Albania ALBANIA 2021 - Anxhela Peristeri - Karma

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Zoti nuk ma fal

Jeta si në përrallë më kish llastuar
Lart në qiell si një yll jetoja unë
Qeshja si e marrë kur ti rënkoje
E pashpirt, vetëm veten doja shumë

Zoti nuk ma fal
Bota mbi mua ra
Më ike ti, më ikën miqtë
As dritë nuk kam
Zoti nuk ma fal
T'thirra por sot nuk kam
Lotët mbledhur në dorë
Të ndryshkur janë

Se të kërkoja nëpër zemra bosh
Dhe e kuptoja asgjë nuk më josh
E vetme jam
Po, e vetme jam
Kur unë rënkoja, qeshje si i marrë
E meritoja unë tërhiqem zvarrë
Fajtore jam
Po, fajtore jam

Zoti nuk ma fal
Bota mbi mua ra
Më ike ti, më ikën miqtë
As dritë nuk kam
Zoti nuk ma fal
T'thirra por sot nuk kam
Lotët mbledhur në dorë
Të ndryshkur janë

Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh

Bota mbi mua ra
(Më ike ti) Më ikën miqtë
As dritë nuk kam
Zoti nuk ma fal
T'thirra por sot nuk kam
Lotët mbledhur në dorë
Të ndryshkur janë​

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[opinionsigotem]

SARDI COMING 2ND Dark pop song from a made-for-tv-movie villain Knew the Philistines here wouldn't get it but that's your loss, guys.

At a loss as to why Festina came 3rd other than she has a wikipedia page. Bet Xhesika came last again like she normally does oops

Karma is MUCH better suited to Eurovision though, a safe choice but one that should serve them well come May.

 

[Kaz]

This might be the first time that I'm actually hoping Albania will revamp their song lol
It's fine but it's way too noisy and feels messy and directionless
Performance is good tho

 

[njdevils94]

They're handing out decoy trophies!!?

Decoy trophies are the best though.

 

[NikolaiMoller]

ERA robbed!!!!! i knew she wouldn't win, but i'm still so disappointed we need some hot, messy bops after a depressing 2020

ofc i'm happy my 2nd place won it's the kind of ethnic ballad I really love with lots of drama i also think this will be even better on esc stage with better sound quality and so on...

To me, it does sound like an 18th place in the final, but let's see

Good luck Anxhela

 

[HayashiM]

Slightly better than Shaj, miles better than Fall From the Sky, nowhere near Eugent nor Jonida. for now, could grow on me unless they translate it.

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

Everyone else when Sardi was announced at the runner-up:

Me:

 

[Looren]

for me

Amazing voice, very good song ! Albania won't (can't) do better that Fall From The Sky but it's an amazing song

 

[NikolaiMoller]

OMG we have our first 2021 entry !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MalagaToledo]

So not impressed with the song, which is a good thing cause less competition for my faves.

 

[njdevils94]

What a great surprise to see Festina finishing in 3rd.

Her acoustic performance was absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Ana Raquel]

An 8. Def an improvement compared to 2020 imo. Now, time to hope the possible revamp will go Jonida style and not Arilena style

 

[r3gg13]

Not my cup of tea, but I’m very excited to see the transformation of this song!

 

[Mainshow]

Era totally robbed of a top 3 lets be real, but we ain't surprised when the average age of jury seemed to be 97 x However taste did seem to prevail. Anxhela winning. Still one of my top 3 and still great. Lets keep this level of choices for this season please x Don't want a repeat of this year where 90% of my faves flopped x

I wish I had a 10% rate last season xD

This is a great way to kick off 2021! Anxhela and Mirud were my favourites (Era being very close).

After seeing #2, I didn't believe in Anxhela winning anymore, tbh. Like you said... They usually go for dated or non-up-tempo songs.

It's shocking to see that Inis wasn't part of the Top 3, tbh. I mean, her entry had "FiK jury winner materiał" written all over it.

 

[BarefootBoogaloo]

Starting off with a 6, subject to change with revamp (for better or worse)

 

[MalagaToledo]

This isn't even in my top 5 albanian esc songs. Weak song for me.

this is the worst song this year.

 

[Loindici]

This might be the first time that I'm actually hoping Albania will revamp their song lol
It's fine but it's way too noisy and feels messy and directionless
Performance is good tho

I thought it's only me. Karma's arrangement is dramatic at best but listening to it again the current mixing throws me off a bit: the bass is weak, the guitars aren't loud enough and Anxhela's vocals didn't mix with the music. I really need them to rearrange and re-mix it.

 

[Mainshow]

If they revamp it Jonida-style, I can see myself voting for it.

For now, I will give it - What a great start!

 

[RainyWoods]

Not even giving Xhesika Polo a medal after performances of that calibur is a crime. Albania usually rewards raw sincerity like what she delivered three nights in a row, so I'm very confused right now. Karma winning is alright. It's not as good for me as some of Albania's more recent picks but it's solid, and something to work with. It's screaming mid 00s Eurovision which isn't a bad thing at all (at least for most of us). Inis needs to come back with a more interesting song as what she entered felt like a big waste of her talents this year.

 

[hijirio]

NOW KEEP IT IN ALBANIAN OR

 

[Mainshow]

This is already part of my Top 5 Albanian entries.
2019 > 2018 > 2015 > 2012 > 2021