Cullami Lyrics in English by Emma
Cullami is the imperative form of the verb cullare, meaning 'to cradle', 'to rock', or 'to lull to sleep'. It's a tender and intimate word that evokes a sense of comfort and protection.
In the song, the singer asks to be cradled, recalling childhood memories of being lulled to sleep with fables. This word beautifully captures the longing for solace and the comforting embrace of a loved one, making it both emotionally resonant and unique.
Emma opens "Cullami" by admitting the mirror lies to you. You can spend a while believing you're "Capita di credersi una quercia" ... "Di una grande e ricca foresta" [You happen to think yourself an oak tree, from a big, rich forest] and then discover you're really just a small plant from somebody's back garden. That gap between how strong you feel and how breakable you actually are is the whole song: even knowing a path by heart doesn't stop you getting lost on it, and the only place she finds solid ground again is "Solamente tra le braccia tue" [Only in your arms].
The title says the request outright: "Cullami" means rock me, the way you'd rock a child to sleep, and the second verse leans straight into that image, "Come hai fatto con le bambole" [Like you did with the dolls], remembering fairy tales told while she pretended to be asleep, one cheek against another. By the end the striving from the opening lines is gone. She just says "E non c'è niente" ... "Che faccia male" [There's nothing that hurts anymore] now that there's love, and closes by repeating "Eternamente" [Eternally] three times in a row, until it stops sounding like a chorus tag and starts sounding like a vow.
