Posted by The official soundtrack of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 just leveled up with the participation of one of the most popular musical acts of today: Jungkook, from BTS, writing this stadium hymn titled Dreamers, celebrating the success that is already being there, as a national football team. The lyrics are simple and effective: in this article, we will explain the song’s meaning, explaining especially that “Ala ho la dan” that triggered so much curiosity, and you’ll also find the complete lyrics at the end.
You can find the official streaming of the song below.
Dreamers: the lyrics and meaning
Dreamers is a celebration of the football players who managed to play in the World Cup. They are the dreamers, the ones who really believed they could make it. Under the spirit according to which winning is not as important as participating, Jungkook highlights how important it is to be there already because it represents the end of a path where you never stop believing in your dream.
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen, ’cause we believe it
The lines are clear: we don’t need to wait for results or measure our performances from now on. We are here, and that’s already a huge achievement. Our presence at the World Cup is the symbol of the determination that we had so far, never giving up and always chasing our dream. From this point of view, Jungkook considers the World Cup players to be inspiring figures for everybody.
Here’s to the ones, that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
And now that everything is ready, the World Cup is like a massive party celebrating love for sports and healthy fun. In the lyircs of Dreamers, Jungkook sends a positive message that aims to spread a constructive way to enjoy sports, both as supporters and players, and that’s why people love it in the stadiums.
Gather ’round now, look at me
Respect the love the only way
If you wanna come, come with me
The door is open now every day
This one plus two, rendezvous all invited
What’s the “Ala ho la dan” in Dreamers lyrics?
The song starts and end with the stadium line “Ala ho la dan”, supposed to be sung all together. People wonder the English meaning of these lines, and many users on Twitter provided an answer: it doesn’t have a specific meaning translatable in English, but it’s a famous hymn that sailors of the Arabian Gulf used to sing before starting their journey on the seas. Many people compared it to Shakira’s “Waka Waka” for 2010’s World Cup in South Africa: a local expression made famous through one of the cup’s official songs.
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The complete lyrics
Below you can find the full lyrics of BTS and Jungkook’s Dreamers.
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen, ’cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen ’cause we can see it
Here’s to the ones, that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here’s to the ones, that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
Gather ’round now, look at me
Respect the love the only way
If you wanna come, come with me
The door is open now every day
This one plus two, rendezvous all invited
This what we do, how we do
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen, ’cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen ’cause we can see it
Here’s to the ones, that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here’s to the ones, that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen, ’cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen ’cause we can see it
Here’s to the ones, that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here’s to the ones, that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
Ala ho la dan
