neapolitan classic.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331004,"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":"Ein Gef\u00e4ngnisw\u00e4rter, ein inhaftierter Boss und eine Tasse Kaffee: \u00abDon Raffa\u00e8\u00bb von 1990 ist Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9s komischste und bitterste Abrechnung mit dem Staat. 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