Pigliare is an informal and often more forceful verb for "to take" or "to grab" in Italian, compared to the more common prendere.
In this passionate song, Mina uses Di pigliarmi ancora (To take me again), which carries a strong, almost primal sense of desire and surrender. It suggests being completely enveloped and possessed by the lover, making it a very evocative and memorable word in this context.
Get ready for a journey into pure, unfiltered passion with "Ancora, Ancora, Ancora" by the legendary Italian singer, Mina. This song isn't just about love; it's about an all-consuming, insatiable desire for a lover. The title itself, which translates to "Again, Again, Again," perfectly captures the song's core message: a desperate and breathless plea for more.
The lyrics paint a picture of someone who is completely captivated by their partner. They express a deep physical and emotional craving, asking for their lover's body, arms, and kisses over and over. It's a powerful mix of vulnerability and intense longing, exploring how love can be so overwhelming that you just can't get enough. The song is a bold declaration of wanting to experience that intoxicating feeling of passion ancora, ancora, ancora.
Mina was born Anna Maria Mazzini in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, in 1940 and grew up in Cremona, which is why Italians still call her "la Tigre di Cremona". She started out in 1958 singing rock and roll in clubs, and within a couple of years she was all over Italian radio and television, with a three-octave voice that could go from a whisper to a roar in one phrase.
She is known for songs like "Tintarella di luna", "Se telefonando", "Grande, grande, grande" and "Parole parole", her talking duet with Alberto Lupo. In 1978 she gave her last public concert at Bussoladomani in Versilia, recorded as "Mina Live '78", and then stopped performing live for good. She moved to Switzerland and kept releasing an album almost every year from the studio, including a best-selling duet album with Adriano Celentano in 1998, and she is the only artist to top the Italian album chart in every decade since the 1960s.