After a lot of discussion and research on what song to choose, Antonia and I decided on a song that we both like and that fits our personalities and genre preferences well. The genre of this song is pop, and it will match well with our vision. This song is composed by an Albanian singer, which we both thought was a good opportunity to experiment with as it has Albanian features and lyrics in the song. This song was highly compared to Rihanna's and SIA's styles of music, therefore making it a good choice for this project.
ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO - ERA ISTREFI - BONBON
Below, i have displayed both the original lyrics and the english version of the song. As well as some explanations to certain lyrics.
ORIGINAL LYRICS
[Intro]
Unë jom Era
Unë jom Era edhe koha jeme o tu ardhë
Nëse jo ti
E du unë vetën
S'kom nevojë për ty hejo
Edhe vet unë e thejo
Sun m'rrxon jom knejo
Sun e bon, sun e bon, sun e bon, sun e bon bon
Bon bon edhe nëse sbon sbon
Explanations
Unë jom Era - translates to I'm Era
Sun e bon, sun e bon, sun e bon, sun e bon - This line is Alban and means “You can’t do it, can’t do it, can’t do it, can’t do it do it.”
Bon Bon - These are references to sweets, its the general name given to chocolate in Europe. In Albania and Kosovo (where Era is from), hosts offer bonbons to guests.
These lines use the word as a metaphor for acts of intimacy with her.
[Pre-Chorus]
Don don, bet you wanna taste it
Bon bon, bet you wanna taste it
E di që ti don don, don
Bon bon edhe nëse sbon sbon
Don don, bet you wanna taste it
Bon bon, bet you wanna taste it
E di që ti don don, don
[Chorus]
Hajde merëm ikim, nëse e don qiken
King je deri ta qes piken
Hajde merëm ikim, nëse e don qiken
King je deri ta qes piken
[Bridge]
Sunday night, I put a light
In my blunt right
In my blunt right
Explanations
Even though Era is talking about how they broke up, she doesn’t care too much and chooses to 'smoke a blunt' to relax.
[Verse]
S'nihem mo sëm vyn kurgjo
Kur t'm vyn s'je mo m'ke përdor
Futja, futja, hajt
Gonna be alright
Bounce edhe rrite rrite basin yo
'Cause my time has come, rrite basin
Po dojn me bo si na
Se na high jena, *****, high dhe mellow
Uu ca kom pas s'pe masim
Uu ti ma ke thy pasin
Mi lexoj sytë edhe shprehjen n'buzë
E skenoj kejt ca kom nër blluz
[Chorus]
Hajde merëm ikim, nëse e don qiken
King je deri ta qes piken
Hajde merëm ikim, nëse e don qiken
King je deri ta qes piken
[Outro]
Honey, vec ni sen para sy ta kishë
T'kom tregu që me mu kur e prishë e prishë
Plot mundësi jo ma anej
Se kur ftofë niherë, jo mo nuk e nxej
ENGLISH LYRICS
[Intro]
Un jom Era.
Un jom Era, and I'm coming for the light
All or nothing
Now or never
Coming straight from the KO
And my heart knows the way, oh
Never get in my way, oh
Sun e bon sun e bon sun e bon sun ebonbon
[Pre-Hook]
Bonbon, I know what you want
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
I know what you want, want, want
Bonbon, can you get it done, done?
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
Bonbon, my sip will get you wasted
I know what you want, want, want
[Hook]
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
[Verse 1]
Sunday night, I put a light in my blunt right
In my blunt right
Spending dough til we all go broke that is our M.O
Let it go if you wanna ride
Gonna be alright
[Verse 2]
Bounce to the rhythm while we pour some more
Cause my time has come and I'm bossin'
Them wanna, wanna flex with us
Cause we higher than the limit, high and mellow
Oh, all the lines we crossin'
Oh, the drama we be causin'
So sick like we got that flu
I'ma switch it up, my hair turn blue
[Hook]
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
[Outro]
I'ma let you out here if you cross the seas
If you wanna melt, you gotta heat the freeze
Nothing's sweet like my honey
That you'll have to lick, before you can taste
ENGLISH VERSION Un jom Era
Un jom Era, and I'm coming for the light
All or nothing
Now or never
Coming straight from the KO
And my heart knows the way, oh
Never get in my way, oh
Sun e bon sun e bon sun e bon sun ebonbon
[Pre-Hook]
Bonbon, I know what you want
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
I know what you want, want, want
Bonbon, can you get it done, done?
Bonbon, bet you wanna taste it
Bonbon, my sip will get you wasted
I know what you want, want, want
[Hook]
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
[Verse 1]
Sunday night, I put a light in my blunt right
In my blunt right
Spending dough til we all go broke that is our M.O
Let it go if you wanna ride
Gonna be alright
[Verse 2]
Bounce to the rhythm while we pour some more
Cause my time has come and I'm bossin'
Them wanna, wanna flex with us
Cause we higher than the limit, high and mellow
Oh, all the lines we crossin'
Oh, the drama we be causin'
So sick like we got that flu
I'ma switch it up, my hair turn blue
[Hook]
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
Nice to, nice to meet ya
Mister, I'ma teach ya
King, but you met your first Queen, ya
[Outro]
I'ma let you out here if you cross the seas
If you wanna melt, you gotta heat the freeze
Nothing's sweet like my honey
That you'll have to lick, before you can taste
The song's overall message is about Era and her boyfriend, who have gone through a break-up. However, the message is relatively empowering and carries a happy tone. Similar to most mainstream artists, Era has included the use of phrases related to intimacy to appeal to the audience.
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