Se Io Ti Tengo Qui Lyrics in English Negramaro

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Se Io Ti Tengo Qui by Negramaro from Italian to English.
Take the soul
Keep it in a place that you know
Sometimes you brought her too, and her too
You never let her go
Discover the soul
Under the shell of everything, look for her
She hides from people, just her, just her
She no longer knows the calm
If you like it here
It's not a nice place
I will know how to protect you at every moment at any cost
Even if I had to tear apart
A good one, the world and everything else
You are safe, believe me
Only if I keep you here
Lick the soul
It has the taste of the ocean and rust
It knows how to die without being noticed
And doesn't realize that then it drowns in the calm
If I keep you here
In the right spot
Between the stomach and the throat
Where the chest beats strong
There is an army of souls always ready for anything
Just to defend you
You are safe, believe me
Only if I keep you here
And the calm returns
The soul calms, the wind and everything returns in a moment
To occupy the right place
In the end, every torment is paid
Here in the soul like this
If I keep you here
The calm returns
If I keep you here
In the soul like this
If I keep you here
The calm returns
Na na na na na
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SONG MEANING

“Se Io Ti Tengo Qui” is like an intimate whisper that invites you to dive beneath the surface of everyday noise and touch the very core of a person’s anima (soul). Negramaro paints a picture of two lovers creating a secret refuge where fears fade and the heart finds its calm. The singer pleads, “Prendi l’anima, custodiscila in un posto che tu sai” — asking the loved one to guard the soul in that special place only they both know. Throughout the lyrics he promises protection “ad ogni costo” and imagines holding the other right between the stomach and the throat, that spot where emotions surge and words catch.

With powerful ocean and rust imagery, the song suggests that the soul can feel corroded or drowned by life, yet in the safety of authentic connection it can breathe again. When he says “se io ti tengo qui ritorna il sereno,” he is declaring that calm skies return the moment he keeps the beloved close. This track is ultimately a poetic celebration of vulnerability, trust, and the healing force of love that shields us from the world’s storms.

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