The winner takes it all was released in 1980 as the first single from the album Super Trouper. The song is about the experience of a divorce and many believe that it was inspired by Agnetha and Bjorn divorce, although they both denied this rumour.
Glossary and idioms
The things that we’ve gone through/le cose che abbiamo passato
I’ve played all my cards/Ho giocato tutte le mie carte
Nothing more to say/Non c’è più nulla da dire
No more ace to play/non ci sono più assi da giocare
The winner takes it all/il vincitore prende tutto
The loser standing small/il perdente rimane a secco
I figured it made sense/pensavo avesse un senso (potesse funzionare)
But I was a fool playing by the rules/Ero una stupida a giocare secondo le regole
To throw a dice/gettare un dado
It’s simple and it’s plain why should I complain/E’ semplice e chiaro perchè dovrei lamentarmi?
Does it feel the same when she calls your name/Provi lo stesso quando lei pronuncia il tuo nome
What can I say rules must be obeyed/cosa posso dire le regole devono essere rispettate
The likes of me abide/la gente come me rispetta le regole
Spectators of the show always staying low/gli spettatori guardano dimessi
If it makes you feel sad/se ti fa stare triste
I understand you’ve come to shake my hand/capisco che tu sia venuto per stringermi la mano
Seeing me so tense no self confidence/vedendomi così tesa e sfiduciata
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