ХОЧЕШЬ? (KhOChESh’?) Lyrics in English Земфира (Zemfira)

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ХОЧЕШЬ? (KhOChESh’?) by Земфира (Zemfira) from Russian to English.
Please don't die
Or I'll have to too
You, of course, straight to heaven
But I don't think so either
Do you want sweet oranges
Do you want long stories out loud
Do you want me to blow up all the stars
That keep you from sleeping
Please, just live
You see, I live for you
My great love
It's enough for both of us
Do you want to go to sea with sails
Do you want the newest music
Do you want me to kill the neighbors
That keep you from sleeping
Do you want the sun instead of a lamp
Do you want the Alps outside the window
Do you want me to give all the songs
I'll give all the songs about you
Do you want the sun instead of a lamp
Do you want the Alps outside the window
Do you want me to give all the songs
I'll give all the songs about you
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SONG MEANING

“ХОЧЕШЬ?” feels like a breathless love letter shouted into the night. Zemfira pleads with her beloved “Please, just don’t die” and vows she could not keep living without them. The song drips with raw devotion: she imagines her partner soaring straight to heaven while she fears she would be left behind. That fear charges every line with urgency and bittersweet vulnerability.

To prove the depth of her feeling, she fires off a whirlwind of extravagant promises. Want sweet oranges? Endless bedtime stories? A sea with billowing sails, new music, even silence from noisy neighbors? She will deliver it all. Her hyperbolic offers – from blowing up the stars to trading every song she has ever written – sketch a love so all-consuming it borders on reckless. Beneath the playful imagery beats the real message: my world only spins because you are in it. The track captures that electric mix of tenderness, desperation, and rebellious passion that defines Zemfira’s style, making listeners feel both the thrill and the terror of loving someone more than life itself.

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