☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a deep, intense, and unattainable love. The singer describes this love as 'beautiful' and at the same time 'impossible'.
- The lines 'Bello bello e impossibile / Con gli occhi neri e il tuo sapor mediorientale' describe the physical attributes and charm of the beloved person, who appears exotic and attractive.
- The singer's internal conflict is evident in the lines 'Non conosco la ragione che mi spiegherà / Perché non voglio più salvarmi dalla libertà' - despite the impossibility of the love, she is not willing to free herself from it.
- The lines 'Mi sconvolge l’emozione e non so perché / Oltre il bacio della folla vedo solo te' show how love affects the singer's perception - she can only think of the beloved person.
- The entire song 'Bello e impossibile' is about the overwhelming power of love, which, despite its impossibility, consumes the singer's life.
Interpretation
The lyrics of 'Bello e impossibile' by
Gianna Nannini are about a deep, intense, and at the same time unattainable love. The title means 'Beautiful and Impossible' in German. The love that the singer feels is so intense and overwhelming that she describes it as 'beautiful'. At the same time, this love is 'impossible' - perhaps unrequited, perhaps unrealizable due to external circumstances.
The lines 'Bello bello e impossibile / Con gli occhi neri e il tuo sapor mediorientale' (Beautiful and impossible with your black eyes and your Middle Eastern flavor) describe the physical attributes and charm of the loved one, who appears exotic and attractive.
'Non conosco la ragione che mi spiegherà / Perché non voglio più salvarmi dalla libertà' (I don't know the reason that will explain to me why I no longer want to save myself from freedom) shows the singer's internal conflict, who despite the impossibility of love, is not willing to free herself from it.
'Mi sconvolge l'emozione e non so perché / Oltre il bacio della folla vedo solo te' (The emotion overwhelms me and I don't know why, beyond the kiss of the crowd, I only see you) describes how love overwhelms her in her perception of the world and her feelings - she can only think of the loved one.
In summary, 'Bello e impossibile' is about the overwhelming power of love, which despite its impossibility, completely occupies the singer's life.