Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Хто Не Падає - Той Не Встає (Khto Ne Padaie - Toi Ne Vstaie) by PROBASS ∆ HARDI from Ukrainian to English.
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Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Chorus 1
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Yak mene zvaty? To yak mene zvaty?
What is my name? So, what is my name?
Verse 1
Koho liubliu ya i shcho tut robliu?
Who do I love, and what am I doing here?
Kazhy ty za koho? Kazhy ty za koho?
Tell me, who are you for? Tell me, who are you for?
Pro shcho ide mova i ya zapaliu
What we're talking about, and I'll light it up
Vzhe nikomu teper ne do zhartiv
No one's in the mood for jokes anymore
Abo my abo nas, na konu vsia liubov
It's either us or them, all our love is on the line
Ty ishche ne prohrav, ty na starti
You haven't lost yet, you're at the start
Pishov-pishov-pishov-pishov
Go, go, go, go!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Chorus 2
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Nokdaun shche ne nokaut, ne zlih, ne vtik
A knockdown's not a knockout, I didn't stay down, I didn't run
Verse 2
Khtozna-choho zarady ty vstav, ty zmih
Who knows why, but you got up, and you made it
Povoli. Po kolu. Dodolu. Do boliu
Slowly, in circles, downward, till it hurts
Kvoli ne znaiutsia na rok-n-roli
The weak don't understand rock and roll
Yim ne pochuty nas. Yim ne pochuty nas!!!
They won't hear us. They won't hear us!!!
Yim tse ne liazhe za zhodnykh umov
This won't sit well with them, no matter what
Kazhy ty za koho? Kazhy ty za koho?
Tell me, who are you for? Tell me, who are you for?
Chorus 3
Y pishov-pishov-pishov-pishov
And go, go, go, go!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Chorus 3
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Bridge
Tsia pomylka navmysna
This mistake is deliberate
Vohon tilky zakaliaie zaliznykh
Fire only hardens the iron-willed
Shcho v nas dali, shcho v nas dali za zmistom?
What's next for us, what's it really about?
Nenormalni, pomishani z inshoho tista!
Abnormal, crazy, cut from a different cloth!
Vse shcho maie pochatok, maie svii kinets
Everything that has a beginning has its own end
Polovyna shliakhu my proishly dali navprostets
We've gone halfway, cutting straight through the rest
Znovu vnyz i znovu dohory khai yomu hrets
Down again and up again, damn it
Znovu vnyz i znovu dohory yuzer chi mytets?
Down again and up again, user or artist?
Chorus 4
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Aie! Aie!!!
Ah! Ah!!!
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
Khto ne padaie, toi ne vstaie
He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up
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Хтозна-чого — Who knows what for / For who knows what reason
Хтозна-чого is a fascinating and somewhat informal Ukrainian phrase that literally translates to "who knows what for" or "for who knows what reason". It conveys a sense of uncertainty or a mysterious, unknown motive.
In the context of this energetic song, it appears in the line "Хтозна-чого заради ти встав, ти зміг" (For who knows what reason you got up, you managed). It adds a layer of intrigue, suggesting that despite the odds, the protagonist found an unknown, perhaps even subconscious, reason to persevere and succeed. This makes it a memorable and thought-provoking word choice.
This song is a straight-up anthem for anyone who's ever been knocked down but refused to stay there. The whole message is right in the title: "Хто не падає, той не встає" (He who doesn't fall, doesn't get up). It's about the simple, hard truth that you can't learn to stand tall without experiencing failure first. The lyrics use the language of a fight, declaring that a "Нокдаун ще не нокаут" (A knockdown is not a knockout). It's not about avoiding the fall; it's about what you do after you've hit the ground.
The song feels like a shot of pure adrenaline. It asks you to pick a side—"Кажи ти за кого?" (Say who you are for?)—because the stakes are incredibly high: "Або ми або нас, на кону вся любов" (Either we or they, all love is at stake). This isn't just a personal struggle; it's a collective one. The track celebrates the tough, resilient people who are "з іншого тіста!" (made of different stuff!). It acknowledges the pain of the cycle, the feeling of being "Знову вниз і знову догори" (Down again and up again), but ultimately frames it as the very thing that makes you stronger, because "Вогонь тільки закаляє залізних" (Fire only hardens the iron).
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