Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Де Би Ти Не Була (De By Ty Ne Bula) by Parfeniuk from Ukrainian to English.
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De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovyna sertsia moho odna
Half of my heart is alone
Mii holos kydavsia tut, pianyi po dvoram
My voice rushed here, drunk around the yards
Shukaiu tebe tut, tut i tut, i tam
I'm looking for you here, here and here, and there
De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovynu sertsia ne viddala
She did not give half of her heart
Mii holos kydavsia tut po dvoram de ty tam?
My voice was rushing around the yards, where are you?
Ty mii kapkan, i ya v noho popav
You are my trap and I fell into it
Ty mii kapkan, i ya v noho popav
You are my trap and I fell into it
Pozhovklym lystiam tobi na nohy upav
It fell on your feet with yellowed leaves
Ty taka myla, koly rozizlylas
You're so cute when you're angry
Ya tebe mitsno obniav
I hugged you tightly
Polovyna sertsia v tvoikh rukakh
Half of the heart is in your hands
Ya taku, yak ty, tak davno shukav
I have been looking for someone like you for so long
I u poshukakh tsykh ya zablukav
And in search of these I got lost
I znovu vybyraius iz pastky sam
And again I get out of the trap myself
De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovyna sertsia moho odna
Half of my heart is alone
Mii holos kydavsia tut, pianyi po dvoram
My voice rushed here, drunk around the yards
Shukaiu tebe tut, tut i tut, i tam
I'm looking for you here, here and here, and there
De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovynu sertsia ne viddala
She did not give half of her heart
Mii holos kydavsia tut po dvoram de ty tam?
My voice was rushing around the yards, where are you?
Ty mii kapkan, i ya v noho popav
You are my trap and I fell into it
Skilky b ne myrylysia
No matter how much they reconciled
Z toboiu my na den
We are with you for the day
Skilky b ne zlylysia
No matter how angry they are
Ya stukav v dveri, shchob
I knocked on the door to
Vony vidkrylysia
They opened up
Nikoly tak sertse ne bylosia
My heart never beat like that
Polovyna sertsia v tvoikh rukakh
Half of the heart is in your hands
Ya taku, yak ty, tak davno shukav
I have been looking for someone like you for so long
I u poshukakh tsykh ya zablukav
And in search of these I got lost
Znovu vybyraius iz pastky sam
Again I get out of the trap myself
De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovyna sertsia moho odna
Half of my heart is alone
Mii holos kydavsia tut, pianyi po dvoram
My voice rushed here, drunk around the yards
Shukaiu tebe tut, tut i tut, i tam
I'm looking for you here, here and here, and there
De by ty ne bula
Wherever you are
Polovynu sertsia ne viddala
She did not give half of her heart
Mii holos kydavsia tut po dvoram de ty tam?
My voice was rushing around the yards, where are you?
Ty mii kapkan, i ya v noho popav
You are my trap and I fell into it
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капкан — trap
Капкан literally translates to "trap" or "snare". It's a vivid and somewhat dramatic word that stands out in the lyrics.
In the song, the singer uses it metaphorically to describe his beloved, singing "Ти мій капкан, і я в нього попав" (You are my trap, and I fell into it). This expresses how he feels irresistibly drawn to her, caught in her charm, and unable to escape her influence, highlighting the intensity of his feelings.
Parfeniuk's "Де Би Ти Не Була" [Wherever You Are] is a really passionate song about searching for a lost love. He's clearly head-over-heels, even admitting, "Ти мій капкан, і я в нього попав" [You are my trap, and I fell into it]. He describes his voice, "п'яний по дворам" [drunk through the courtyards], as he desperately looks for her everywhere.
He feels like half of his heart is with her, saying, "Половина серця в твоїх руках" [Half of my heart is in your hands]. He's been searching for someone like her for so long that he's gotten lost, "І у пошуках цих я заблукав" [And in these searches, I got lost]. It's a powerful feeling of being completely consumed by love, even when it feels like a trap he can't escape.
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