Questo E’ Amore

Song Meaning

The lyrics of "Questo E' Amore" immediately plunge into a cautious, almost fearful examination of love itself. The speaker addresses "Amore" directly, contemplating dissecting it like a magician's trick or a child's toy. There's a palpable tension between curiosity and the fear of breaking something precious. This tension forms the core emotional conflict. The speaker imagines cutting love "in due" like an illusionist, yet quickly warns, "Meglio non rischiare." This mirrors the image of a child who "apriva il suo giocattolo" only to find it "non funzionava più." The fear isn't just of what might be found, but that the act of looking itself will destroy the magic. Crucially, the speaker chooses deliberate ignorance as a form of preservation. They declare, "non leggo mai i tuoi rossetti" and "non frugo mai nelle tue scatole cinesi." This isn't blindness, but a conscious refusal to probe intimate details or hidden layers. This choice underpins the song's central, paradoxical thesis: "Se amore con il dubbio è vero amore / Questo è amore." The lyrics suggest that true love, for this narrator, exists precisely *because* of unexamined doubt. The fear of finding "un ingranaggio" instead of "un'anima" is real, as is the profound distrust that even "vere o di coccodrillo" tears couldn't resolve. Ultimately, "Questo è amore" becomes a defiant acceptance of a love that thrives not on certainty, but on the careful maintenance of its own beautiful, fragile mystery.