Discover the story of the song > Sapore di sale – Gino Paoli

The song is about the taste and smell of salt and sea on the protagonist's partner's skin and lips when she comes out of the water and lays next to him. The lyrics describe a feeling of being lost and left behind while the world around them is different. The protagonist watches his partner swim and then she returns to him, falling into his arms while he tastes the salt and remembers the fleeting nature of their time together.