Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Я Тебя Люблю (Ya Tebya Lyublyu) by Rauf & Faik from Russian to English.
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Verse 1
Ti zhe khotela uznat’
You wanted to know
Chto budet zavtra, no
What will be tomorrow, but
I slozhno zhe predugadat’
And it's difficult to predict
Kto budet srivat’sya vnov’
Who will break again
Or: And it's hard to predict who will snap again
I znaesh’, togda ya khotel
And you know, then I wanted
I znaesh’, seichas ya khochu
And you know, now I want
Ne uspel ya sorvat’sya togda i skazat’ tebe
I didn't have time to break then and tell you
Chorus 1
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Verse 2
Prikhodila ko mne delal bol’no tebe
You came to me, I hurt you
I ne znal ya togda, kak ti mne doroga
And I didn't know then how dear you were to me
Mi rasstalis’ seichas, ya vse zhdu ot tebya slova
We broke up now, I'm still waiting for a word from you
Prikhodila ko mne delal bol’no tebe
You came to me, I hurt you
I ne znal ya togda, kak ti mne doroga
And I didn't know then how dear you were to me
Mi rasstalis’ seichas, ya vse zhdu ot tebya slova
We broke up now, I'm still waiting for a word from you
Chorus 2
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Verse 3
Ti zhe khotela uznat’
You wanted to know
Chto budet zavtra, no
What will be tomorrow, but
I slozhno zhe predugadat’
And it's difficult to predict
Kto budet srivat’sya vnov’
Who will break again
I znaesh’, togda ya khotel
And you know, then I wanted
I znaesh’, seichas ya khochu
And you know, now I want
Ne uspel ya sorvat’sya togda i skazat’ tebe
I didn't have time to break then and tell you
Chorus 3
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Ya lyublyu tebya
I love you
S toboi khotel prozhit’ vsyu zhizn’
With you I wanted to live all my life
Seichas ya poteryal tebya, ne znayu, li vernu
Now I lost you, I don't know if I'll get you back
Did you like this lyrics translation?
срываться — to break down / to snap
Срываться (sryvat'sya) is a powerful Russian verb that literally means 'to fall from' or 'to be torn off'. However, in this emotional song, it's used figuratively to mean 'to break down' or 'to lose one's temper' emotionally.
The lyrics ask, "Кто будет срываться вновь?" (Who will break down again?), painting a picture of a volatile relationship on the edge. This word perfectly captures the intense, uncontrollable feelings of frustration and despair when things go wrong in love, making it a dramatic and memorable addition to your vocabulary.
This song is a massive confession of regret. The singer is looking back on a relationship that has ended, and he's stuck on one simple, powerful phrase he wishes he had said: "Я люблю тебя" (I love you). He admits he had the chance but couldn't bring himself to say it, singing, "Не успел я сорваться тогда и сказать тебе" (I didn't manage to break down then and tell you). Now, it's too late. He's lost her and doesn't know if he can ever get her back.
He doesn't just feel bad for what he didn't say; he also feels guilty for what he did. He confesses, "Приходила ко мне делал больно тебе" (You came to me, I hurt you), and that he didn't realize how important she was at the time. The whole song is a loop of this feeling: he wanted to "прожить всю жизнь" (live my whole life) with her, but now he's lost her. It's a simple, direct, and heartbreaking message about waiting too long to share your true feelings.
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