Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Когда Всё Поймёшь (Kogda Vsyo Poimyosh) by JONY from Russian to English.
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Intro
Mne govorili chto ti ne pridyosh’
They told me that you won't come
Or: I was told
No im ne veril
But I didn't believe them
Ya znayu, i ti menya zhdyosh’
I know, you're waiting for me also
Tsveti goreli
Flowers were burning
Or: The flowers were burning
Pilal letnii dozhd’
Summer rain was blazing
Or: The summer rain was blazing
No budet pozdno
But it'll be late
Kogda ti vsyo poimyosh’
When you understand everything
Verse 1
Slozhno
Difficult
Kak ponyat’ drug druga nevozmozhno
How to understand each other is impossible
Ya dopustil takuyu oploshnost’
I allowed this mistake
Or: I made such a mistake
Solntse pred toboyu nichtozhno
The sun before you is insignificant
Nichtozhno
Insignificant
Mozhno ya voz’mu tebya i vernu pozdno
Can I take you and bring you back late
I poletaem mi mezhzvyozdno
And we'll fly among the stars
Zhal’ dlya tebya eto neser’yozno
Sorry for you this isn't serious
Or: It's a pity that for you this is not serious
Neser’yozno
Not serious
Or: Too bad for you it's not serious
Moi kazhdii den’ kak den’ surka
My every day is like Groundhog Day
S nadezhdoi tyanetsya k telefonu ruka
With hope my hand reaches for the phone
Or: I reach for my phone with hope
I ti ushla, no moya luna
And you left, but my moon
Mne pomogaet vernut’sya v te vremena
It helps me go back to those times
Chorus 1
Mne govorili chto ti ne pridyosh’
They told me that you won't come
Ya im ne veril
I didn't believe them
Ya znayu, i ti menya zhdyosh’
I know, you're waiting for me also
Tsveti goreli
Flowers were burning
Pilal letnii dozhd’
Summer rain was blazing
No budet pozdno
But it'll be late
Kogda ti vsyo poimyosh’
When you understand everything
Verse 2
Skol’ko proletelo zhe nedel’
How many weeks flew by
Vnov’ proshyol mai
May passed again
Or: Again, May has passed
Znaesh’ kak skuchayu
You know how I miss you
Or: You know how (much) I miss you
Ne zabivai mesto gde s toboi letali
Don't forget the place where we were flying with you
Bili nevesomi
We were weightless
Budto na veka
As if for ages
No chas probil i
But the hour has struck
Mi upali s visoka
And we fell from high
Or: But the hour has passed and we fell from a high place
Ti tsepi slomai
You break the chains
Ko mne ti vzletai
To me you take off
Or: Take off (to fly) to me, you
Ya kometoi v tvoi rai
I'm a comet to your paradise
Or: I'm coming with a comet towards your paradise
Navstrechu porkhai
Flutter towards
Or: Flutter towards (me)
Znai, malish, ti moi draiv
Know baby you're my drive
I mir interesen
And the world is interesting
Lish’ kogda mi vmeste
Only when we're together
Moi kazhdii den’ kak den’ surka
My every day is like Groundhog Day
S nadezhdoi tyanetsya k telefonu ruka
With hope my hand reaches for the phone
I ti ushla, no moya luna
And you left, but my moon
Mne pomogaet vernut’sya v te vremena
It helps me go back to those times
Chorus 2
Mne govorili chto ti ne pridyosh’
They told me that you won't come
No im ne veril
But I didn't believe them
Ya znayu, i ti menya zhdyosh’
I know, you're waiting for me also
Tsveti goreli
Flowers were burning
Pilal letnii dozhd’
Summer rain was blazing
No budet pozdno
But it'll be late
Kogda ti vsyo poimyosh’
When you understand everything
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межзвёздно — Interstellar
Межзвёздно is a beautiful adverb that literally means "interstellar" or "between the stars". It's a rare and captivating word that you won't find in most songs.
JONY uses it to create a magical, almost sci-fi image of love, singing "И полетаем мы межзвёздно" (And we will fly interstellar). He's inviting his love to escape with him on a cosmic journey, making for a truly unforgettable and romantic lyric.
Когда Всё Поймёшь paints a bittersweet picture of a love that feels as infinite as the cosmos but is trapped in the very human loop of regret. The narrator refuses to believe the rumors that his beloved will never return, so he waits under a “burning summer rain,” clutching hopeful memories like glowing flowers. Each day repeats like Groundhog Day: his hand drifts toward the phone, yearning for a call that never comes, while time races ahead with new Mays and passing weeks.
Still, he dreams of breaking free of gravity and soaring межзвёздно (“between the stars”). He imagines reclaiming their weightless happiness, promising to smash every chain and fly to her side like a comet. Yet a shadow hangs over every promise: by the time she finally understands his devotion, it might be too late. The song balances passion and melancholy, showing how stubborn hope can glow even when reality threatens to dim it.
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