{"id":358568,"date":"2026-10-29T20:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:16:35","slug":"the-war-by-piero-de-andre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abLa guerra di Piero\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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Wie_entstand_%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\" >How did *La guerra di Piero* 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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abLa guerra di Piero\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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Wie_klingt_%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\" >What does \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb sound like?<\/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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abLa guerra di Piero\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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Hor_die_erste_Fassung_von_1964_zuerst\" >Listen to the first version from 1964 first<\/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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Wer_hat_%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB_gecovert\" >Who covered \u00abLa guerra di Piero\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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Genua_Heimat_des_Lieds_und_Buhne_von_1979\" >Genoa: Birthplace of the Song and Setting of 1979<\/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\/la-guerra-di-piero-de-andre\/#Fazit_ein_leises_Lied_gegen_den_lauten_Krieg\" >Conclusion: a quiet song against the loud war<\/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>\nA soldier, an enemy, a moment of hesitation: That\u2019s the extent of the plot in \u00abLa guerra di Piero,\u00bb and that is precisely where its power lies. Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9, the singer-songwriter from Genoa, recorded the anti-war song in Rome in July 1964; it was released as a single that same year on the Karim label. The title translates to \u201ePiero\u2019s War,\u201c and the song tells, in 13 verses, the story of the death of a young man who refuses to shoot.<\/p>\n<p>When it was first released, the record hardly sold at all. It wasn\u2019t until the protest movement of 1968 that \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb became what it is today: one of De Andr\u00e9\u2019s best-known songs, featured in many school textbooks.<\/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\">\u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb by Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9: 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 single, two studio versions, a famous concert: the key facts about De Andr\u00e9's anti-war song.<\/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;\">1964<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Single, Karim KN 194<\/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;\">STANZAS<\/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;\">13<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Quatrain, the first is also the last<\/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;\">NEW ADMISSION<\/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;\">1968<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Album \u00abVolume III\u00bb<\/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;\">LIVE WITH PFM<\/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;\">1979<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Genoa Fair<\/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 style=\"width: 36%;\" scope=\"col\">Feature<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 64%;\" scope=\"col\">Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Performer<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Lyrics and Music<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9, music in collaboration with Vittorio Centanaro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Arrangement<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Vittorio Centanaro (1964), Gian Piero Reverberi (1968)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Single<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Karim KN 194, paired with \u00abLa ballata dell\u2019eroe\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Album<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\u00abTutto Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9\u00bb (1966), re-recorded for \u00abVolume III\u00bb (1968)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Literary Models<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Arthur Rimbaud, Italo Calvino<\/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 October 2026 \u00b7 Information based on Wikipedia and antiwarsongs.org.<\/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%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\"><\/span>How did *La guerra di Piero* come about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 was born on February 18, 1940, in the Pegli district of Genoa and, along with Gino Paoli, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi, was part of the so-called Genoese School, which revitalized Italian songwriting in the 1960s. His great role model was the French chansonnier Georges Brassens. De Andr\u00e9 had already sung about the war in 1961, in \u00abLa ballata dell\u2019eroe,\u00bb the ballad of the fallen hero.<\/p>\n<p>For *La guerra di Piero*, he drew on a story from his own family. Francesco Amerio, his mother\u2019s brother, had fought throughout the entire campaign in Albania during World War II and returned from a camp. His stories and his subsequent life without a stable foundation had a profound impact on his nephew.<\/p>\n<p>It was recorded in Rome in July 1964. De Andr\u00e9 played guitar; the second guitar and the arrangement were handled by Vittorio Centanaro (1929\u20132011), a classically trained guitarist from his circle of friends in Genoa, while Werther Pierazzuoli played bass. The single was released in 1964 on the Karim label as catalog number KN 194, with \u00abLa ballata dell\u2019eroe\u00bb on the B-side. In the first pressing, \u201cPiero\u201d was actually only on the B-side; it wasn\u2019t until later pressings that it became the A-side.<\/p>\n<p>At first, the song wasn\u2019t a hit. De Andr\u00e9 himself told the Genoa newspaper *Corriere Mercantile* in 1968 that the record had practically not sold at all and had only become popular with the wave of protest surrounding Bob Dylan and Donovan. In 1966, the track appeared on *Tutto Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9*, his first album; in 1968, he re-recorded the song for *Volume III*, this time with Gian Piero Reverberi as the arranger.<\/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%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb tells the story of the death of an ordinary soldier who spares an enemy and is shot for it. The song does not refer to any specific war, but to war itself, and it does not depict it from a bird's-eye view, but from the perspective of an individual.<\/p>\n<p>Two voices share the lyrics: a narrator addressing Piero, and Piero himself. Starting in 1968, it was sung by left-wing students as well as Catholic groups; later, it found its way into elementary school reading books. De Andr\u00e9 liked to joke about this, saying that this way, children would learn to hate the song from an early age.<\/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're focusing on the images. The song begins at the end: Piero lies buried in a grain field, surrounded by red flowers, the <em>poppies<\/em>, the poppy. The narrator hopes that in the future, the river will carry only fish and no more dead soldiers. De Andr\u00e9 found this image in the work of Italo Calvino, the writer who penned the lyrics to the anti-war song \u00abDove vola l\u2019avvoltoio?\u00bb in 1958.<\/p>\n<p>Then the story jumps back in time. Piero marches toward the front, tired and sullen, and spots a man down in the valley who is just as bad-tempered as he is. Only the uniform is a different color. Piero hesitates because he sees him not as an enemy, but as a fellow human being. The other man doesn\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n<p>As he lies dying, Piero thinks of his beloved Ninetta and of how much courage it takes to die in May, when everything is in bloom. At the end, De Andr\u00e9 repeats the first verse word for word. The circle is complete. Critics have heard an echo in this quiet grave of Arthur Rimbaud, the French poet whose 1870 poem \u00abLe dormeur du val\u00bb depicts a dead soldier in the grass.<\/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>A large part of the melody was composed by Vittorio Centanaro. However, he did not register as the composer because he was not a member of SIAE, the Italian copyright collective. De Andr\u00e9 had repeatedly urged him to join. Centanaro later said that otherwise he would have profited from the song\u2019s success himself.<\/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_klingt_%C2%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB\"><\/span>What does \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb sound like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first recording, from 1964, features just two acoustic guitars and a bass. Centanaro\u2019s classically trained guitar playing gives the song the feel of an old ballad. The verses consist of four-line stanzas with paired or cross rhymes, and the rhythm remains steady, like a marching step.<\/p>\n<p>The second studio version from 1968 is a bit faster. Later live versions, particularly those by the progressive rock band PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi), feature a full band lineup.<\/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%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb on video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very top of this post, you can hear the 1968 studio recording from the album \u00abVolume III.\u00bb Below that, you can see De Andr\u00e9 performing with PFM at the concert on January 3, 1979, in Genoa. In 2020, director Walter Veltroni used footage shot in Pavilion C of the Fiera di Genova\u2014the seaside exhibition grounds\u2014to create the documentary *Il concerto ritrovato* (The Rediscovered Concert).<\/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=\"Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 and PFM - The Rediscovered Concert - Piero&#039;s War - Live in Genoa - January 3, 1979\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wT_JbX1mWI?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\/Fabrizio%20De%20Andr%C3%A9%20La%20guerra%20di%20Piero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a> <a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Fabrizio%20De%20Andr%C3%A9%20La%20guerra%20di%20Piero\" 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_die_erste_Fassung_von_1964_zuerst\"><\/span>Listen to the first version from 1964 first<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;\">Check out the 1964 recording on the album *Tutto Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9*. It\u2019s slower than the better-known version above, and the two guitars sound as if De Andr\u00e9 and Centanaro were sitting right there in the room with you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">After that, it\u2019s worth jumping ahead to the 1979 concert with PFM. Fifteen years have passed since then, and what was once a quiet ballad has become a song for the big stage. For us, this comparison best illustrates how the song has grown alongside its audience.<\/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%ABLa_guerra_di_Piero%C2%BB_gecovert\"><\/span>Who covered \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 1979, actress and singer Milly, a star of Italian revue, performed the song on RAI television to mark April 25, Liberation Day. In 2003, the Calabrian band Il Parto delle Nuvole Pesanti recorded it for a tribute album named after a line from the song.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, the Modena City Ramblers, the folk band from Emilia, recorded the song together with Piero Pel\u00f9, the lead singer of the Florentine rock band Litfiba, for their album *Appunti partigiani*. In 2008, PFM revisited the song\u2014which they had performed on stage with him three decades earlier\u2014for their album *PFM canta De Andr\u00e9*.<\/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=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"A view over the densely packed rooftops of Genoa&#039;s Old Town to the harbor cranes and the blue sea\" title=\"View over the rooftops of Genoa toward the harbor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/genua-daecher-altstadt-hafen-pexels-10666153-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">View over the rooftops of Genoa toward the harbor \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=\"Genua_Heimat_des_Lieds_und_Buhne_von_1979\"><\/span>Genoa: Birthplace of the Song and Setting of 1979<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Without Genoa, \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb wouldn\u2019t exist. De Andr\u00e9 grew up in the Ligurian port city; it was here that he found the friends with whom he made music, and it was here that he performed the song on January 3, 1979, in front of a home crowd with PFM. He immortalized the alleys of the old town in <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/via-del-campo-de-andre\/\">\u00abVia del Campo\u00bb<\/a> celebrated in one of his best-known songs about people on the margins of society.<\/p>\n<p>What you'll find in the <em>carruggi<\/em>, the narrow streets of the Old Town, the Porto Antico, and everything you need to know before your trip can be found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/cities\/genoa\/\">Genoa travel guide<\/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_6af1cd46a6cb5  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6af1cd46a6cb5\">\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 href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/staedte\/genua\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Genoa City Guide\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Genoa, Liguria, Italy (Credits shutterstock.com)\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Genua-2-350x250.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Genua-2-350x250.webp 350w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Genua-2-120x86.webp 120w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Genua-2-750x536.webp 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Genua-2-1140x815.webp 1140w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/staedte\/genua\/\">Genoa City Guide<\/a>\n                    <\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/staedte\/genua\/\"><div class=\"jeg-fa-4 jeg-icon-svg jeg-svg-clock-o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1536 1792\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g transform=\"translate(0 1536) scale(1 -1)\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M896 992v-448q0 -14 -9 -23t-23 -9h-320q-14 0 -23 9t-9 23v64q0 14 9 23t23 9h224v352q0 14 9 23t23 9h64q14 0 23 -9t9 -23zM1312 640q0 148 -73 273t-198 198t-273 73t-273 -73t-198 -198t-73 -273t73 -273t198 -198t273 -73t273 73t198 198t73 273zM1536 640 q0 -209 -103 -385.5t-279.5 -279.5t-385.5 -103t-385.5 103t-279.5 279.5t-103 385.5t103 385.5t279.5 279.5t385.5 103t385.5 -103t279.5 -279.5t103 -385.5z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/div> July 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                        <p>Genoa: The Proud Heart of the Italian Riviera With a population of around 560,000, Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the vibrant heart of northwestern Italy. 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If you like De Andr\u00e9s\u2019s narrative style, listen to this next <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/the-fisherman-by-fabrizio-de-andre\/\">\u00abThe Fisherman\u00bb<\/a>, his ballad about a fisherman and a fugitive, or <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/generale-de-gregori\/\">\u00abGenerale\u00bb<\/a> by Francesco De Gregori, the Roman singer-songwriter, which also tells the story of ordinary soldiers at war. 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_6af1cd46a8b84\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__2_6af1cd46a8d3e 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 \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb auf Deutsch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does \u00abLa guerra di Piero\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 is \u201ePiero\u2019s War\u201c or, literally, \u201eThe War of Piero.\u201c It refers to the war as seen from the perspective of a single soldier.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie spricht man \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb aus?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How do you pronounce \u00abLa guerra di Piero\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 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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>Released in 1964 as a single on the Karim label under catalog number KN 194, along with \u00abLa ballata dell\u2019eroe.\u00bb In 1968, De Andr\u00e9 re-recorded the song for the album \u00abVolume III.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie viele Strophen hat \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How many stanzas does \u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb have?<\/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 has 13 stanzas, each consisting of four lines. The first and last stanzas are identical, so that the story comes full circle at the end.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wer war das Vorbild f\u00fcr Piero?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who was Piero's role model?<\/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>Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 cited his uncle Francesco Amerio as his inspiration. His mother's brother had fought in Albania during World War II and had told him about it.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Gibt es eine Liveaufnahme mit der PFM?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is there a live recording featuring PFM?<\/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 January 3, 1979, De Andr\u00e9 performed the song with PFM in Genoa. The recordings form the basis of the 2020 documentary film *Il concerto ritrovato*.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Lebt Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 noch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 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. Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 died on January 11, 1999, in Milan at the age of 58.<\/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; border-radius: 2px; padding: 20px 24px;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; cursor: pointer;\">Sources and Further Information<\/summary>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b747e; margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_guerra_di_Piero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): La guerra di Piero<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_guerra_di_Piero\/La_ballata_dell%27eroe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): La guerra di Piero\/La ballata dell\u2019eroe (Single)<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_guerra_di_Piero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (en.): La guerra di Piero<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiwarsongs.org\/canzone.php?id=5&amp;lang=it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Songs Against War: Piero's War<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabrizio_De_Andr%C3%A9_e_PFM_-_Il_concerto_ritrovato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 and PFM, The Rediscovered Concert<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabrizio_De_Andr%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abLa guerra di Piero\u00bb von Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 (1964): wie das Antikriegslied \u00fcber einen Soldaten, der nicht schie\u00dfen will, entstand und was sein Text bedeutet.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":358556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":"Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9s Ballade von 1964 \u00fcber einen Soldaten, der nicht schie\u00dfen will. 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