Rimbalzi comes from the verb rimbalzare, meaning 'to bounce' or 'to rebound'. It's an active and dynamic word that isn't as common in everyday romantic song lyrics.
In the context of the song, the singer uses it to describe how the memory or presence of the loved one 'bounces' or 'rebounds' within his senses. It vividly conveys the idea that this person's impact is constantly present and recurring, making it a compelling choice.
Biagio Antonacci's "Quanto tempo e ancora" opens at a party, running into someone he didn't expect to see: "Tra tanti amici, non ti aspettavo qui" (Among so many friends, I didn't expect you here). The old feeling comes rushing back — "E ti accompagnava un'emozione forte" (And a strong emotion came with you) — and the chorus becomes the whole song's question, repeated three times over: "Ma quanto tempo e ancora, ti fai sentire dentro" (How much longer, and still, will you make yourself felt inside me), "Quanto tempo e ancora, ti metti proprio al centro" (How much longer, and still, do you put yourself right at the center). He isn't over her, and the song never pretends otherwise.
By the second verse he's chosen distance instead: "Sì, forse è meglio, così non mi vedrai" (Yes, maybe it's better, that way you won't see me), followed by "Piangere poi ridere, poi, prenderti un po' in giro" (Crying, then laughing, then teasing you a little) and "Fingere davanti a tutti, di aver dimenticato" (Pretending in front of everyone that I've forgotten). The title's own question — how much longer — never actually gets answered.
Biagio Antonacci is one of Italy's most successful singer-songwriters. Born in Milan in 1963, he broke through in the early 1990s with albums like Liberatemi, and has spent more than three decades writing warm, melodic pop songs about love, loss and self-reflection. He has also written hit songs for other major Italian artists, most famously his longtime collaborator Laura Pausini, and remains one of the country's best-selling recording artists.
This track features Franco Battiato, the celebrated Sicilian singer-songwriter, composer and painter nicknamed "Il Maestro" for his restless work across pop, electronic music and even opera. Battiato's lyrics were known for weaving in philosophy, mysticism and Eastern spiritual traditions, themes that come through clearly in "Aria di Cambiamento." He passed away in 2021, but remains one of the most influential figures in Italian music.