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Speak Softly Love Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather) is a song written for The Godfather, the first film in The Godfather trilogy. While its instrumental version is simply known as "The Godfather Love Theme", "Speak Softly Love" is the vocal version. The words are by Larry Kusik but the music itself is by Nino Rota. The signature musical theme that opens the piece closely models a theme that appears early in "Preludio - Povero Ernesto!" in the opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). A similar melody also appears in the Overture to La Forza del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). There are also different sets of lyrics for the song in Italian ("Parla Più Piano"),French ("Parle Plus Bas") and also in Sicilian ("Brucia La Terra"). The Sicilian version is sung by Anthony Corleone (Franc DAmbrosio) in The Godfather Part III. Rota had used a more comedic version of the song for the 1958 film Fortunella. When this was discovered, Rotas score forThe Godfather was disqualified from consideration at the 1973 Academy Awards; it had been nominated for Best Original Score. However, Rotas score for The Godfather Part II won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Score, despite containing the same piece. And The song was originally recorded by Andy Williams, other artists, such as Al Martino, and Bobby Vinton, have also recorded the song. The Lyrics of Speak Softly Love: Speak softly, love And hold me warm against your heart I feel your words The tender trembling moments start Were in a world, our very own Sharing a love that only few have ever known Wine-colored days warmed by the sun Deep velvet nights when we are one Speak softly, love So no one hears us but the sky The vows of love We make will live until we die My life is yours and all because You came into my world with love so softly love Wine-colored days warmed by the sun Deep velvet nights when we are one Speak softly, love So no one hears us but the sky The vows of love we make will live until we die My life is yours and all because You came into my world with love so softly love