Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Чорнобрива (Chornobryva) by 100лиця (100lytsia) from Ukrainian to English.
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Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Divchyna-tuman zatmaryla moi ochi
The mist girl clouded my eyes
Divchyna-durman, nalyi ya shche bilshe khochu
Dopey girl, drunk, I want even more
Ty mene pianysh, ya pianiiu doneskhochu
You make me drunk, I'm drunk to my heart's content
Zabuty ne mozhu tvoi kari ochi
I can't forget your brown eyes
Ukrainochko moia, ya zh do tebe mchav
My Ukraine, I was running to you
Ne zhaliv zaliznoho konia, yak zhe ty mohla?
I did not spare the iron horse, how could you?
Pidmanula, pidvela, snyshsia shchonochi
I cheated, I let you down, I dream every night
De char-zillia zcharuvalo, sertse loskochesh
Where the magic potion enchanted, your heart tickles
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva sertse rozbyla?
What did you black-browed heart break?
Shcho zh ty chornobryva huliat ne khodyla?
Why didn't you go for a walk with black eyebrows?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
Chy to maty ne pustyla?
Did your mother not let you?
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Чорнобрива — Dark-browed / Marigold flower
Чорнобрива literally means "dark-browed" and is often used as a poetic epithet for a beautiful Ukrainian woman with dark eyebrows. It's also the name of a popular marigold flower, which is a significant symbol in Ukrainian culture, often associated with beauty, youth, and love.
In the song, the singer uses Чорнобрива to address the woman who has captured his heart, highlighting her beauty and the emotional impact she has had on him. The double meaning adds a layer of cultural richness, connecting the woman's beauty to a beloved national flower.
"Chornobryva" ("dark-browed girl") is a playful folk-pop song about a man asking why the woman he loves broke his heart and never came out to see him. He wonders out loud if her mother kept her from going, repeating the question like a chorus he can't let go of.
In the verses he admits how far gone he is: her eyes have him dizzy, he calls her his "little Ukrainian girl," and he even wore out his motorbike riding to see her. He says she has bewitched him and he dreams about her every night, caught somewhere between longing and gentle complaint.
The repeated refrain gives the song its singalong, dance-along feel, while the verses fill in the real ache underneath the teasing question.
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