Mistica Lyrics in English by Vasco Brondi, Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica
Centuplicato means "multiplied by a hundred" or "hundredfold". It's a strong and uncommon word that emphasizes an extreme, almost exaggerated increase or return.
In this song it describes good coming back amplified: "Ti torni indietro centuplicato in bene, centuplicato in bene" ("It comes back to you hundredfold in good, hundredfold in good"), turning a simple idea of karma into something vast and overwhelming.
Vasco Brondi paints a picture of a person who is a walking contradiction, someone both "Mondana e mistica" (Worldly and mystical). The song's narrator sees this person as both a guide and a force of chaos, a "bussola e l'uragano" (compass and a hurricane). The lyrics describe a modern-day search for meaning, not in far-off places like India, but in the everyday grind of looking for a job, a parking spot, or a new life in a city like Turin. It's a journey filled with "Grandi speranze" (great hopes) but also uncertainty, like walking on a "campo minato" (minefield).
The heart of the song is the desire for something simple and powerful to cut through the confusion. This person doesn't want complex answers; they just want "musica elettronica" (electronic music) with a steady, driving beat—"Una cassa dritta nell'anima" (a straight kick drum in the soul). It's a modern kind of meditation, a way to feel something real amidst the "epicentro della malinconia" (epicenter of melancholy). The song captures the feeling of being young, hopeful, and a little lost in a world full of big dreams and everyday struggles.
