Procol Harum in Italian?!

Well, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was less famous than its cover, called "Senza Luce" (= lightless) and performed by italian group Dik Dik, at that time very famous. 

Procol's Second Single, "Homburg", was covered by another italian group, I Camaleonti, under the title "L'ora dell'amore" (= time of love), and achieved much more success than the original version. 

So, producers decided to make Gary Brooker sing in italian. So it happened, and Brooker sang (not so badly, I have to say) an italian text fit to "Shine on brightly".

The song was called "Il tuo diamante" (= your diamond) and I do recall it, I think I have heard it from the juke box at the seaside, in 1968.

This version appears on "Shine on brightly" CD remaster. Strangely enough, there is no trace of italian lyricist and the song credits are just the usual Brooker - Reid.

There is another Procol's italian single, and is nothing but "Repent Walpurgis", newly re-named in italian "Fortuna" (= luck) but, of course, with no singing at all. Exactly the same tune but with another title, in italian for more appeal. Very strangely (and not so correct, I dare say), the man who gave the italian title was credited as a composer!!! "Fortuna" (Dossena - Fisher)... :-(