"Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike, Albania's representative song in Eurovision 2025, is an artistic creation that contains universal motifs about life, hope and the connection with nature and people. With a language loaded with symbolism, the song speaks of pain, ideals and the desire for a fairer and brighter world.
Darkness - light contrast
The song begins with a description of a moment where uncertainty and hope coexist. Life is presented as a perpetual cycle between storm and rainbow, between sadness and faith. Even when “after the rain, the world seems like a rainbow,” paranoia and lack of communication are present.
In this minute, in this moment
With paranoia
After the rain, the world seems like a rainbow
There's nothing around, no ambulance
No one speaks with arrogance
Even today they told us
that time doesn't waste
This fragment confronts us with reality: people are often in search of hope, even when everything around them seems uncertain.
The desire for peace
One of the main messages of the song is the desire for a world without war and injustice. The verses imagining a world without soldiers, without orphans, and without pollution are a call for a better future. The irony in the phrase "oil smells like lilac" refers to the contradictions in the world today.
"Imagine for a minute
No soldiers
No orphans
No bottles in the ocean
Oil smells like lilacs."
This piece is an appeal for reflection on the consequences of our behavior as a society and for collective awareness.
Pure heart and enlightenment of the soul
The part where it is asked to create a pure heart and light in the darkness implies the need for an inner transformation. This is a call to remain pure in spirit and to be a source of light for others in difficult times.
“Create in me a pure heart.
In my night, I send you light.”
The symbolism of fire
Fire in this song represents more than just a natural element. It is passion, revolt, energy, but also hope and rebirth.
"The heart
falls on our tribal dances
That exercise like an avalanche when it falls in the mountains."
Fire does not burn to destroy, but to awaken. It is the metaphor of the struggle to survive, to stay alive in a world that often knocks you down.
Connection to the land and origins
The song expresses a deep emotional connection to one's homeland. The land is the source of identity and a living memory that never fades.
"Jarna, you are my land.
Where I was born, I will never forget."
In a changing world, the earth remains the point of reference for who we are and what we can become.
People without names
The song elevates those who are usually invisible: ordinary people, humble but pure in spirit. Those who do not seek fame, but who dance in the spirit of this troubled world.
"Good people,
nameless people
, dance in the soul."
These are the everyday heroes who keep hope, love, and humanity alive.
A call for hope
The song ends with a sense of hope. Even in the midst of darkness and pain, there is a call to shine, to dance, and to keep the spirit alive.
"This minute will continue.
Good people,
nameless people,
dance a dance in the soul."
"Zjerm" is an anthem for the power of people to overcome darkness and build a better future.
