The translations that are usually presented are not accurate. It does not show some very important parts of the song and the specific meaning of the Russian words.
So here it goes. She sings:
*Don’t bother me, don’t bother me.* ( _The words “don’t bother” here mean more like “don’t stop, don’t obstruct, don’t disturb me." When the people split up, but one is still showing up in the life of another one whether it is on social media, or showing up at the same events and celebrations, the one who did not want to split up usually suffers the most. It could be quite painful from time to time to see your ex. It is really difficult to recover if your ex is around. Much better to stop all of the communications and delete the person from everywhere. So she sings “don’t bother me”._ ) *To be left alone - is my sorrow.* *Fly away, fly away* *Into your deep space* *And forget me…* ( _that’s all pretty self-explanatory_ )
Chorus (I’ll explain the chorus after I’ll explain what the guy is singing):
*These wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.* *The wings are not mine, I shall never fly up.* *The wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.* *The wings are not mine... mine... mine.* Her again:
*Don’t bother me, don’t bother me.* ( _The words “don’t bother” here again mean more like “don’t stop, don’t obstruct, don’t disturb me", the most plausible reason for which is explained above_ ) *It’s impossible to be together, I’m sorry, goodbye.* *Flow away, flow away* *Into the unfamiliar sea* *To the foreign shores.* ( _that’s all pretty self-explanatory as well. "Foreign shores" is a metaphor for the "other partners"_ ) And then the guy sings one of the most important lines in the song that gives a very powerful message that people ignore when they fall in love:
*I painted you, you painted me.* ( _In this sense “painted you” means that when you fall in love or when you start liking someone so bad, you forget the facts, you do not care about what the person is in reality. Basically, you make up the person in your head, when you are in love or you like the person so much, you start "painting" the person in your head, sometimes giving that person the attributes that you automatically think that person has. You actually believe that all of the good things that are in your head belong to that person, simply because you are blinded as you are in love. However, in reality it is often different. For example, when you are in love, you start thinking about the kids with that person and how cool this will be when you will live together. You just blindly assume that if the person is charismatic and funny, if you are in love with that person - he/she is also a good husband/wife and he/she cleans everywhere, you assume that he/she cooks well, has a good critical thinking and will make your life a dream. This is what this line says. When you paint, you paint what YOU see, not what the reality is. These words are so true it’s disturbing._ ) *I painted myself and you painted yourself at the time.* ( _”Painted myself” is one word, a reflexive verb, in Russian and along with actually “painting yourself” it means “showing off” and, most probably, judging by the style of the song it also means “pretending to have some attributes one does not actually have”_ ) *I lost my bet. (On NBA)* ( _Most probably this means that he was betting on those relationships_ ) Now, I think after what the guy sang the chorus becomes clearer:
*These wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.* ( _Because they "painted" each other to be just perfect for themselves, they “painted the wings” - most probably this is a comparison with the most perfect creature - an angel. However, now the sad truth comes into place: the realisation that the wings that he/she "painted" do not exist. They made them up, because they were blinded due to being in love. It is very sad when this realisation comes very late._ ) *The wings are not mine, I shall never fly up.* *The wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.* *The wings are not mine... mine... mine...*
My apologies for such a long explanation. The fact that I can relate to this song so badly made me write this much...
The translations that are usually presented are not accurate. It does not show some very important parts of the song and the specific meaning of the Russian words.
So here it goes. She sings:
*Don’t bother me, don’t bother me.* ( _The words “don’t bother” here mean more like “don’t stop, don’t obstruct, don’t disturb me." When the people split up, but one is still showing up in the life of another one whether it is on social media, or showing up at the same events and celebrations, the one who did not want to split up usually suffers the most. It could be quite painful from time to time to see your ex. It is really difficult to recover if your ex is around. Much better to stop all of the communications and delete the person from everywhere. So she sings “don’t bother me”._ )
*To be left alone - is my sorrow.*
*Fly away, fly away*
*Into your deep space*
*And forget me…* ( _that’s all pretty self-explanatory_ )
Chorus (I’ll explain the chorus after I’ll explain what the guy is singing):
*These wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.*
*The wings are not mine, I shall never fly up.*
*The wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.*
*The wings are not mine... mine... mine.*
Her again:
*Don’t bother me, don’t bother me.* ( _The words “don’t bother” here again mean more like “don’t stop, don’t obstruct, don’t disturb me", the most plausible reason for which is explained above_ )
*It’s impossible to be together, I’m sorry, goodbye.*
*Flow away, flow away*
*Into the unfamiliar sea*
*To the foreign shores.* ( _that’s all pretty self-explanatory as well. "Foreign shores" is a metaphor for the "other partners"_ )
And then the guy sings one of the most important lines in the song that gives a very powerful message that people ignore when they fall in love:
*I painted you, you painted me.* ( _In this sense “painted you” means that when you fall in love or when you start liking someone so bad, you forget the facts, you do not care about what the person is in reality. Basically, you make up the person in your head, when you are in love or you like the person so much, you start "painting" the person in your head, sometimes giving that person the attributes that you automatically think that person has. You actually believe that all of the good things that are in your head belong to that person, simply because you are blinded as you are in love. However, in reality it is often different. For example, when you are in love, you start thinking about the kids with that person and how cool this will be when you will live together. You just blindly assume that if the person is charismatic and funny, if you are in love with that person - he/she is also a good husband/wife and he/she cleans everywhere, you assume that he/she cooks well, has a good critical thinking and will make your life a dream. This is what this line says. When you paint, you paint what YOU see, not what the reality is. These words are so true it’s disturbing._ )
*I painted myself and you painted yourself at the time.* ( _”Painted myself” is one word, a reflexive verb, in Russian and along with actually “painting yourself” it means “showing off” and, most probably, judging by the style of the song it also means “pretending to have some attributes one does not actually have”_ )
*I lost my bet. (On NBA)* ( _Most probably this means that he was betting on those relationships_ )
Now, I think after what the guy sang the chorus becomes clearer:
*These wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.* ( _Because they "painted" each other to be just perfect for themselves, they “painted the wings” - most probably this is a comparison with the most perfect creature - an angel. However, now the sad truth comes into place: the realisation that the wings that he/she "painted" do not exist. They made them up, because they were blinded due to being in love. It is very sad when this realisation comes very late._ )
*The wings are not mine, I shall never fly up.*
*The wings are not mine, I cannot spread them.*
*The wings are not mine... mine... mine...*
My apologies for such a long explanation. The fact that I can relate to this song so badly made me write this much...
The song it's self is pleasant so to understand a message within the lyrics makes for a good listening experience. Well done on your breakdown Nick.
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