Azzurro
Adriano Celentano. Lyrics

The song "Azzurro" by Adriano Celentano portrays the feeling of longing and nostalgia for a past summer, and the desire to escape the dreary urban present to relive the freedom and joy of youth. The first stanza sets the scene of the city in contrast to the beach, where the singer's muse has gone, leaving him lonely and restless. The sound of a plane flying away emphasizes the distance and separation from the desired location. The chorus, with its repetition of the word "azzurro" (blue), creates a sense of overwhelming summer heat and monotony, and the singer admits to feeling drained and hopeless without his lover. He then fantasizes about taking a "train of desires" to reach his beloved, in a nostalgic and dreamlike mood.

The second stanza, set in a memory from the singer's childhood, adds another layer of contrast between past and present, innocence and experience. He recalls the lively summer days spent in the courtyard of a religious building, now traded for boredom and isolation. The image of a train going backwards, in contradiction to the direction of time, emphasizes the impossibility of reversing the course of life and recovering what has been lost. The final stanza adds an exotic touch to the setting, with the singer searching for a hint of Africa in his garden, but finding only the mundane reality of gardening and absence of wild animals. The repetition of the chorus, with its unresolved longing, emphasizes the cyclical nature of the singer's desire and the impossibility of escape.