As a result of winning Sanremo, Mahmood was offered the chance to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which he accepted. As a member of the Big Five Italy and Mahmood automatically qualified for the grand final, where he placed second in a field of 26. Achieving Italy´s best result since their return to the contest in 2011.
Soldi
Mahmood Lyrics
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Mamma stai tranquilla sto arrivando
Te la prenderai per un bugiardo
Ti sembrava amore ma era altro
Beve champagne sotto Ramadan
Alla TV danno Jackie Chan
Fuma narghilè mi chiede come va
Sai già come va, come va, come va
Penso più veloce per capire se domani tu mi fregherai
Non ho tempo per chiarire perché solo ora so cosa sei
È difficile stare al mondo quando perdi l'orgoglio
Lasci casa in un giorno
Tu dimmi se
Pensavi solo ai soldi, soldi
Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi
Dimmi se ti manco o te ne fotti, fotti
Mi chiedevi come va, come va, come va
Adesso come va, come va, come va
Ciò che devi dire non l'hai detto
Tradire è una pallottola nel petto
Prendi tutta la tua carità
Menti a casa ma lo sai che lo sa
Su una sedia lei mi chiederà
Mi chiede come va, come va, come va
Sai già come va, come va, come va
Penso più veloce per capire se domani tu mi fregherai
Non ho tempo per chiarire perché solo ora so cosa sei
È difficile stare al mondo
Quando perdi l'orgoglio
Ho capito in un secondo che tu da me
Volevi solo soldi
Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi
Prima mi parlavi fino a tardi, tardi
Mi chiedevi come va, come va, come va
Adesso come va, come va, come va
Waladi, waladi, habibi ta'aleena
Mi dicevi giocando giocando con aria fiera
Waladi, waladi, habibi sembrava vera
La voglia, la voglia di tornare come prima
Io da te non ho voluto soldi
È difficile stare al mondo
Quando perdi l'orgoglio
Lasci casa in un giorno
Tu dimmi se
Volevi solo soldi, soldi
Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi
Lasci la città ma nessuno lo sa
Ieri eri qua ora dove sei, papà
Mi chiedi come va, come va, come va
Sai già come va, come va, come va
The song "Soldi" by Mahmood explores the themes of betrayal, love, and money. The opening lines of the song discuss the heat in the outskirts of the city and the singer's assurance to his mother that he is coming. The song shifts focus to a lover who pretended to love the singer, but it was felt as a deception. The lover was not after love but after money. The lover drinks champagne even during Ramadan and smokes shisha while asking the singer how he is doing. The chorus is a series of questions asking the lover if she was in the relationship only for the money and if she misses the singer. The second verse discusses the idea of betrayal and how lying is like a bullet in the chest. Although the lover denies it, the singer knows that she is not being truthful. The lover will ask the singer how he is doing, but he cannot take the time to explain how he feels because only he knows what she is capable of. In the end, the singer admits that he did not want money out of the relationship, but rather the lover only wanted money from him.
Line by Line Meaning
In periferia fa molto caldo
It's very hot in the outskirts
Mamma stai tranquilla sto arrivando
Mom, calm down, I'm coming
Te la prenderai per un bugiardo
You'll take it as a lie
Ti sembrava amore ma era altro
It seemed like love, but it was something else
Beve champagne sotto Ramadan
He drinks champagne during Ramadan
Alla TV danno Jackie Chan
They're showing Jackie Chan on TV
Fuma narghilè mi chiede come va
He smokes hookah and asks me how I am
Mi chiede come va, come va, come va
He asks me how I'm doing repeatedly
Sai già come va, come va, come va
You already know how it's going
Penso più veloce per capire se domani tu mi fregherai
I think faster to understand if you will betray me tomorrow
Non ho tempo per chiarire perché solo ora so cosa sei
I don't have time to explain because only now do I know what you are
È difficile stare al mondo quando perdi l'orgoglio
It's difficult to survive in the world when you lose your pride
Lasci casa in un giorno
You leave home in one day
Tu dimmi se
You tell me if
Pensavi solo ai soldi, soldi
You were only thinking about money, money
Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi
As if you had money, money
Dimmi se ti manco o te ne fotti, fotti
Tell me if you miss me or if you don't care
Ciò che devi dire non l'hai detto
You haven't said what you need to say
Tradire è una pallottola nel petto
Betrayal is a bullet in the chest
Prendi tutta la tua carità
Take all your charity
Menti a casa ma lo sai che lo sa
You lie at home, but you know that she knows
Su una sedia lei mi chiederà
On a chair, she'll ask me
Waladi, waladi, habibi ta'aleena
My son, my son, my love, come here
Mi dicevi giocando giocando con aria fiera
You would say it while playing, playing with a proud look
La voglia, la voglia di tornare come prima
The desire, the desire to go back to how it was before
Ho capito in un secondo che tu da me volevi solo soldi
I understood in a second that you only wanted money from me
Prima mi parlavi fino a tardi, tardi
Before, you would talk to me until late, late
Lasci la città ma nessuno lo sa
You leave the city, but nobody knows
Ieri eri qua ora dove sei, papà
Yesterday you were here, now where are you, dad
Mi chiedi come va, come va, come va
You ask me how I'm doing repeatedly
Sai già come va, come va, come va
You already know how it's going
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alessandro Mahmoud, Dario Faini, Paolo Alberto Monachetti
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kostasthegreek8290
This song was too good for Eurovision.
This is an international hit itself!
@luigifalliti9827
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@georgekakaboukis6961
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@Molhedim
@kostas the greek what do you mean too good for Eurovision? it got second place, isn't second place good enough these days? it's like either win 1st or it's trash....ffs
@paulinarosa7206
kostas the greek I totally agree ! Greatings from Poland !
@kava229
You didn't win contest, but win much more - our hearts.
@derter7247
Not important
@basketboy6103
True
@STAZEYY
True