Occidentali's Karma LYRICS EXPLANATION “Essere o dover essere, il dubbio amletico contemporaneo” (“To be, or have to be, the doubt of the Hamlet of these days”) recalls the famous line in Shakespeare’s Hamlet “to be or not to be” but with a change, because in our society the real doubt is to choice between to be, to have substance, or have to be, that is the appearance. “Come l’uomo del neolitico, nella tua gabbia 2×3 mettiti comodo” (“As the man of the Neolithic, make yourself at ease in your cage of 2 × 3 “). This verse seems to compare the prehistoric man [Neolitic is the NewStone age, ca. 10000-2000 BC, transl.], to the modern man. The first lived in a cave, but the second finds himself in increasingly small spaces. The reference to the 2 × 3 meters could refer either to the size of the offices, which are often only cubicles, or to the apartments, where many of us live. Easy answers, unnecessary dilemmas “Intellettuali nei caffè, internettologi… L’intelligenza è démodé risposte facili, dilemmi inutili” (“Intellectuals in cafes, internettologues … The intelligence is out of fashion, easy answers, unnecessary dilemmas”). Here it is stressed that now anyone with an internet connection feels himself like an intellectual and you think you know everything just because you can do a search on google. While true intelligence is overlooked and undervalued in our society, we want quick answers just a click away, but that, in fact, arises only silly questions. Piovono gocce di Chanel su corpi asettici, tieni lontano il tuo odore dai tuoi simili” Raindrops of Chanel (parfume) on aseptic bodies, keep your smell away from your own kind. This phrase emphasize that the humans, unlike other animals, want to have a different smell from the other own kind as superiority factor. This concept is also reflected in the second verse when he says “tutti tuttologi col web, coca dei popoli, oppio dei poveri” (“all ‘we-know-all’s with the web, the people’s cocaine, opium of the poor”). The reference is to the famous Karl Marx’s phrase “religion is the opium of the people” According to the German philosopher, the people, especially the poorer classes, seeking consolation from the misery in which they are in religion and in the promise of a better eternal life in comparison to the earthly one, just as you look for a distraction from reality through drugs. Today this is the consolation in the internet search, where we all are “we-know-all’s” believing to be experienced and knowledgeable enough to be able to have their say on any topic or event. Also in their social profiles, they all show to others a full and happy life trying to erase the pain and suffering in this way. anonymous selfie-addicts Soci onorari del gruppo dei selfisti anonimi“‘ (“Honorary Members of the group of anonymous selfie-addicts”). Westerner addiction of today is not the alcohol, but to take selfies, a sign of our vanity and narcissism; that’s why in this verse, Alcoholics Anonymous are replaced by anonymous selfie-addicts. AAA cercasi storie dal gran finale, sperasi, comunque vada panta rei and singing in the rain” (“WANTED stories from the grand finale, hoping for whatever happens panta rei and singing in the rain” [The three A’s is a habit in Italy to put your announcements as first in the alphabetic list, transl.]). The singer recalls the famous Heraclitus’ “panta rei” phrase meaning “everything flows”, ie that everything is always in progress, everything changes and nothing stays the same. Western man seems looking for a glorious finale, but in any case, everything will go on, without giving yourself too much importance. It also refers to the song “Singing in the Rain” eponymous musical, symbol of carelessness. WANTED virtual humanity The second prechorus says “AAA cercasi umanità virtuale, sex appeal, comunque vada pianta rei and singing in the rain” (“WANTED virtual humanity, sex appeal, whatever happens plant rei and singing in three rain”. It recalls as more and more to us trying to establish relationships and relationships on the internet, with people who we have never even met; you feel the need humanity, but you prefer virtual contact. “Lezioni di Nirvana, c’è il Buddha in fila indiana, per tutti un’ora d’aria, di gloria” (“Lessons of Nirvana, there is the Buddha in a single line, for every hour of air, of glory,” [‘fila Indiana’ refers to a single line, one person wide, to make the queue/ennemy look smaller when you approach your ennemy. ‘Indiana’ refers to the native Americans. transl.]) The refrain, as explained by the same Gabbani, refers to how more and more Westerners are seeking inner peace in Oriental arts and then go to “nirvana school”. In fact nirvana in Buddhism is the ultimate goal in life where you find peace and you are free of pain. The moment of meditation becomes “the hour of air”, literally means the moment when the prisoners in jail can get out of their cells, and then the moment when the West tries to take a break from your busy life, but in reality we can not fully understand these practices because they do not belong to us and, as stated by the singer, we turn out “awkward” and maybe even funny, as the picture of “Buddha in single line.” The naked ape dances “La folla grida un mantra, l’evoluzione inciampa, la scimmia nuda balla. Occidentali’s karma” (“The crowd shouts a mantra, the evolution stumbles, the naked ape dances. Western’s karma”). The mantra is a sacred formula repeated continuously during meditation. In my opinion, this verse may refer to all those situations where we’re continuously repeating a phrase or slogan, as at the disco when we together sing the hit of the moment with our hands into heaven. At that moment, the evolution of the species seems to take a step back and the man dances. In fact, “The Naked Ape” is a book of the zoologist Desmond Morris, where he studied the man, watching him with a scientific approach as an animal, comparing its behavior with those of primates. Karma, which literally translates to “act”, indicates in religions and Eastern philosophies the law for which man is responsible for his actions and each of these corresponds to a result that will have repercussions in future lives, and while a good action produces a result positive, negative action will have negative consequences. "Quando la vita si distrae, cadono gli uomini, Occidentali's Karma, la scimmia si rialza, Namastè” When the life distracts, men fall........ the ape stands again” This concept of falling men that stands again is a quote of German philosopher Nietzsche. Namastè is the tipycal indian/induist greeting. The ape is us, is our primordial instinct, we are naked monkeys. When we give values to materialism and idiocy (selfies, internect addiction,useless dilemmas, chanel, non intelligent things etc etc),when our life lose its focus, (what it is really important) ' the evolution stambles', we come back, we don't evolve anymore. We go back in our evolution and the inner ape inside us rises again. This explanation was written by Rene Smith (rcsmit on youtube) and Jenna in the final part ("Quando la vita si distrae, cadono gli uomini, Occidentali's Karma, la scimmia si rialza, Namastè”). Share it in order to understand the significance of Occidentali's karma.
Thank you for your reaction Katarina :) I hope the audience in May will have the same feelings as yours. You were happy and entertained throughout the song, it gives positive vibes! Fingers crossed and xoxo from Italy :)
bravo katarina... i like your video a lot... kisses from greece. italy is my top too!!! it touches me as we are all fucked up by technology and social media :) lol
You are super sweet Katarina ;)Please watch Gabbani song LIVE, Sanremo 2017. It js the greatest and most important kermesse of Italian music, comparable to the Oscars... The "Italian Oscars" of Italy. It is a very important place, very classical, with an old story... The orchestra, everyone's elegant... GABBANI DID THIS in Sanremo. With the gorilla and the ballet ON STAGE. And the orchestra screaming NAMASTE. In Italy we were in front of our televisions like that: :O please watch it alive and tell me!!!
e' andata come e' andata, per me Francesco sarà sempre il vincitore e sono stata orgogliosa di essere stata rappresentata da lui
Unrivaled Italy. Great job, song is intelligently. He deserves 1. place.
Occidentali's Karma LYRICS EXPLANATION
“Essere o dover essere, il dubbio amletico contemporaneo”
(“To be, or have to be, the doubt of the Hamlet of these days”) recalls the
famous line in Shakespeare’s Hamlet “to be or not to be” but with a change, because
in our society the real doubt is to choice between to be, to have substance, or
have to be, that is the appearance.
“Come l’uomo del neolitico, nella tua gabbia 2×3 mettiti
comodo” (“As the man of the Neolithic, make yourself at ease in your cage of 2
× 3 “). This verse seems to compare the prehistoric man [Neolitic is the
NewStone age, ca. 10000-2000 BC, transl.], to the modern man. The first lived
in a cave, but the second finds himself in increasingly small spaces. The
reference to the 2 × 3 meters could refer either to the size of the offices,
which are often only cubicles, or to the apartments, where many of us live.
Easy answers, unnecessary dilemmas “Intellettuali nei caffè,
internettologi… L’intelligenza è démodé risposte facili, dilemmi inutili”
(“Intellectuals in cafes, internettologues … The intelligence is out of
fashion, easy answers, unnecessary dilemmas”). Here it is stressed that now
anyone with an internet connection feels himself like an intellectual and you
think you know everything just because you can do a search on google. While
true intelligence is overlooked and undervalued in our society, we want quick
answers just a click away, but that, in fact, arises only silly questions.
Piovono gocce di Chanel su corpi asettici, tieni lontano il
tuo odore dai tuoi simili” Raindrops of Chanel (parfume) on aseptic bodies,
keep your smell away from your own kind. This phrase emphasize that the humans,
unlike other animals, want to have a different smell from the other own kind as
superiority factor. This concept is also reflected in the second verse when he
says “tutti tuttologi col web, coca dei popoli, oppio dei poveri” (“all
‘we-know-all’s with the web, the people’s cocaine, opium of the poor”). The
reference is to the famous Karl Marx’s phrase “religion is the opium of the
people” According to the German philosopher, the people, especially the poorer
classes, seeking consolation from the misery in which they are in religion and
in the promise of a better eternal life in comparison to the earthly one, just
as you look for a distraction from reality through drugs. Today this is the
consolation in the internet search, where we all are “we-know-all’s” believing
to be experienced and knowledgeable enough to be able to have their say on any
topic or event. Also in their social profiles, they all show to others a full
and happy life trying to erase the pain and suffering in this way.
anonymous selfie-addicts Soci onorari del gruppo dei
selfisti anonimi“‘ (“Honorary Members of the group of anonymous
selfie-addicts”). Westerner addiction of today is not the alcohol, but to take
selfies, a sign of our vanity and narcissism; that’s why in this verse,
Alcoholics Anonymous are replaced by anonymous selfie-addicts.
AAA cercasi storie dal gran finale, sperasi, comunque vada
panta rei and singing in the rain” (“WANTED stories from the grand finale,
hoping for whatever happens panta rei and singing in the rain” [The three A’s
is a habit in Italy to put your announcements as first in the alphabetic list, transl.]).
The singer recalls the famous Heraclitus’ “panta rei” phrase meaning
“everything flows”, ie that everything is always in progress, everything
changes and nothing stays the same. Western man seems looking for a glorious
finale, but in any case, everything will go on, without giving yourself too
much importance. It also refers to the song “Singing in the Rain” eponymous
musical, symbol of carelessness.
WANTED virtual humanity The second prechorus says “AAA
cercasi umanità virtuale, sex appeal, comunque vada pianta rei and singing in
the rain” (“WANTED virtual humanity, sex appeal, whatever happens plant rei and
singing in three rain”. It recalls as more and more to us trying to establish
relationships and relationships on the internet, with people who we have never
even met; you feel the need humanity, but you prefer virtual contact.
“Lezioni di Nirvana, c’è il Buddha in fila indiana, per
tutti un’ora d’aria, di gloria” (“Lessons of Nirvana, there is the Buddha in a
single line, for every hour of air, of glory,” [‘fila Indiana’ refers to a
single line, one person wide, to make the queue/ennemy look smaller when you
approach your ennemy. ‘Indiana’ refers to the native Americans. transl.]) The
refrain, as explained by the same Gabbani, refers to how more and more
Westerners are seeking inner peace in Oriental arts and then go to “nirvana
school”. In fact nirvana in Buddhism is the ultimate goal in life where you
find peace and you are free of pain. The moment of meditation becomes “the hour
of air”, literally means the moment when the prisoners in jail can get out of
their cells, and then the moment when the West tries to take a break from your
busy life, but in reality we can not fully understand these practices because
they do not belong to us and, as stated by the singer, we turn out “awkward”
and maybe even funny, as the picture of “Buddha in single line.”
The naked ape dances “La folla grida un mantra, l’evoluzione
inciampa, la scimmia nuda balla. Occidentali’s karma” (“The crowd shouts a
mantra, the evolution stumbles, the naked ape dances. Western’s karma”). The
mantra is a sacred formula repeated continuously during meditation. In my
opinion, this verse may refer to all those situations where we’re continuously
repeating a phrase or slogan, as at the disco when we together sing the hit of
the moment with our hands into heaven. At that moment, the evolution of the
species seems to take a step back and the man dances. In fact, “The Naked Ape”
is a book of the zoologist Desmond Morris, where he studied the man, watching
him with a scientific approach as an animal, comparing its behavior with those
of primates. Karma, which literally translates to “act”, indicates in religions
and Eastern philosophies the law for which man is responsible for his actions and
each of these corresponds to a result that will have repercussions in future
lives, and while a good action produces a result positive, negative action will
have negative consequences.
"Quando la vita si distrae, cadono gli uomini,
Occidentali's Karma, la scimmia si rialza, Namastè” When the life distracts,
men fall........ the ape stands again” This concept of falling men that stands
again is a quote of German philosopher Nietzsche. Namastè is the tipycal
indian/induist greeting. The ape is us, is our primordial instinct, we are
naked monkeys. When we give values to materialism and idiocy (selfies,
internect addiction,useless dilemmas, chanel, non intelligent things etc
etc),when our life lose its focus, (what it is really important) ' the
evolution stambles', we come back, we don't evolve anymore. We go back in our
evolution and the inner ape inside us rises again.
This explanation was written by Rene Smith (rcsmit on
youtube) and Jenna in the final part ("Quando la vita si distrae, cadono
gli uomini, Occidentali's Karma, la scimmia si rialza, Namastè”). Share it in
order to understand the significance of Occidentali's karma.
Wow thanks for the support ❤ you're so sweet and kind ❤ Thanks from Italy ❤❤❤
I love your reaction! Thank you😘 ciao from Italy😘
Love you! Thanks from Italy :)
We love Francesco and his song, can't wait to host you nex year, Europe :)
I just love what you said about the song, so thank you so much from Italy! Grazie mille per quello che hai detto Katarina!
This is high quality music and the lyrics so meaningful
Thank you for your nice review from me and from all Italy!
Lo Adoriamo è bravissimo❤❤
Grazie from Italy😉👍
yes!! thank you katarina GO ITALY 2017
i'm italian, we are so proud of him. and the song is great
thank you Katarina!kisses from Venice
michele boscolo hsh
Thank you for your reaction Katarina :) I hope the audience in May will have the same feelings as yours. You were happy and entertained throughout the song, it gives positive vibes! Fingers crossed and xoxo from Italy :)
I love your reaction my beautiful Sister 😍💖😊💖
I have a soft spot for this girl :) really hope we see more :)
This is really gooood song with more gooood lyrics I vote on this song for sure :)
Now YOU are charming!!!!! Thanks for the video!
Occidentali's Karma....winner Francesco!!!!
I love your reactions!!!
Thank you from Italy
bravo katarina... i like your video a lot... kisses from greece. italy is my top too!!! it touches me as we are all fucked up by technology and social media :) lol
You should do a list of you're top 10 songs this year. 😄😄 I love your honest positive reactions! 😊
I said exactly the same you've just said. I can't take in how he rated so low in the competition. He and his performances were so fucking awesome. ♡
I do believe he can win.....apart from the song....hes really charming...and I like his moves hahaa....Hope to go to Italy for the ESC!
Ho visto altri.tuoi video e adoro ce dici i nomi dei cantanti e apprezzo le tue reazioni #adoro
You are super sweet Katarina ;)Please watch Gabbani song LIVE, Sanremo 2017. It js the greatest and most important kermesse of Italian music, comparable to the Oscars... The "Italian Oscars" of Italy. It is a very important place, very classical, with an old story... The orchestra, everyone's elegant... GABBANI DID THIS in Sanremo. With the gorilla and the ballet ON STAGE. And the orchestra screaming NAMASTE. In Italy we were in front of our televisions like that: :O please watch it alive and tell me!!!
after the woman with beard should win the man with moustache !!
he is awsome best mgp song in a very very long time
You are so sweet. Greetings from Greece!
Nice reaction!
Great :) You should react to all entries :D
Brava,brava buongiorno anche a te
winnerrrrrrrrrrrr
i'm Italian i love this Song = sono italiano e io amo sta canzone
Winner !!!!!!!!!!
u have lucky to ehar fst the cut vertion , God bless u
I just love you attitude :))
the best song ever
You are amazing...
The cuts for ESC butchered the song... but your reaction was GREAT 💙
Hello Catherine!You're beatiful!✨
🙈🙉🙊💜
I also recommend Viceversa - Francesco Gabbani
Sweet girl!!
sei simpatica un saluto da roma namaste ale
That second verse cut is painful
brava
omg at first i saw jesus instead of conchita and i was like "why she has a collage of jesus" help me i'm dumb sorry conchita
FORZA NAPOLI
Sandra Lavado Martinez SEMPRE
is not full song
where is video about Armenia?
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