Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Колыбельная (kolibel’naya) by Rauf & Faik from Russian to English.
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Intro 1
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Verse 1
Ya pomnyu toi noch’yu zakril tvoi ochi, babushkina dver’
I remember that night, I closed your eyes, grandma's door
I lestnichnii proyom, spuskaemsya mi vdvoyom
And the stairwell, we descend together
Parki, skandali, lyubov’, memuari, pesni o lyubvi
Parks, scandals, love, memoirs, songs about love
S toboyu navsegda, proshu tebya, pomni menya
With you forever, I beg you, remember me
Or: With you forever, please remember me
Ya provozhal tebya domoi pod zvuki ptits
I walked you home to the sounds of birds
Ti zasipala na moikh kolenyakh
You fell asleep on my lap
A ya stuchalsya v babushkini dveri
And I knocked on grandma's door
Ya prokhozhu ves’ koridor, a ti vsyo spish’
I walk the whole hallway, but you're still sleeping
'Ne vstavai, malish', ti mne govorish’
"Don't get up, baby" you tell me
Chorus 1
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Voz’mi menya, lyubi menya, ukroi
Take me, love me, cover me
Toi pelenoi, chto mi s toboi sozdali vdvoyom
With that veil that we created together
Verse 2
Svet fonarei gulyaet po ulitse
The light of lanterns wanders along the street
Smotri zhe mne v glaza, obo vsyom ya tebe rasskazhu
Look into my eyes, I'll tell you about everything
I kolibel’nuyu tebe spoyu, smotri zhe mne v glaza
And I'll sing you a lullaby, look into my eyes
I gde v nikh dobrota?
And where is the kindness in them?
Chorus 2
Ya provozhal tebya domoi pod zvuki ptits
I walked you home to the sounds of birds
Ti zasipala na moikh kolenyakh
You fell asleep on my lap
A ya stuchalsya v babushkini dveri
And I knocked on grandma's door
Ya prokhozhu ves’ koridor, a ti vsyo spish’
I walk the whole hallway, but you're still sleeping
'Ne vstavai, malish', ti mne govorish’
"Don't get up, baby" you tell me
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колыбельная — lullaby
Колыбельная (kolibel'naya) is the Russian word for "lullaby". It's a beautiful and tender word that evokes feelings of comfort, safety, and deep affection, stemming from the word колыбель (kolibel'), meaning "cradle".
In the song, the singer promises his beloved, "И колыбельную тебе спою" (And I will sing you a lullaby), offering her solace and peace. This gentle promise is the heart of this emotional ballad, making it a perfect and memorable word to learn.
"Колыбельная (kolibel’naya)" literally means lullaby, and Russian pop duo Rauf & Faik build the track around late-night memories that feel sleepy and intimate. The narrator repeatedly begs his partner to wrap him in safety: "Возьми меня, люби меня, укрой / Той пеленой, что мы с тобой создали вдвоём" ("Take me, love me, cover me / With that shroud we created together"). The word пелена (pelena) usually means a veil, shroud, or protective film, so he is picturing the two of them hiding under a private bubble away from the rest of the world. Then come the clumsy, grounded snapshots of young romance: walking through parks, fighting, writing down memories, and tiptoeing down the stairs by бабушкина дверь ("grandma's door").
There is a sweet awkwardness to how the story unfolds. He walks her home at sunrise while the birds sing, only for her to fall asleep right on his lap ("Ты засыпала на моих коленях") while he knocks on her grandma's front door. He carries her down the hallway while she drowsily murmurs "Не вставай, малыш" ("Don't get up, baby"). Even when doubt creeps in with "И где в них доброта?" ("And where is the kindness in them?") as he stares into her eyes under the streetlights, he still offers to sing her to sleep. It is dramatic and clingy in the way only teenage pop can get away with, but it works because of those specific apartment-stairwell details.
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