Pershendetje! Albania are sending the charismatic Ronela Hajati to Eurovision 2022. She’ll be performing the song “Sekret”, which blends Albanian, English and a tiny bit of Spanish in its lyrics.
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Albania in Eurovision 2022: Ronela Hajati “Sekret”
Born and raised in Tirana, Albania, Ronela Hajati began singing and dancing as a child. Her passion only grew and Ronela began to pursue a career in the business. It’s a career that has led to much success, with the Albanian songstress becoming one of the country’s brightest stars and achieving a number of top-charting songs.
At the end of December 2021, Ronela won Festivali i Këngës 60. This gave her the right to represent Albania at Eurovision 2022 in Turin. The version of “Sekret” we’ll hear on the Eurovision stage is not the exact same as that from FiK, as it’s gone through a revamp in the months since – adding in the English and Spanish lyrics.
“Sekret” was composed and written by Ronela herself. She gained some assistance from songwriter Caro for the English lyrics of the revamped version. These English lyrics are not translated directly from the Albanian lyrics of the original.
What do the “Sekret” lyrics mean?
Through “Sekret”, Ronela reminisces about the nights she spent with her secret lover. She lets us into the secret and shares all the juicy details of what went down.
This lover seemingly travelled a long distance to reach Ronela, but they found just what they were looking for. In fact, Ronela very much encourages their pursuit and succumbs to the desire: “Come babe, come put my hands on your body / Come on closer to me, me ya / Cause I love when ya near near”.
Ronela does not regret anything that happened between the two of them, and she is confident that her lover will keep the relationship a secret.
However, this passion is now over. Ronela opens the song by asking “do you remember those nights?”, and later notes that her lover is no longer around, “I do not know how else you left me”. And so she is left with only a memory, but also a desire for it to happen again: “Even today I want to say it […] You know I want it, give it to me / Give it to me, give it to me”.
“Sekret” lyrics – Ronela Hajati (Albania Eurovision 2022)
Written and composed by: Ronela Hajati
Original textHey a kujton ato net? Hajde çohu (x8) Po vjen djali nga malet Hey, I will never regret Nuk e di si per tjeter m‘ke lon Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, hey Ma ke bo jeten si lojna Hey, I will never regret Nuk e di si per tjeter m‘ke lon Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, hey |
English translationHey, do you remember those nights? Come on up x8 The boy is coming from the mountains Hey, I will never regret I do not know how else you left me Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, hey You made my life like a game Hey, I will never regret I do not know how else you left me Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, hey |
What do you think of the “Sekret” lyrics? Do you predict success for the Albania in Turin? Let us know below!
Daddy
LOVE IT!!!
I find this a bit outdated, and it’s quite obvious that this type of song might have it’s moment in the Eurovision bubble, but not outside of it.
You need to find an Albanian to translate the lyrics. Very inaccurate in some parts.
Queen
It’s not in the translated lyrics but Wiwibloggs writes that a woman “succumbs to the desire”. How sexist and old fashioned to talk about a woman’t sexuality in that way. You can do better Wiwibloggs!
Agreed! She is seducing him, not the other way around.
Ma kadalë means more slowly.
Ta marrsha is not “take it”, it’s more like “i wish to take it from you”
Xhamadani is a traditional albanian jacket. Xhamadani me vija vija means striped xhamadan. It is a reference to a veru popular albanian follk song called “xhamadani vija vija”
What’s with that cheap wigs whipping willow branch on her head? Song is absolutely terrible.
Well art is not for everyone…
Yeah, art….
he probably mumbles the same to himself while watching porn
Oh shut up pete no one asked fr ur opinion
Well, I have an option to write a comment without your permission or request… Don’t be a dumb.
Oh hello Poopete, how have you been toxic troll?
Kaiser you are the definition of a toxic troll
So, it’ a song praising lust after all. Alright…