OBSESSION – Bilingual Lyrics Albanian/English

• By: DON XHONI
• Album: 100%

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of the Balkans with Don Xhoni's 'OBSESSION.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners to pick up conversational Albanian phrases related to emotion and attraction, all set to a catchy, modern rhythm that makes language learning feel like a party.

[English]

Hey

Do you even know what you told me?

Who are you trying to play?

Are you out of your mind?

This kind of thing just doesn't work with me

I don't know what you're thinking

I don't have time, do you understand?

The heart forgives but it doesn't forget

You know very well how this works, you know it baby

Mi vida, who are you messing with?

I want to leave with you, Señorita, yeah

Don't think that I didn't notice

I've been with you until I woke up

That beautiful mamasita

You're making my heart race

You're making me feel so stylish, yeah

Señorita, yeah-ah

Do you love me?

Don't tell me that you don't

Oh, you extravagant heart

You've become my obsession, what do you want?

I love it when you look at me

I love what you're wearing too

I want to devour that dress (hey)

D-do you know what you told me?

Who are you trying to play?

Are you out of your mind?

This kind of thing just doesn't work with me

I don't know what you're thinking

I don't have time, do you understand?

The heart forgives but it doesn't forget

You know very well how this works, you know it baby

I know I've caught a bad b—

They don't talk well about me, but I believe you know, yeah

No, this isn't a coincidence

They dream of being like me

And even they know it, yeah

You are like kerosene

You are the weapon that brings me peace

Like tridant, like morphine

You lift me up, I don't need cocaine

Do you know what you told me?

Who are you trying to play?

Are you out of your mind?

This kind of thing just doesn't work with me

I don't know what you're thinking

I don't have time, do you understand?

The heart forgives but it doesn't forget

You know very well how this works, you know it baby

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[Albanian]

Hey

A e din çka m'ke thon?

Kujt tenton ti me i bo dom?

Kukëll a je ka menon?

Kjo pun' kshtu me mu nuk shkon

Nuk e di ti çka menon

Nuk kom kohe o a kupton?

Zemra fal' po nuk harron

E kit pun' ti mir' e kupton, e kupton baby

Mi vida, kujt i bon ti tripa

Du me ik me ty dikun Seniorita, ya

Mos meno që nuk e dita

Un' me ty deri tash u qudita

A-ajo e bukur mamasita

Fort po m'bon mu tripa

Fort po m'bon mu stila, ya

Seniorita, ya-a

M'don ti?

Mos m'thuj qe nuk don ti

Moj zemër ekstravagante

Mu ke bo obssesion ti, ça don ti a

M'pëlqen ti kur m'kesh

M'pëlqen edhe çka ki vesh

Du me ta honger at veshk (hey)

A-a e din çka m'ke thon?

Kujt tenton ti me i bo dom?

Kukëll a je ka menon?

Kjo pun' kshtu me mu nuk shkon

Nuk e di ti çka menon

Nuk kom kohe o a kupton?

Zemra fal' po nuk harron

E kit pun' ti mir' e kupton, e kupton baby

E di e kom kap ni bad b-

Kta nuk folin mir' për mu, e beso e di ya

Jo nuk o kjo rastësi

Kta ëndrroj' me kon si un'

Edhe kto e di, ya

Ti je flake kerozin

Ti je arma që m'jep mu qetsim

Trondon, e morfin

Ti m'qon nalt s'kom nevoje kokaina

A e din çka m'ke thon?

Kujt tenton ti me i bo dom?

Kukëll a je ka menon?

Kjo pun' kshtu me mu nuk shkon

Nuk e di ti çka menon

Nuk kom kohe o a kupton?

Zemra fal' po nuk harron

E kit pun' ti mir' e kupton, e kupton baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
zemër ˈzɛmər A1	noun - heart
kupton ˈkup-ton B1	verb - to understand
harron ˈha-ron B1	verb - to forget
ekstravagante eks-tra-va-gan-te C1	adjective - extravagant
obsession ob-ses-ion B2	noun - obsession
m'pëlqen m-pəl-qen A2	verb - to like
vesh vesh A1	noun - clothes
ëndrroj ən-drroj B1	verb - to dream
rastësi ras-tə-si B2	noun - coincidence
qetsim qet-sim C1	noun - comfort / relief
arma ar-ma A2	noun - weapon
tripa tri-pa B1	noun - gut / intestines (slang for feeling)
tenton ten-ton B1	verb - to attempt / try
kohe ko-he A1	noun - time
bukur bu-kur A1	adjective - beautiful

Key Grammar Structures

• A e din çka m'ke thon?

  ➔ Present Simple Interrogative & Present Perfect

  ➔ The structure "A e din" (Do you know) uses the present tense, while "m'ke thon" (you have told me) uses the present perfect to describe an action with present relevance.

• Kukëll a je ka menon?

  ➔ Present Progressive (Gheg dialect construction)

  ➔ The phrase "je ka menon" functions as a present continuous tense, meaning "are you thinking," common in Albanian dialects.

• Zemra fal' po nuk harron

  ➔ Conjunctions (Contrastive)

  ➔ The word "po" acts as a conjunction meaning "but," connecting two contrasting actions: forgiving vs. not forgetting.

• Du me ik me ty dikun Seniorita

  ➔ Modal Verbs & Infinitives

  ➔ "Du" (I want) acts as a modal-like verb followed by the particle "me" (to) and the infinitive verb "ik" (go/flee).

• Kta ëndrroj' me kon si un'

  ➔ Comparison (Prepositional)

  ➔ The word "si" functions as a preposition for comparison, meaning "like" or "as" in the phrase "si un'" (like me).

• Ti je arma që m'jep mu qetsim

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The pronoun "që" introduces a relative clause describing "arma" (weapon), specifically defining its function (giving peace).

• S'kom nevoje kokaina

  ➔ Verb negation & Noun dependency

  ➔ "S'kom" is a contracted form of "nuk kam" (I don't have), creating a negative structure followed by the object "nevoje" (need) and the noun "kokaina".

• Mu ke bo obssesion ti

  ➔ Reflexive/Passive structure

  ➔ The phrase "Mu ke bo" (You have become to me) uses a dative pronoun "Mu" (to me) to express the impact of the subject on the speaker.