Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI (English Translation)

Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI (English Translation)

Genius English Translations

ZITTI E BUONI” won the 71st Sanremo Festival in 2021, held with no live crowd due to the coronavirus pandemic still in force. Måneskin were later admitted to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest representing Italy and won the contest thanks to an overwhelming televoting score.

The title, translated as “shut up and behave” (more literally “keep quiet and be good”), is an Italian commonplace phrase typically said to children to make them fall in line. The song is about standing out by going against society’s expectations and rules.