Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Дым (Dim) by Egor Kreed from Russian to English.
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Chorus 1
Dim kholodnim ognyom szhigaet menya vnutri
Smoke burns me inside with a cold fire
Nichto tak ne ubivaet menya, kak ti
Nothing kills me like you do
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no, chto zh, smotri
You wanted to hurt me, well, look
Ya otpuskayu, leti
I'm letting go, fly
Kak etot dim kholodnim ognyom szhigaet menya vnutri
How this smoke burns me inside with a cold fire
Nichto tak ne ubivaet menya, kak ti
Nothing kills me like you do
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no, chto zh, smotri
You wanted to hurt me, well, look
I ne pitaisya menya spasti
And don't try to save me
Nichto menya ne ubivaet tak, kak ti
Nothing kills me the way you do
Verse 1
Snova tyanet napisat’ tebe: 'Kak ti?'
Again I feel like writing to you: 'How are you?'
V kalendare zakrashu chyornim nashi dati
I'll black out our dates in the calendar
I chei-to 'merin' uvezyot tebya kuda-to, kuda-to daleko
And somebody's Benz will take you somewhere, somewhere far away
Yeah, sdelayu vid, kak budto mne legko
Yeah, I'll pretend it's easy for me
Ya dumal, mezhdu nami vspishka, no eto decoy
I thought there was a spark between us, but it's a decoy
Yeah, yesli uvizhu, oboidu storonoi
Yeah, if I see you, I'll steer clear
Ved’ ti vnutri menya stala chuzhoi
Because inside me you've become a stranger
Prechorus
Kholod prostinei i lzhivikh fraz
The cold of the sheets and lying phrases
Ten’yu po stene solntse pokinet nas
Like a shadow on the wall, the sun will leave us
Ya i ti mogli bi sdelat’ vernii vibor
You and I could have made the right choice
No v moei grudi ostalsya tol’ko
But all that remained in my chest was
Chorus 2
Dim kholodnim ognyom szhigaet menya vnutri
Smoke burns me inside with a cold fire
Nichto tak ne ubivaet menya, kak ti
Nothing kills me like you do
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no, chto zh, smotri
You wanted to hurt me, well, look
Ya otpuskayu, leti
I'm letting go, fly
Kak etot dim kholodnim ognyom szhigaet menya vnutri
How this smoke burns me inside with a cold fire
Nichto tak ne ubivaet menya, kak ti
Nothing kills me like you do
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no, chto zh, smotri
You wanted to hurt me, well, look
I ne pitaisya menya spasti
And don't try to save me
Chorus 3
Etot dim kholodnim ognyom szhigaet menya vnutri
This smoke burns me inside with a cold fire
Nichto tak ne ubivaet menya, kak ti
Nothing kills me like you do
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no, chto zh, smotri
You wanted to hurt me, well, look
I ne pitaisya menya spasti
And don't try to save me
Ti ved’ khotela sdelat’ bol’no
You wanted to hurt me
Eto dim
It's smoke
Did you like this lyrics translation?
вспышка — a flash / an outbreak
Вспышка (vspyshka) literally means "a flash," like a flash of lightning or a camera flash. It can also mean an "outbreak," like an outbreak of a disease or anger.
In this song, Egor Kreed uses it metaphorically to describe a sudden, intense, and brilliant spark of passion. He sings, "Я думал, между нами вспышка" (I thought there was a flash between us), perfectly capturing the feeling of a whirlwind romance that burns brightly but quickly fades. This poetic word beautifully illustrates a love that was powerful but fleeting.
This song is all about the cold, empty feeling after a really bad breakup. Egor Kreed uses the image of smoke to describe his pain, singing, "Дым холодным огнём сжигает меня внутри" (Smoke burns me inside with a cold fire). It's not a hot, passionate anger, but something that hollows him out. He's talking directly to his ex, telling her, "Ничто так не убивает меня, как ты" (Nothing kills me like you do). He knows she wanted to hurt him, and he's basically saying, 'Congratulations, you succeeded.'
He tries to act tough, telling her, "Я отпускаю, лети" (I'm letting you go, fly) and pretending it's easy. But he also admits he still feels the urge to text her. He paints a picture of her moving on, being driven away in "чей-то 'мерин'" (someone's Mercedes), while he's left to black out their special dates on his calendar. The relationship was built on "лживых фраз" (lying phrases), and now all that's left of what they had is that cold, burning smoke.
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