He won the competition three years ago, so expectations are high for Ermal Meta’s Sanremo comeback with “Un milione di cose da dirti”. But what do the lyrics mean?
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Sanremo 2021: Ermal Meta “Un milione di cose da dirti”
Albanian singer-songwriter Ermal Meta returns to the Festival three years after winning with fellow singer Fabrizio Moro. With “Non mi avete fatto niente” they went on to finish fifth at Eurovision 2018 when a middling jury result was overturned by a third place ranking in the televote. Ermal previously competed in the 2016 competition, placing third with “Odio le favole”. However, his Sanremo journey began in 2010 when he entered the band La Fame di Camilla.
What do the “Un milione di cose da dirti” lyrics mean?
Introduced with a Damien Rice-esque piano, Ermal Meta’s “Un milione di cose da dirti” (A Million Things To Tell You) grows unstoppably as the minutes go by. It is a ballad full of feeling, an invitation not to be afraid, and also to reach out for help: “If I can’t get you up, I’ll stay with you on the ground”.
“Un milione di cose da dirti” lyrics — Ermal Meta (Sanremo 2021)
Written and Composed by: Ermal Meta and Roberto Cardelli
Italian text |
English translation |
| Senza nome io, senza nome tu E parlare finché un nome non ci serve più Senza fretta io, senza fretta tu Ci sfioriamo delicatamente Per capirci un po’ di piùSiamo come due stelle scampate al mattino Se mi resti vicino non ci spegne nessuno Avrai il mio cuore a sonagli Per i tuoi occhi a fanaleTi ho presa sulle spalle E ti ho sentita volare Con le mani nel fango Per cercare il destino Tu diventi più bella ad ogni tuo respiro Avrei un milione di cose da dirti, ma non dico niente Il tuo viaggio io, la mia stazione tu È la mia mano che stringi, niente paura Avrai il mio cuore a sonagli Con le mani nel fango Tu diventi più bella ad ogni tuo respiro Avrei un milione di cose da dirti, ma non dico niente E senza dirlo a nessuno Avrei un milione di cose da dirti, ma non dico niente Cuore a sonagli io |
I’m nameless, you’re nameless And we’ll talk until we no longer need a name I’m unhurried, you’re unhurried We touch each other gently To understand each other a little moreWe are like two stars that have escaped the morning If you stay close to me no one will turn us off You’ll have my rattling heart For your lightning eyes I took you on my shoulders You become more beautiful with every breath I have a million things to say to you but I say nothing I’m your journey, you’re my station It’s my hand that you’re holding, don’t be afraid You’ll have my rattling heart With the hands in the mud You become more beautiful with every breath I have a million things to tell you but I say nothing And without telling anyone I have a million things to tell you but I say nothing I have a rattling heart |
What do you think of “Un milione di cose da dirti” could it win Sanremo? Would it work at Eurovision? Comment below.
LP: All the things i lost on you… AAAaaa. I didn’t know she participated in San Remo…
Ah that photo made me really emotional, it reminded me my aunt sylvia,who deceased a year ago. That photo just looks like her i missed her so much
I liked it, but was still thinking about Gigliola Cinquetti singing Non ho l’eta. Omaga.
Barbara Pravi is looking good!
LAUGHING OUT LOUD