The Full Lyrics of 'Zitti E Buoni' (Shut Up and Be Quiet) - Italian Text and English Translation
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| Italy, represented by Maneskin, won the Eurovision finale with the song “Zitti E Buoni.”Credit...Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/EPA |
Eurovision Final - Maneskin's “Zitti E Buoni” (“Shut Up and Be Quiet”) received 524 points in voting from national juries and the public, beating France’s entrant, Barbara Pravi, by 25 points, and was cheered to victory by over 3,500 Dutch fans at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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The Lyrics - English Translation of 'Zitti E Buoni' (Shut Up and Be Quiet)
They don’t know what I’m talking about
You’re dirty, bros, full of mud
Cig stains between your fingers
Me with a cig walkingI’m sorry but I really believe
That I can make this jump
Even if the road is uphill
That’s why I’m training now
And good evening ladies and gentlemen
Get the actors out
You’d better touch your nuts
You better shut up and be quiet
People here are strange like drug dealers
I’ve been locked out too many nights
Now I’m gonna kick the doorways
Lookin’ up like a climber
So excuse me, mom, for staying out all the time
I’m crazy but different from them
And you’re out of your mind but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
Me
I’ve written pages and pages
I’ve seen salt then tears
These men in the car
Don’t climb the rapids
Written on a tombstone
In my house there is no God
But if you find the sense of time
You will rise from your oblivion
And no wind can stop
The natural power
From the right point of view
Of the wind you feel the thrill
With wax wings on your back
I’ll seek out that height
If you want to stop me try again
Try cutting off my head
Because
I’m out of my mind but different from them
And you’re out of your mind but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
People talk unfortunately
They talk, they don’t know what they’re talking about
Take me where I’m floating
I’m short of air here
People are talking unfortunately
They talk, they don’t know what they are talking about
Take me where I am floating
I’m short of air here
People are talking unfortunately
They talk, they don’t know what the f**k they’re talking about
Take me where I’m floating
I’m short of air here
But I’m out of my mind but different from them
And you’re out of your mind but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
We’re out of our minds but different from them
We’re different from them
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| Italy won the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on Saturday, a competition two years in the making, since it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Italy won the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on Saturday, a competition two years in the making, since it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. |
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| Italy’s Maneskin won the Eurovision final on Saturday |
| During the victory press conference, Maneskin lead singer Damiano David, was asked by a Swedish reporter whether he had used cocaine during the Eurovision show. Damiano said that he didn’t use drugs. Maneskin members say they are happy to bring Eurovision back to Italy after 31 years, “especially after this hard year.” |
The Full Lyrics of “Zitti e buoni” (Italian Text) — Maneskin (Italy ESC 2021)
Loro non sanno di che parlo
Voi siete sporchi fra’ di fango
Giallo di siga’ fra le dita
Io con la siga’ camminandoScusami ma ci credo tanto
Che posso fare questo salto
Anche se la strada è in salita
Per questo ora mi sto allenando
E buonasera signore e signori
Fuori gli attori
Vi conviene toccarvi i coglioni
(Eurovision version:
Vi conviene non fare più errori)
Vi conviene stare zitti e buoni
Qui la gente è strana tipo spacciatori
Troppe notti stavo chiuso fuori
Mo’ li prendo a calci ‘sti portoni
Sguardo in alto tipo scalatori
Quindi scusa mamma se sto sempre fuori, ma
Sono fuori di testa ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Io
Ho scritto pagine e pagine
Ho visto sale poi lacrime
Questi uomini in macchina
Non scalare le rapide
Scritto sopra una lapide
In casa mia non c’è Dio
Ma se trovi il senso del tempo
Risalirai dal tuo oblio
E non c’è vento che fermi
La naturale potenza
Dal punto giusto di vista
Del vento senti l’ebrezza
Con ali in cera alla schiena
Ricercherò quell’altezza
Se vuoi fermarmi ritenta
Prova a tagliarmi la testa
Perché
Sono fuori di testa ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Parla la gente purtroppo
Parla non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l’aria
Parla la gente purtroppo
Parla non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l’aria
Parla la gente purtroppo
Parla non sa di che cazzo parla
(Eurovision version: Non sa di che cosa parla)
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l’aria
Ma sono fuori di testa ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa ma diversi da loro
Noi siamo diversi da loro
What is the meanning of “Zitti e buoni” lyrics?
Måneskin were the only ones to bring rock to Sanremo 2021. And they took the mission seriously. “Zitti e buoni” (Shut Up And Be Quiet) is a fast track full of guitars, with some psychedelia crossover. Damiano goes wild, both when he sings and when he declaims: “We are out of our minds but different from them”.
“Zitti e buoni” is a manifesto for those who want to move forward by treasuring their uniqueness. Never mind who’s talking (without knowing what they’re saying).
However, the lyrics had to be changed slightly following the group’s Sanremo triumph. Reading the original lyrics of their entry, which you can see below, it’s clear that some changes needed to be made for Eurovision. In “Zitti e buoni”, in fact, there are a couple of very explicit references and as the Eurovision rules state: “No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted during the ESC. No swearing or other unacceptable language shall be allowed in the lyrics or in the performances of the songs.”
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