Rina Ketty (1 March 1911 – 23 December 1996), whose real name was Cesarina Picchetto, was an Italian singer. She is best known for singing the legendary song “J’attendrai,” which became a huge hit during World War II and was appreciated by Allied soldiers and Axis soldiers alike (equalled only by Lale Andersen’s “Lili Marleen” and, perhaps, by Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again”).
in 1938, Ketty recorded “J’attendrai” (“I will wait”), a translation of the Italian song “Tornerai” (music by Dino Olivieri and text by Nino Rastelli). The song had been a huge hit for Carlo Buti in Italy the year before. The text of the song, written in French by Louis Poterat, expresses the longing of many women anxiously awaiting the safe return of their sons and husbands from war. When released by Pathé Records, Ketty’s version of “J’attendrai” was immediately an enormous success, and later became an emblem of World War II.
A beautiful version of "J'attendra" performed by three New Orleans friends, Raphaël (on saxophone), Sarah Quintana (lead vocal) and Leyla McCalla (cello)
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Thank you so much for bringing this version to our attention! The only version I had ever heard was done by Dalida, and was quite different in tone and feeling.
Done by Rina Ketty, I can hear the longing, nostalgia for a person or place that is not present and the hope that who or what is missing now will return.
Sincerely,
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