Eurovision fan reaction: Serbia 2024 (Teya Dora - Ramonda)

This is the 29th of 37 videos in a series in which I'll react to the songs of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Sundays-Thursdays from March 17th through May 6th.
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[@KARADJORDJIJE]

Wow man...great analysis..I cant belive... Greetings from Serbia

[@djurdjinajovanovic5885]

Predivna reakcija. Emocija se prepoznaje na svim jezicima sveta.Beskrajno hvala. Ogroman zagrljaj iz Srbije ❤️🇷🇸💜🌸

[@djordjenikolin3614]

Tea top!❤

[@bratislavprokic4618]

It is perfect 💜

[@srbsrb3898]

Love from serbia ...

[@user-xh1jx6ej2m]

Hvala na iskrenosti,suzama ,samo jedna vaša reč koja je kao ushićenje izašla iz vaše duše "lepota",nama govori sve.Ova pesma imaće život ,neočekivano kako ste rekli.Još jednom hvala i pozdrav iz Srbije.

[@yairmohr]

You're welcome. Some songs deserve every bit of praise they get. This is one of them.

[@violetadokic5838]

you are great, birds of a feather flock together ...thank you🌸

[@glutebridge1318]

She Is perfect, yes it is! ❤

[@sandradebil2432]

Wonderful review! Thank you! Hvala!

[@majatripkovic1778]

Thank you very much!

[@Dexter-zi6zl]

Thanks man🇷🇸💜

[@ozkanatasoy4392]

Thank youuuu❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉. My favorite this year.

[@markojovanovic5901]

Soooooo good. Damn i love how this is the only quiet powerfull balad in a year full of pop up beat songs. Absolutly magical 🌸🇷🇸❤

[@yairmohr]

Not the only one - you also have portugal and Israel.

[@markojovanovic5901]

@@yairmohr i said quiet. Isreal is generic englisj balad like the defenition of balad. And portugal evan tho i like it i see big majority does not and it is not quiet and haunting as Serbia. Its more poppyy then serbia too

[@zoranb.milanovic3482]

Thank you very much for such a wonderful, beautiful review of this divine song. Greetings from the Serbian people❤❤❤

[@jasminkagligorijevic113]

Teya Dora fantastic vokals!

[@hondacrx8232]

Love Tey!!!!❤🎉😊

[@markod1977]

Thank you sir for your sincere review!

[@daxmax31]

ENGLISH TRANSLATION & ANALYSIS by a SERBIAN NATIVE SPEAKER (please read until the end): [Verse 1] There's no rest, no rest for me I am restless, I cannot sleep The night won't give way to dawn Doomed is the one who is alone. [Verse 2] It's as if underwater silence reigns I'm screaming, but you can't hear my pain Beyond the mountain gleam is white Yet there's no end in sight ‘Tis the path for the wounded. [Pre-chorus] And there's no one to guide me now To Danitsa the Morning Star The world's a pyre burning each flower Where have they evanesced, those lilac ramondas? [Chorus] Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda. [Pre-chorus] And there's no one who would guide me For all the stars are sound asleep Saying prayers is of no avail Where have they evanesced, those lilac ramondas? [Chorus, break] Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda. [Chorus] Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda Lilac ramonda. [Outro] From the ashes rises up A single lilac ramonda. The song ‘Ramonda’ has a universal symbolism which can be applied to a variety of situations in life. Even though it is originally written as a deeply personal song that anyone can relate to, it can be perceived both as a patriotic song with a fragment of painful Serbian history and a song whose lyrics portray the great suffering of all the people around the world whose countries are devastated by wars and disasters. It is also infused with weltschmerz (= world pain), which is described as a sense of deep sadness at the evils or perils of the world caused by comparing the actual state of the world with an idealised longing for things to be different. The reason I am bringing weltschmerz up is because not only are people from war-stricken countries suffering but also people from other countries witnessing it and not being able to do anything to stop it. They are also hopeless and probably anxious about the same thing possibly happening to them in the future because this world has become a dangerous place. No one feels safe. Therefore, the lyrics can be interpreted as the internal monologue of both ‘the wounded’ and those who are not wounded yet but are depressed by constant exposure to human suffering through media. MAIN POINTS OF ANALYSIS: 1) Zvezda Danica, pronounced as /danitsa/, is a feminine name personifying the morning star / Venus in Slavic mythology; it can be found in Serbian lyric poetry. I transliterated it to Danitsa so that non-native speakers wouldn't pronounce it as /danika/. 2) In the phrase ‘lilac ramonda’, ‘lilac’ is an adjective meaning ‘pale purple colour’, not a noun meaning ‘a type of flower’. It's ‘lila’ in Serbian. I used archaic and poetic words in my translation since the original lyrics of the song are quite poetic as well. 3) The island and the surrounding sea at the beginning of the official video could be a reference to the Greek island of Vido and the Ionian sea in which over 5,000 Serbian soldiers were buried during World War I. A Serbian poet Milutin Bojić dedicated his poem 'Plava grobnica' (The Blue Tomb) to these soldiers and this 'blue tomb' is actually the sea around Vido. In this poem, Bojić expressed the tragic fate of Serbia, whose army had passed through the snow-covered mountains of Montenegro and Albania to get to the Greek islands of Corfu and Vido, where they found refuge and shelter. The line 'ko pod vodom tiho je sve' (= everything is quiet like under the water) could be an allusion to the deathly silence of this ‘blue tomb’, the last resting place of the brave Serbian soldiers. The reason why they were thrown into the sea is because there was not enough space on Vido and Corfu. Their corpses were weighted with rocks to prevent them from floating. 4) The title of this song references a flower called ‘Ramonda serbica’ in Latin, a species endemic to Serbia. The mountain called Rtanj is the home to this flower which was discovered in 1874 by a famous Serbian botanist Josif Pančić. Being a living fossil from the Tertiary period, it is capable of surviving extremely harsh conditions. Even if it is completely withered, just a few drops of water can revive it. Natalie's ramonda (natalijina ramonda), the flower of the same genus, is very similar to ‘Ramonda serbica’. It was named after Queen of Serbia Natalija Obrenović, and it is worn as an emblem on Armistice Day in Serbia. This flower, also known as the ‘phoenix flower’, symbolises the unprecedented suffering of the Serbian Army (during the Great Retreat) that managed to rise victoriously like a phoenix from the ashes that World War I, in which Serbia lost one third of its population, had left behind. 5) This song can be interpreted in different ways due to the universal symbolism of ramonda as the beacon of hope for people going through tough times (wars, natural disasters, disease, psychological problems, heartbreaks, etc.). According to my interpretation of the lyrics, the repetition of the line in which the lyric subject wonders where all the ramondas have disappeared (rhetorical question) represents the feeling of powerlessness, hopelessness and despair. However, the outro of the song reminds us that hope springs eternal. Despite all the atrocities occurring in the world, it is in human nature to never lose hope. Disappearing lilac ramondas can also imply the people who are currently being wiped off the face of the earth and who are actually disappearing with no possibility of resurrection, unlike ramondas. From another point of view, ramondas can be the soldiers who died in WWI. 6) Also, there's something magical and unexplainable about the melody of this song. It embodies the spirit of the Serbian people from the 18th, the 19th and the 20th century, the spirit that Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac, the most important composer of Serbian romanticism, wove into his music. This particular atmosphere of the melody can be sensed strongly only by listening to a piano cover. It’s just fascinating. 7) Danitsa (= the bright morning star) is the ONLY thing left for the lyrical subject (= anyone who identifies with the lyrics, not necessarily the author) to guide him through sadness and hopelessness. In other words, the only thing left for people going through great suffering is to wait for Danitsa to appear in the morning sky because only then will they know they survived to see another dawn, another day. I perceive the song as a cry of people who are currently going through wars and great suffering. If we look at the text from that perspective, the first and the second verse describe their psychological state in the form of an internal monologue. They cannot sleep; they feel restless; they are traumatised; they are scared; every night seems like an eternity; they are lonely because it looks to them as if no one is coming to their rescue, and even if they scream, no one will hear them, as if they were underwater. Their cry is muffled. They know that normal life (= white glow) is still happening outside the borders of their countries, and that depresses them because it seems to them as if their suffering is never going to end while somewhere in the distance everything is teeming with life. 8) In the second pre-chorus, a kind of descending gradation can be noticed. In the first pre-chorus, the lyrical subject's glimmer of hope is the morning star (may be Teya Dora's deceased father) while in the second pre-chorus not even that because now all the stars have fallen asleep, which indicates that the lyrical subject is losing hope throughout the song, but since we know that the night is darkest just before the dawn (which can be felt in the musical atmosphere of the silent break before the last chorus), what happens in the outro of the song is peripeteia, i.e. the plot twist when a single lilac ramonda eventually rises from the ashes and the tone of the song changes from depressive to optimistic. Ramonda is the light at the end of the tunnel. By the way, the lyrical subject summons Ramonda in every chorus by repeating its name, as if in the form of a mantra, hoping that it will resurrect, and it eventually does come to life. 9) The official video features the archetype of light vs darkness or good vs evil, which is suggested at the very beginning by quoting a verse from the Gospel of John. I assume that the light sphere from the video actually represents the morning star / the planet Venus and is significantly smaller compared to the amount of darkness that surrounds it in the video. It is what leads Teya Dora through the darkness (= hopelessness) until the break of dawn, the sunrise and the resurrection of ramonda (= hope) that we see at the end. It is known that the morning star is visible until sunrise, which is probably why they made it disappear into the rock just before the sun appears. They also call her Zornjača (= dawn star). Interestingly, the morning star / Venus is the brightest planet in the sky, so it's clear why it is depicted as the guiding star. It may also represent Teya Dora's late father since she devoted this song to him too. In the video, Danitsa and Ramonda are actually two interconnected motifs because they both represent light, hope, birth, new beginnings. Ramonda is born from the light of Danitsa.

[@user-qi9eb4hb3g]

Србија! Живот побеђује! Навијамо за нашу Теја Дору. 🌸

[@Merlocampini]

In this war time, Ramonda is a peace song. As I see it, Teya is actually singing a new version of "Where have all the flowers gone" and if you know that song, you will understand that Ramonda is an anti-war song. Ramonda is the flower which symbolises the end of WW1, and Teya is saying "Where have all Ramondas gone" as once did Marlene Dietrich.

[@yairmohr]

I guessed it was something like this from reading the translation after I recorded this video. I know it's naive, but I always hope these songs touch enough people to actually stop wars.

[@sf757]

​@@yairmohr❤❤❤

[@daniby9894]

​@yairmohr Well... lyrics are pretty poetic, there might be some double meanings as it was mentioned (Lila Ramonda is kind of a "resurection" plant that blossoms, it can completely dry out and relive with a few drops of water, it became national emblem after WWI) so the refrain is about a new begining, rising up inexpectantly like Ramonda, while choruses express that very personal yet universal feeling and experience when you're at your lowest (have no peace and spend sleepless nights that seem endless and you're wrestling your thoughts and feelings) and looking for a way out. I'm in love with this girl and this song is sooooo perfect under every tiny aspect: every single word of the lyrics has been sung with right expression and feeling! It's a real masterpeace! I really didn't think possible I could get so emotional over a new song and new artist, becouse when you're 45, you become ever so critical and nothing seems able to really sweep you of your feet like in your younger days!

[@dreambites]

Thank you. Stay safe 🙏

[@radmiladjoric4708]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤za vas sto vam se dopada nasa pesma i za nasu Srbiju♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@anelapetrovic4393]

🌸💜🩷 thank you

[@srbsrb3898]

really but really really how strong one pure emotion can be...quiet but big as a mountain. right here we can see that for a message about something beautiful and optimistic, we can express it quietly and it will be stronger than any strong demonstration and fight for a better tomorrow....we don't have to be aggressive to fight for a better tomorrow.. even a quiet but sincere word can break even the biggest obstacles...thank you for confirming with your reaction that there are us, who are present with heart and love in the hope and fight for a better world

[@abstractionart3736]

Great reaction! Best wishes from Serbia!

[@srdjanjovanovic6903]

good reaction , thanks :) i would like that other ppl see ramonda as u do . greetings from serbia :)

[@yairmohr]

I really hope it wins. Thanks for commenting.

[@jovanrad9224]

❤❤❤

[@mirab9068]

❤Serbia

[@PETAR__23_]

Beautiful song😍

[@sonjastojanovic5361]

❤❤❤

[@nevenaryberg2301]

❤❤

[@andrijanabojovic2214]

Bravo!

[@marabelic9927]

Fenomenalno.❤❤❤❤❤

[@adrijanacenipoka4506]

Thank you ❤

[@jelenacvetkovic]

Thanks for the reaction, so glad you liked our song! ✌🏼 Love from Serbia! 💜

[@milicapejcic4286]

hello, can you inform people in India and Asia, that on May 6th semi final and May 10th, for finale, they can vote in Eurovision for Teya Dora the composer and singer of the song Moye more - for Serbia, the information will be on the Eurovision website❤️🙏

[@jelicaivanovic9718]

Best song 💜🪻🇷🇸

[@jelenakatic476]

The song you were talking about is "Oro" - Jelena Tomasevic sang that song and she is also very, very good singer. I have to thank you for making my night great. Let me explain: last night, after another exhausting day, I watched your reactions on other performers, and was laughing so loud, thought my husband will throw me out of the bedroom... Luckily, it didn't happened 😊 Your reactions - totally hilarious! So, thank you and greetings from Serbia!❤

[@yairmohr]

Indeed, I was talking about Jelena Tomasevic. I also added that fact after the recording, both in the subtitles and in a card that pops up on the top right when I mention her. I hope you laughed for a good reason and not just from my gaffs hehe.

[@jelenakatic476]

​@@yairmohr Yes, my laughter was for good reasons. Everything you said, it was just like - you reading my thoughts. I agree with everything you said. Well, your laughter and facial expressions were addition 😂😂😂 I won't lie Anyway, thanks for reactions to Teya's song, it is great. Will be watching you again! Best wishes from Serbia 😊

[@dankasimic6714]

❤🎉

[@Jovica2781]

The best song❤❤

[@ViciousGreeneyed]

p.s I found it interesting Scandinavians almost collectively love this song. They knew abut music. Ireland, for example, also knew, but forgot.

[@yairmohr]

The Irish do still have little bright moments, like Lesly Roy in 2021, which had both a beautiful song and a highly artistic, non-dance performance.

[@srbsrb3898]

I would like to ask you for one more reaction to the song of one of our special artists from Serbia...that is Elena and the song "Fobije"...also a very interesting artist

[@daliborkasljevic7273]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉❤❤

[@vesnabojic4870]

❤️

[@oliwkaoliwna143]

🇷🇸💜🇮🇱

[@Ok-ow2ye]

Tea-text,music,arrangement Contra alt 🎵🎹🎶 Music academy Berkly, USA Jimy Page/Led Zeppelin, give her diploma 🎓

[@janap8019]

❤❤❤❤🫶🫶🫶🙏

[@iaindj]

Toda raba haver. Am Israel hai. You are in our hearts and minds. Greetings from Serbian.

[@oliveradimitrijevic1843]

I agree too!❤❤❤❤❤ What do you think....why she is so down on eurovision odds?!?!?!! It is very strange to me!!!!!!!😮

[@yairmohr]

I don't look at all those odds sites. I have enough to be sad about without being constantly reminded how stupid people are when it comes to music.

[@oliveradimitrijevic1843]

@@yairmohr Yes.I agree.Not only to music.... Me too my friend.. Thank you from Belgrade ,Serbia ❤️♥️❤️

[@sanelapavlovic2520]

[@ViciousGreeneyed]

I'm also happy we sent artistic song. Or at least, song. At least 99% of other "stuff" are just freak show. People love Ireland, I would like it more if it were a SONG. But it's not, its' cringe and bad, only performance. And even performance isn't something extraordinary - she/they/them/whatever was aiming only to shock people. That's not art, that's freak show. Same for Croatian song etc. Freak show after freak show. This should be SONG competition, not circus. But Eurosong is circus for decades now.

[@yairmohr]

You're totally correct, of course. I wish more people understood the difference, like you do.

[@nevidljivicovek2751]

You should watch the acoustic version! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpaQommarZeUq5o

[@yairmohr]

OMG, I just listened to it and it gave me even more chills than the original version! Thank you for sending me to that video. I'm totally addicted to Teodora's voice.

[@mima240]

Same here! Ramonda 🎼 speaks universal language directly to people’s 💜

[@annerne2299]

Not Slovenians its Serbia

[@yairmohr]

I know. I was so overwhelmed I had a little slip of the tongue. I did correct it in the subtitles...

[@zagorte-nej5765]

Nije slovenija nego srbija.😂😂😂

[@jovanrad9224]

❤❤❤

[@marinadjokic233]

💜🪻💜🪻💜🪻💜🪻💜🪻💜🪻💜🪻