Lucia Edin won the 60th edition of the Kalosian Song Festival (
Festival dëla Kanžu Kalosianë) with the song 'Sia prehiérë oltimë', and accepted the opportunity to perform her winning entry on the international competitive stage. She had to turn down an immediate ticket (to the 91st WorldVision) due to scheduling issues, but this allowed her to treat her participation as the golden celebration of her unforgettable moment.
At the national festival, her song was found to be not particularly popular among juries. She only came 7th (out of 12) in the semifinal and was placed 9th out of 14 in the final. However, the audience loved her, placing her 2nd in the semifinal and making her the televoting winner in the final. Overall, she came third in the semis, where she performed back-to-back with fellow WorldVision winners Zlato, and subsequently qualified and eventually won the competition.
The song is a very emotional ballad lasting almost 6 minutes long. Despite the duration, the pace of the song does not make it feel excessively long. The song is about the prayers of a dying man who laments the life he is leaving behind, expressing the regrets he has. Although the song doesn't explicitly mention the pandemic, the song does feel relevant in that context, and serves as a reminder that all life comes to an end.
And tonight, here she is to perform her winning entry once again, right before we find out once and for all who will succeed her on the FKK hall of fame.
Note: She performs in Kalosian but the English lyrics are provided below.What has he become?
The man who went away
The blessings that he had
Were like leaves in the wind
Now he sits in his frame
With skin as pale as paper
Not a thing to his name
But I hear as he says:
Ah...
Is this what I deserve?
Let me say a word
I want to be heard
If I still had time
I would leave behind
The doubts in my mind
To live my best life
Laying in the dark
In defense of his pain
He could not move at all
Past the weight of his shame
In the tears of his silence
He tries to push away
The breaths that he wasted
The regrets of yesterday
Ah...
Is this what I deserve?
Let me say a word
I want to be heard
If I still had time
I would leave behind
The doubts in my mind
To live my best life
"Just one moment more"
As he pleads for a chance
To look into the skies
And see one more sunrise
I'd say on his behalf
That it's worth fighting for
But the pain is too much
To go through any more
Ah...
Is this what I deserve?
Let me say a word
I want to be heard
If I still had time
I would leave behind
The doubts in my mind
To live my best life
Ah...
Is this what I deserve?
Let me say a word
I want to be heard
If I still had time
I would leave behind
The doubts in my mind
To live my best life
What have I become?
Is this what I deserve?
Hmm...
Let me say a word
Hmm...
Hmm...
Hmm...
Hmm...