The fans are not done dancing and singing the “five cell phones in the gold suit” yet, which Mahmood returns with a new song perfect for the summer and with the same captivating rhythm that made the success of the Sanremo song Gold suit. Ra Ta Ta is the title of the singer’s new single which already promises to make everyone dance.
Alongside the lively pace, the text still speaks through evocative images, as is typical in the style of Mahmoodwhose meaning it is much deeper and describes a part of contemporary youth.
Below is the text and the meaning Of Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood.
Listen to Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood
Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood: the lyrics of the song
(Outside fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa)
(Only “ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”)
(Balaclava, club, club)
(Ta-ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta)
A daisy was enough to play love-me-not
But you can grow up quickly if you live growing up on the streets
Never seen the tropics, just shirtless condominiums with katanas
On old furniture, sapphires on a necklace dream
Three years in the gang on a terrace
With people like me, a mulatto face, a machine gun mouth (Ciuk, ciuk)
Out fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Just “ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”
I see children with balaclava
Without mom-but-but-but-but
You will see them dancing
Pointing the blades at the sky
Inside the city-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà
Of God, of God, oh-oh
What a vida loca with the game of goose, but with the lady
Peach juice outside the mass among clouds of marijuana
Baby, if you name me (In the town)
It’s like helicopters are flying (In the town)
Sometimes family seems distant to you
On a bridge everyone lined up in single file
Three years in the gang on a terrace
With people like me, a mulatto face, a machine gun mouth (Ciuk, ciuk)
Out fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Just “ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”
I see children with balaclava
Without mom-but-but-but-but
You will see them dancing
Pointing the blades at the sky
Inside the city-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà
Of God, of God, oh-oh
No, never, no, never would I lose you
No, never, no, never (Never)
We don’t study violin here
We don’t screw a friend
Swear to me that you will never, you will never
You will betray me, no, never, no, never
Even for a Bentley, all the ding-din
No, never, no, never
Out fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Just “ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”
I see children with balaclava
Without mom-but-but-but-but
You will see them dancing
Pointing the blades at the sky
Inside the city-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà
Of God, of God, oh-oh
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Just “ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta” (Ra-ta-ta-ta)
Inside the city-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà-tà
Of God, of God, oh-oh
Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood: the meaning of the song
Ra Ta Ta is the new single by Mahmood, available from June 14th. The song is aimed at summer with its melody but, as declared by the singer himself, his text it doesn’t talk about light topics like the sea or fun, instead focusing on a meaning more current and serious.
The meaning of Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood in fact it translates into the story of the lives of young people who face hardship on a daily basis. In the text of the song, the typical elements of childhood such as games and fruit juice mix in an oxymoron with abandonment and difficulties. The images used by Mahmood they talk about insults and wrong company, where the “machine gun mouth” that “shoots words in bursts” becomes the only weapon to defend oneself from injustices.
Already in the first stanza, the meaning it shows itself in the contrast between the innocence of childhood and the harshness of life lived on the street: “A daisy was enough to play love me, don’t you love me” evokes an innocent game that we all know, but then the text continues with “ But you can grow up quickly if you live growing up on the streets,” highlighting how children are forced to become adults very quickly in such a difficult environment.
The mention of unseen “tropics” and “shirtless but katana-wearing condos” paints a picture of pipe dreams and a reality where violence is the order of the day. The “old furniture” and “dreams of sapphires on a necklace” symbolize the contrast between everyday poverty and dreams of wealth and luxury.
The climate of violence and crime is also underlined in the chorus, when Mahmood he talks about children with the “balaclava”, a balaclava often used to hide the identity during criminal activities, or when he sings about the “game of the goose” but with the “madama”, the term used in the jargon to call police cars of the underworld.
Despite the summer tune to dance to, the meaning of Ra Ta Ta by Mahmood offers a raw and realistic look at life in difficult neighborhoods, highlighting the challenges and complex dynamics that characterize the daily lives of those who grow up in these environments.
A more social curiosity concerns the title and the Ra-ta-ta-ta which repeats throughout the song. Towards the end of the song, a voice is heard in the background repeating the sound but with a timbre and rhythm different from those of the singer. It would be a sort of Easter egg Mahmood would have inserted and would refer to a viral video on TikTok in which a boy hums “I’m in the ghetto, ra-ta-ta-ta”, “I’m in the ghetto, ra-ta-ta-ta”, where the “ ra-ta-ta-ta” represents the sound of a firearm being fired.
Mahmood on tour with Ra Ta Ta and “In the beds of others”
With the release of the single Ra Ta Ta – which you can read about text and the meaning above – Mahmood is ready to start the summer tour after touring all of Europe in the spring with the tour of the new album In other people’s bedswhich contains the Sanremo hit Gold suit.
The Summer Tour of Mahmood will see him take part in the main Italian festivals between July and August, starting from 3 July at Arena Mare 42° 15° in Termoli (CB) and then continuing on 5 July at L’Umbria Che Spacca in Perugia, on 8 July at the Marostica Summer Festival Volksbank in Marostica (VI), on 11 July at the Mantova Summer Festival in Mantua, on 13 July at the Live in Genova Festival in Genoa, on 19 July at the Sequoie Music Park in Bologna (sold out), on 20 July at the Anima Festival in Cervere (CN), on 27 July at the Arena Musa in Benevento and on 30 July at the Sottomarina Sound Beach in Sottomarina di Chioggia (VE).
August 12th Mahmood will be at the Sunset Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), on 14 August at the Bertelli Live in Forte dei Marmi (LU), on 18 August at the Oversound Music Festival in Gallipoli (LE), on 20 August at the Sotto il Vulcano Fest in Catania, on August 21st at the Teatro di Verdura in Palermo (sold out), on August 23rd at the Roccella Summer Festival in Roccella Jonica (RC), on August 24th at Krimi Sound in Cirò Marina (KR) and on August 31st the tour will end at Todays Turin Festival.
