Albania ALBANIA 2022 - Ronela Hajati - Sekret

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Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Mbetën vetëm sekret
Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Mbetën vetëm sekret
Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Mbetën vetëm sekret

Ej, ej, ej, ej, ej, ej, ej

Po vjen djali nga malet
Dhe tek unë sot do falet
Nuk e di a do ndalet
Hajde t'i, hajde t'i falim mëkatet
Për këtë vajzën do vije
Dhe krejt botën ta lije
Unë jam diell nuk jam hije
Ti i je i imi, djalë prej Shqipërie

Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Mbetën vetëm sekret
Baby shija jote, shijes sime
Peng i ka mbet
Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Nuk janë më një sekret
Por unë nuk e di, nuk e di
Si kam me u ndi

Nuk e di, si për tjetrën m'ke lon
Edhe sot un po du me ta thon
Edhe një, edhe ty
Nje, dy, tre, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha

Ma ke bo jetën si lojna, avion
Ma ka lon, ma ka lon
Nuk du nji tjetër, se pishmon
Ma ka lon, ma ka lon

Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Mbetën vetëm sekret
Baby shija jote, shijes sime
Peng i ka mbet
Hej, a i kujton ato netë?
Nuk janë më një sekret
Por unë nuk e di, nuk e di
Si kam me u ndi

Nuk e di, si për tjetrën m'ke lon
Edhe sot un po du me ta thon
Edhe një, edhe ty
Një, dy, tre, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha
Ta marrsha, ta marrsha

Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, ej
Ma kadalë, ma kadalë, ej​

 

[gingerale]

This still gives me headaches. But with the revamp I probably only need 3 Aspirins instead of 5.

 

[Iker]

I think the revamp is alright. Certain things are watered down but other are strengthened. The biggest minus here for me is the verse with mumbled English lyrics. I would prefer 80% in Albanian, it just comes across as more alluring and mysterious.

I really liked the music video though! A pretty epic short story that matches the song to a T, and some nice ... reincarnation going on!

People on Eurovision related social medias are always overly dramatic and critical when it comes to revamps and here there's no exception, lol. They would only voice some praise when the original song is weak (think Made Of Stars).

 

[empo21]

I came here to downgrade to but saw that I had already scored it a so it stays.

Aside from the random mish-mash of languages, if I don't warm up to the weird beat drop I might downgrade for real.

 

[macmillanandwife]

The revamp isn't too bad. I'm just still processing the random Spanish lyrics thrown in out of nowhere. It is a bit more subdued than the original, but I still feel the power behind the lyrics and music. It was a 10 for me before and will stay a 10.

However, I wouldn't recommend coming on to the stage with whatever the hell that thing was on her head.

 

[Seok-jin]

WINNER

 

[Yoozek]

All I can hear is "Makaron, makaron". Which means pasta in Polish.

Then she goes
"Come on, cocks on mee mee.
Cause I love when they're near near."

How can you not love this.

 

[Zorjan]

Apparently far too much is in English, but I only understood what she was singing in the chorus anyway

The song had so much potential, and with a proper revamp it could have been amazing!
Compared to many other Albanian revamps I find it decent, but I seriously doubt that Albania will remain in my top 3 in May

 

[Stef In Rewind]

It took a lot to get used to because I streamed the "old" version quite a lot, but after all, I still really enjoy this. Maybe even more

 

[Shadowfuxcs]

Though I like the original version I stayed away from listening to it just so I wouldn't be disappointed from the revamp and it seems to be working as I still enjoy the song a lot. The chorus and the instrumental breaks could use more oomph but they can be made more impactful by live vocals and staging. The transitions sound smoother than I remember. Overall this has great potential, could have been an Azerbaijani or Armenian entry and top 5 in the odds in such a weak year but trust EBU to shit on Albania once again in every way possible. Kudos to them though for staying true to the themselves while still clearly raising their ambitions. I'd love to see an Albania win soon as unlikely as it might be.

 

[mrappeal]

Loving the revamp! Sounds much more polished. Still my # 1!

 

[ag89]

So much drama here for no reason, the revamp is with minimal changes, the song kept its spirit from FiK.
Regardless of our personal tastes here I like the fact Albania is putting a serious effort this year so go for it!
I don't like the video, I hoped for something minimal and dark, but hey, we can't get everything.

 

[Leydan]

Well, it's currently my number 1 because this year is just so bland. It's definitely a bit more polished, and it does feel a little less stop/start. The revamp didn't ruin it. I'll keep my ranking of 10, because ultimately I don't think it's that different tbh.

 

[Mainshow]

I don´t understand most of the English parts anyway - so it´s basically like she´s singing Albanian to me anyway.

I will not downgrade it at all - after hearing the snippets and learning about her including random Spanish words, I expected this to be quite a messy and unnecessary revamp but honestly, they haven´t really changed "that much" - It´s just feel polished and slightly a bit more modern without neglecting its ethno core essence.

I agree with the statement above: it just feels a bit too short but apart from that, it´s still a from me.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND what should I say about the music video!?
SHE SLAYED HARD. What a huge moment in modern Eurovision history!

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

Changing my vote from to

 

[ArmpitOfEurope]

Turning my 3 into a , those sexy albanians in the video did their job.

 

[hpp0]

It got me a few listens to figure out how I feel about the revamp, cause the video was very distracting, I was trying to figure out what was going and wasn't paying too much attention to the song.

Anyway I'm not really sure if the song became more cohesive or if I just got used into the structure of the song, but it doesn't sound as disjoined as the original. Other than that not many things changed, it is still enjoyable and I'm pretty sure that when the live performance comes it will be as good, if not better, as the original.

 

[hijirio]

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Hajde cho cho cho cho cho

 

[Jonkonfui]

Even though the new version sounds a bit messy... I give it an 8 and I really hope he brings this gorgeous man on stage as naked as possible.

 

[Ewigkeit]

I wanna upgrade it from 12 to something higher

 

[crashworld]

The Spotify link to the sub-par Revamp version.