Italian song 'O sole mio with lyrics, English translation and explanations

This Italian song is so famous that someone even tried to make it pass as Italy's national anthem!
But is this really an Italian song? And why is there an apostrophe before the first letter? Find out more by watching till the end!

'O sole mio, by G. Capurro, E. Di Capua

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00:00- O sole mio- Introduction
03:05- O sole mio- Song performance with English translation
05:35- O sole mio- Spoken English translation and explanations (with hidden surprises!)

'Wanna know the difference between "giornata" ("jurnata" in the song) and "giorno"?
You'll find the answer here:    • Giorno o Giornata?  

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You can find many versions of this song on Youtube!

This video was shot, edited and everything else video-related by the guys at Terroir films (terroirfilms.it)

The audio of the song was recorded and mixed by Daniel Broom of Black Granny studios