"Mattinata" (Italian pronunciation: [mattiˈnaːta]; English: "Morning") was the first song ever written expressly for the Gramophone Company (the present day EMI).
[1] In only three months, Franchi's album of mostly Neapolitan favorites songs placed number seventeen on the Billboard Top 200.
Commosso da un fremito arcano Intorno il creato già par; E tu non-ti desti, ed invano Mi sto qui dolente a cantar.
Metti anche tu la veste bianca E schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor!
English translation The dawn, dressed in white, has already opened the door to the sun, and caresses the flowers with its pink fingers.