#rusalochki

[cursedvibes]

Rusalka is a creature from Ukrainian mythology. Years ago, Go_A’s lead singer Kate took part in a folklore expedition, where she met a group of grannies who were resettled from their homes in Chornobyl area due to a disaster on a power plant. Those grannies showed Kate a magic ritual of accompanying Rusalkas to the forest. That experience was very inspiring to Kate, and one day she wrote "Rusalochki". This song is about finding yourself in a world where a person lost their home forever. A story about trying to leave your past behind and an attempt to live in a new reality. The single "Rusalochki" was released together with a music video, which was shot in Kyiv during a missile attack. The sounds of alerts and explosions were coming from every direction, while the band was working on set. Old women in the video are keepers of Ukrainian folklore from the ensemble "Berehynia", which were under Russian occupation on the Northern part of Ukraine in 2022. Despite a huge danger and a long way, these grannies were happy to come and take part in video shooting. These women, who are witnesses of two horrible wars, are a symbol of resilience of Ukrainian people, who stay at their land and keep their traditions despite any circumstances. The story of "Rusalochki" is always relevant and dedicated to every person on our planet who searches for their place in the World.

(from the video description)

[desireisqueer]

listening to rusalochki in the midnight hours is a religious experience and i'm not letting anyone tell me otherwise

[zhalmeninas]

do you know when you just

Рано-рано засвітило сонечко,

Рано-рано прилетіла пташечка,

Рано-рано заспівала голосно,

Рано-рано...

Рано-рано я засію сте��ечку,

Рано-рано до твого віконечка,

Рано-рано буде любо зелено,

Рано-рано...

[ezra-returns]

my body beginning to hover when i hear the words rano rano zasvitylo sonechko:

[bubbles-floating]

Me? Listening to Rusalochki by Go_A on repeat? Pffft, couldn't be me

[dymko]

Here I present my very literate, very unprofessional 1 a. m. translation of "Rusalochki" by Go_A, because this song makes me feral for no apparent reason

Let's start with the title and a few notes

I could, without hesitation, translate "rusalochki" as mermaids, simply because women + water - it all makes sense in my head. But if I do a little thinking regarding world mythologies, I gonna find myself missing a fishtail at the very least. Not to mention undead, often suicidal origins. And tickles.

We sure love the mischievous and ambiguous spirits of dead people in our mythology. Anyway, instead of finding an English analogy let's just learn another mythical creature known as rusalka, k?

I also need to express that Ukrainian folk songs are full of diminutive forms. See these things at the end of a word?

Then we're dealing with "little and probably cute" silent descriptions

Ukrainian line, then immediately English one, погнали:

[Intro]

Та зельоная добровонь��а

Green oak forest

Холодна криниця

Cold well

Та скажи мені всю правдоньку

Tell me the whole truth

Ой чого мені сниться

Oh, why am I dreaming

Та куди гляну, подивлюся

Anywhere I gaze, anywhere I look

Не моя сторононька

This is not my side

Ой та хто тепер проводжає

Oh, who is accompanying me now

То мої русалоньки

It's my rusalochki

[Chorus]

Рано-рано засвітило сонечко

Early, early the sun shined

Рано-рано прилетіла пташечка

Early, early the bird flew in

Рано-рано заспівала голосно

Early, early [bird] sang loudly

Рано-рано

Early, early

Рано-рано я засію стежечку

Early, early I will sow a path

Рано-рано до твого віконечка

Early, early to your window

Рано-рано буде любо, зелено

Early, early it will be nice and green

Рано-рано

Early, early

[Verse]

Та візьміть собі, русалочки

Take for yourself, rusalochki

Та рути і мяти

Rue and mint

Та не приходьте темной ночки

And don't come during a dark night

До нової хати

to a new house

Та ходіть, мої русалочки

Walk, my rusalochki

До самого двору

to the yard

Та не топчіть мені рутоньку

But don't trample my rue

Біля мого двору

near my yard

[Verse]

Проведу я, русалочки, до бору, до бору

I will lead you, rusalochki, to the pine forest, to the pine forest

Сама вернусь молодая додому, додому

And I, the young one, will return home, home

Проведу я, русалочки, в темний бор, в темний бор

I will lead you, rusalochki, to the dark pine forest, to the dark pine forest

Сама вернусь молодая

And I, the young one, will return

Проведу я, русалочки, до бору, до бору

I will lead you, rusalochki, to the pine forest, to the pine forest

Сама вернусь молодая додому, додому

And I, the young one, will return home, home

Проведу я, русалочки, в темний бор, в темний бор

I will lead you, rusalochki, to the dark pine forest, to the dark pine forest

Сама вернусь молодая

And I, the young one, will return

[Same chorus]

We won't be talking about "та" translation, because I'm lacking a few degrees, thanks for understanding ❤

usually English translation just straight-up skips this word, which is fair, cause its absence won't affect any meaning, but, oh, what a word

So, it's seems like an evil spirit infestation, or a rather unlucky Rusalna Week experience

Go read Katrina's Instagram for more information, and don't forget about official music video

[babolat85]

Go_A - Rusalochki

[telekinetic-issue]

if Go_A doesn’t release Rusalochki in the US iTunes Store I’m first going to cry and then pay someone to buy it for me and send me the .aac because I. need it. injected into my bloodstream.

[possiblyrhodri]

Go_A - Rusalochki

[swnamii]

!!!!!!!!!!!

[desireisqueer]

how did i end up here

[zhalmeninas]

do i have a obsession?

yes.

[ezra-returns]

THEY MADE A MV???

edit: beginning to think i may be a lesbian send help

[dymko]

YOOOOOOO ITS NOT A DRILL

GO_A RELEASED NEW SONG ITS LITERALLY BEEN AGES

[babolat85]

Go_A - Rusalochki

[telekinetic-issue]

CAN CONFIRM I AM VERY NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS SONG DROP I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE VIDEO

There’s an approximately 0% chance I’m gonna be normal about this song when the studio version is released.