LA PRIMA VOLTA - Unplugged Lyrics in English Salmo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song LA PRIMA VOLTA - Unplugged by Salmo from Italian to English.
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Yo
The first time I remember it was a weekend
I was about thirteen, my backpack full of Montana
The years of writing, of the walls in the Hall Fame
The night, street names, tags on skates
The first time I heard a rhyme was Ninety-Six
Those were the days of walkmans and tapes
Everything simpler in all aspects
I remember stolen or modified scooters
The companies above the walls
Then, the first time I fell in love
The same first time they beat me up
The years of sleeping on the bench
The years of feeling strong en masse and being first in the pack
The first hangover was the first party
The first bitch I cheated on had someone else on her mind
The first body I saw was in a Clio
The dead son, me next to him
It was the first time I forgot about God
The first time I dreamed of being at the top
Like the first time I tried to close a map
You don't inhale it the first time
It's never like the first time you pull it
The first of a thousand complexes, the first promised favors
The first friends are still the same
The first few times you move on as if it were the only one
The last time you thought, 'This is the last'
You never forget the first time, they say
I wish I could be reborn now and experience it again, yo
Every first time I hope it's worth more than black gold
You never forget the first time, they say
You want to erase everything now and rewrite it, yo
Every first time I hope it's worth more than black gold
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
The first time, I remember, it was a weekend
The cops, the dogs, and the pockets full of ketama
The motorbike escapes, look, the foot on the license plate
Winter, smoke, cold and dull eyes late at night
You know how it is, how it works first of all time
Move on as if it's what you call the last one
You know how it is, how it is who thinks, 'Life is too short'
And how many times have you repeated, 'This is the last'
You never forget the first time, they say
You want to erase everything now and rewrite it, yo
Every first time I hope it's worth more than black gold
You never forget the first time, they say
I wish I could be reborn now and experience it again, yo
Every first time I hope it's worth more than black gold
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ketama — ketamine

Ketama is a slang term for ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects. It's a powerful and somewhat controversial word that immediately grabs attention.

In the context of the song, Salmo uses it to paint a raw and unfiltered picture of his youth, reflecting a period of experimentation and rebellion. The inclusion of such a specific and illicit substance makes the lyrics feel authentic and edgy, offering a glimpse into a less conventional side of Italian youth culture.

"La Prima Volta" (Italian for "The First Time") is Salmo looking back at growing up on the streets of Olbia. Each verse strings together a list of memorable firsts: the first rap rhyme he ever heard, his first crush, his first fight, the first funeral he ever saw, the first joint he rolled with friends on a wall.

The chorus turns those memories into a wish: he hopes every "first time" still ahead of him is worth more than oro nero, his phrase for something more precious than money. It is less about wealth and more about wanting each new milestone in life to feel as real as those early ones did.

The second verse returns to the same streets with older eyes: police chases, cold winters, and the same restless question of whether this moment might be the last one worth remembering. The song treats nostalgia as fuel rather than sadness, a reminder to keep chasing firsts that matter.

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