Soffia means "blows" or "is blowing". While seemingly simple, it's a powerful and recurring verb in this song, personifying the wind as a persistent force of nature.
In the context of the song, despite humanity's destructive actions, "il vento soffia ancora" (the wind still blows), symbolizing an enduring hope and the resilience of nature against human folly. It's a central theme that makes the word particularly evocative.
“Eppure Soffia” paints a vivid, almost cinematic portrait of a planet under siege by human greed: polluted rivers bubble with chemical foam, radioactive rain poisons the soil, and war turns entire islands into watery graves. Luca Carboni lists these disasters like scenes in an ecological thriller, showing how the cold pursuit of money and “false progress” can scorch, choke, and even nuke the very world that keeps us alive.
Yet—against all odds—the chorus bursts in with a refreshing gust of hope. The wind still blows, playfully spraying water over ship prows, whispering songs through the leaves, and tussling women’s hair as it races birds across the sky. This persistent breeze becomes a symbol of nature’s resilience, reminding us that life will keep trying to bloom, no matter how many toxic scars we carve into the Earth. The song is both a warning and a wink from Mother Nature, urging us to protect her before the last breeze stops blowing.