Riascoltarti is a beautiful and somewhat unique word that combines the prefix 'ri-' (again) with 'ascoltare' (to listen) and the pronoun 'ti' (you).
In the context of this poignant song, it expresses the deep longing of the singer to hear the voice of a loved one who is no longer present. It's not just about listening, but about the desire to re-experience their presence through sound, highlighting the theme of memory and loss.
"Non piangere" is GionnyScandal's tribute to someone he lost. He opens by apologizing for not visiting more often, saying he still remembers the small things: how they defended him even when he made mistakes, how they cooked Sunday lunch for everyone.
He looks back at the day they died in the hospital, when he was told there was nothing more to do. To cope, he tells himself they are only sleeping, not really gone.
He wonders if rain means they're crying somewhere, if sunshine means they're smiling, if snow means they're cold. He still feels them present in his room, and hears their voice telling him "basta" (that's enough) whenever he cries. The title line, "non piangere" (don't cry), becomes both the comfort he gives himself and the words he imagines they'd say to him.
GionnyScandal is the stage name of Gionata Ruggieri, an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper born in 1991 in Pisticci, in the southern region of Basilicata. His childhood was shaped by loss: adopted as a toddler and raised in Seregno just north of Milan, he lost his adoptive father at four, his mother at eleven, and in 2012 the grandmother who had brought him up. Those years became the raw material of almost everything he writes.
He started making a name for himself in the Italian rap scene around 2010 and released his first studio album, "Haters Make Me Famous vol. 3", in 2011. Since then he has become one of the defining voices of Italian emo rap, a style that sets melodic, sung hooks against blunt and confessional lyrics, and he has collaborated widely, including with pop veteran Max Pezzali. "MI MANCHERAI" arrived in 2023, one of the singles that led into his "Black Mood 2" project.