La Giostra Lyrics in English Negramaro
Giostra literally translates to "carousel" or "merry-go-round". It's a charming and evocative word that immediately brings to mind images of childhood fun and dizzying rides.
In this song, Negramaro uses "giostra" as a central metaphor for life, love, and the intoxicating, sometimes disorienting, experience of being swept away by emotion. The lyrics repeatedly ask to be spun on this "giostra" of the world and love, highlighting the desire for intense experiences, even if they lead to feeling dizzy or overwhelmed. It's a beautiful and memorable way to describe the ups and downs of a passionate relationship.
"La Giostra" ("The Carousel") is Negramaro's picture of a night of love that feels like a ride nobody wants to get off. The singer asks to be spun around the world, taken out tonight, made dizzy — the carousel is the rush of falling hard for someone, drink and adrenaline blurring together until he wakes up on the ground, still half-dressed from the night before, unsure how much he actually drank.
The chorus turns that dizziness into devotion: "amami come sai uccidermi" — love me the way you know how to kill me — every time she "turns the carousel back on" for him. It's a willing surrender to something overwhelming, not a complaint. He begs the night to never end ("non albeggiare mai, rimani come sei") and pictures the carousel still turning long after the lights should have gone out.
By the end the ride and the relationship are the same thing: he lets her choose when it stops, because being spun around by her is better than standing still.
