Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Мольфар (Molfar) by Kozak System from Ukrainian to English.
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Yshov molfar po poliu boiu
A molphar walked across the battlefield
Sypav slozamy, yak silliu
He scattered tears like salt
A na poli vbyti voi ta vuhillia
And on the field were dead warriors and coal
Brav molfar v doloni zemliu
The molphar took earth in his palms
Shepotiv zemli ya mushu
He whispered to the earth, "I must"
Vyduvav popil temnyi v svoiu dushu
He blew dark ash into his soul
Nene, nene, zemle moia
Mother, mother, my land
Syl dodam molfara zhertvi
I'll add strength to the molphar's sacrifice
Nu na shcho tobi heroi mertvi?
What do you need dead heroes for?
Ta movchyt zemlia v doloniakh
But the earth in his palms is silent
Vkryta slozamy, yak silliu
Covered with tears like salt
I molfar u poli stohne vid bezsyllia
And the molphar in the field groans from powerlessness
V ochereti voi styhnut
Warriors grow cold in the reeds
Kozhnyi mov zove do sebe
Each one as if calling to him
Stav mizh nym na kolina, ochi v nebo
He knelt among them, eyes to the sky
Ne karai molfara, Bozhe
Don't punish the molphar, God
Tse tvoi polehli dity
These are your fallen children
Ya zh ne ty i vse, shcho mozhu khoronyty
I'm not you, and all I can do is bury them
Plache, nache viter, molfar
The molphar cries like the wind
V shynku huliaie trunar
The gravedigger is carousing in the pub
Tse voina
This is war
Ne sumui, kozache molfar
Don't grieve, Cossack molphar
My pidnialys vyshche khmar
We rose above the clouds
Shchoino
Just now
Plache, nache viter, molfar
The molphar cries like the wind
V shynku huliaie trunar
The gravedigger is carousing in the pub
Tse voina
This is war
Ne sumui, kozache molfar
Don't grieve, Cossack molphar
My pidnialys vyshche khmar
We rose above the clouds
Shchoino
Just now
Vkryla v poli zemlia voiv
The earth in the field covered the warriors
A molfar, sukhyi vid speky
And the molphar, dry from the heat
Obertaie chornu zbroiu na leleky
Turns black weapons into storks
Bius ob nebo, nache v dakh, ya
I hit the sky as if it were a roof
Bozhe, pomozhy, blahaiu
God, help me, I beg you
Vidpusty yim vse, yak ptakh ya vidpuskaiu
Forgive them everything, as I, a bird, forgive
Vse, shcho skazhesh, vse, shcho treba
Everything you say, everything that's needed
Ya viddam za yikhni kryla
I'll give for their wings
A lelek nema u nebi poletily
But there are no storks in the sky, they flew away
Plache, nache viter, molfar
The molphar cries like the wind
V shynku huliaie trunar
The gravedigger is carousing in the pub
Tse voina
This is war
Ne sumui, kozache molfar
Don't grieve, Cossack molphar
My pidnialys vyshche khmar
We rose above the clouds
Shchoino
Just now
Plache, nache viter, molfar
The molphar cries like the wind
V shynku huliaie trunar
The gravedigger is carousing in the pub
Tse voina
This is war
Ne sumui, kozache molfar
Don't grieve, Cossack molphar
My pidnialys vyshche khmar
We rose above the clouds
Shchoino
Just now
Yshov molfar po poliu boiu
A molphar walked across the battlefield
Sypav slozamy, yak silliu
He scattered tears like salt
A na poli vbyti voi ta vuhillia
And on the field were dead warriors and coal
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Мольфар — Molfar (a Ukrainian sorcerer/shaman)
Мольфар (Molfar) refers to a sorcerer or shaman in the Hutsul culture of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It's a unique and culturally specific word that immediately evokes a sense of ancient magic and folklore.
In the song, the Molfar is a central figure, a mystical healer who walks a battlefield, grieving over fallen soldiers and attempting to bring solace or even resurrection. The word itself is rare in everyday Ukrainian and its presence in the song highlights the deep connection to Ukrainian traditions and spirituality, making it incredibly enticing for a learner.
Kozak System's "Мольфар (Molfar)" is a really powerful and emotional song that takes us to a battlefield through the eyes of a Molfar, a Ukrainian sorcerer or healer. He walks across the field, "Сипав сльозами, як сіллю" [scattering tears like salt], surrounded by fallen warriors and ashes. It's heartbreaking to hear him plead with the earth, asking why it needs dead heroes.
He tries to comfort the fallen, even asking God not to punish him, a Molfar, because these are God's children, and all he can do is bury them. The song repeats the line, "Плаче, наче вітер, мольфар" [The Molfar cries like the wind], showing his deep sorrow. Despite the tragedy of war, there's a glimmer of hope or defiance as the lyrics say, "Не сумуй, козаче мольфар
Ми піднялись вище хмар
Щойно" [Don't be sad, Cossack Molfar
We have risen above the clouds
Just now]. The Molfar even tries to transform the black weapons into storks, begging for the fallen to be released like birds. It's a truly moving story about loss, grief, and a desperate hope for peace.
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