Zjarr e Ftohte

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Time has proven this to be among my three favourites of the 2006 Eurovision entries. This song also proves that I am a linguist born and bred --- I do not understand Albanian at all (I've worked with three Kosovar Albanians, and overheard them speak, but Albanian is a unique branch of Indo-European and far too distant from the Slavic, Germanic, or Romance branches for me to get anything) yet I always compulsively start analyzing the lyrics.

So because it has gotten irrevocably stuck in my head, I give it to you. It's fun to dance to.

A very nice person on YouTube put up the actual lyrics (useful for morphological analysis) and the translation --- however, I enjoyed this song for months and months without having a clue what it was about.

Humbem të harroj
Mos m'i rëndo më ditët
Gjithçka është e kot
S'e kuptoj.
Lodhem të harroj
Me kohën vras kujtimet
Ne në zjarr jemi te ftohtë
Duhet te ikësh, vritem
Shoh dhe më verbon
Jemi në zjarr e kërkojmë ftohtë
E në rrëmbime jemi
Veten e frenoj
I trembem zemrës time që të do!

E ndihem
Zjarr e ftohtë
S'mundem dot
Shpresën unë te ty e humba
Zemëro, më ndihmo
Të largohem se të dua
Zjarr e ftohtë
Lodhem kot
Jam aty në buzët e tua
Tretem aty
Se ky shpirti im të ndjen

Çdo gjë është e kot
Zemra kërkon të gjej stacion
Tek ty ndalon
Se gjithë mendimet ëndërrat
Veç në ty jetojnë
Dua të puth por s'mundem dot
Pa ty unë jetën time
S'mundem ta kuptoj
I trembem zemrës time që të do

E ndihem
Zjarr e ftohtë
S'mundem dot
Shpresën unë te ty e humba
Zemëro, më ndihmo
Të largohem se të dua
Zjarr e ftohtë
Lodhem kot
Jam aty në buzët e tua
Tretem aty
Se ky shpirti im të ndjen

E ndihem
Zjarr e ftohtë
Zemëro
Zjarr e ftohtë
Hej
Se ky shpirti im të ndjen

E ndihem
Zjarr e ftohtë
S'mundem dot
Shpresën unë te ty e humba
Zemëro, më ndihmo
Të largohem se të dua
Zjarr e ftohtë
Lodhem kot
Jam aty në buzët e tua
Tretem aty
Se ky shpirti im të ndjen

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Fire, But (Still) Cold

I'm lost trying to forget,
do not burden my days,
everything is in vain,
I don't understand.
I'm tired of forgetting,
with the time i kill my memories,
in fire we're so cold.
You've got to go,I kill myself,
I see you and you blind me,
we're in fire, and we search for cold.
And in passion we are,
stopping ourselves,
I'm frightened of my heart which loves you so.

And I feel,
fire and cold,
I can't do it anymore,
my hope is lost in You,
Darling, help me,
I go away because I love You,
Fire and cold,
I tire in vain,
I'm always there in your lips,
I'm lost there,
because my soul feels You.

Everything in vain,
My heart looks for a station,
and in you it stops.
Because all the thoughts, dreams,
live only in You,
I want to kiss you but I can't,
Without You,
my life I can't understand,
I'm frightened of my heart which loves You so.

And I feel,
fire and cold,
I can't do it anymore,
my hope is lost in You,
Darling, help me,
I go away because I love You,
Fire and cold,
I tire in vain,
I'm always there in your lips,
I'm lost there,
because my soul feels You.

And I feel,
fire and cold,
Darling
Fire and cold,
because my soul feels You.

And I feel,
fire and cold,
I can't do it anymore,
my hope is lost in You,
Darling, help me,
I go away because I love You,
Fire and cold,
I tire in vain,
I'm always there in your lips,
I'm lost there,
because my soul feels You.