"Corde della mia chitarra" was composed by Mario Ruccione [it] with Italian lyrics by Giuseppe Fiorelli [it]. With guitar accompaniment and with a vocal ranging between light and classical opera styles, the song is a ballad in the chanson style as well as the opera tones popular in Italy and Europe in the 1950s. The singer sings of his mixed feelings at seeing a former lover and realising that she is no longer interested in him. He asks the strings of his guitar to play for him alone, since she has no interest in their music anymore.[1]
Following this contest, and due to this entry's length, the rule governing the length of entries was tightened to require them to be no longer than 3.5 minutes initially and 3 minutes exactly later.[4][5]
Charts
According to the data calculated at "Hit Parade Italia" which presents weekly and top 100 yearly positions for a mix of both Italian and international songs, the version by Gallo is ranked #69 and the version by Villa the #38 most successful singles in Italy in 1957.[7]