Solovey (translation: "Nightingale") was to have been the Ukrainian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 performed by Go_A. It would have been the first Eurovision entry to be performed entirely in the Ukrainian language.
Lyrics[]
Oi khodyla ya v dolynu
Po chervonuiu kalynu
Oi khodyla ya v dolynu
Po chervonuiu kalynu
Nazbyrala kvitochok
Zaplitala v vinochok
Zaplitala v vinochok
Rutu i barvinochok
A do mene Vaniusha
Iz za haiu pospisha
A do mene Vaniusha
Ty Katrusia khorosha!
Myla moia Katrusia
Ya z toboiu liubliusia
Ya z toboiu liubliusia
Poky ne zna matusia
Solovey, solovey, ne spivai ranen'ko
A meni na serden'ku znov ne veselen'ko
Solovey, solovey, oi yak meni buty
Vmila yoho poliubyty - ne vmila zabuty
Yakby ya toho ne znala
Ya b z toboiu ne huliala
Ne khodyla u dolynu
Ne lamala b kalynu
Ya z toboiu liubliusia
Poky ne zna matusia
A yak uzna matusia, to roziidemosia
Ne spivai ranen'ko
Shchos' ne veselen'ko
Oi yak meni buty
Solovey, solovey, ne spivai ranen'ko
A meni na serden'ku znov ne veselen'ko
Solovey, solovey, oi yak meni buty
Vmila yoho poliubyty - ne vmila zabuty
Solovey, solovey, ne spivai ranen'ko
A meni na serden'ku znov ne veselen'ko
Solovey, solovey, oi yak meni buty
Vmila yoho poliubyty - ne vmila zabuty
Oh, I went down into the valley
To harvest blackhaw
Oh, I went down into the valley
To harvest blackhaw
I gathered the flowers,
Braided them into a wreath
Braided them into a wreath,
The rue and periwinkle flowers
And to me Ivan
Came out from the woods
And to me Ivan
Says "You are pretty, Katya!"
My dear Katya
I'll love you
I'll love you,
For as long as mother doesn't know
Nightingale, nightingale, do not sing so early
My heart can't feel good about this
Nightingale, nightingale, oh, what do I do now?
I came to love him - and cannot forget him
If I hadn't known this,
I wouldn't go with you
Wouldn't have gone down into the woods,
Wouldn't have broken the blackhaw's twigs
I'll love you,
For as long as mother doesn't know
If mother finds out,
We will part
Do not sing so early
Can't feel good about this
Oh, what do I do now?
Nightingale, nightingale, do not sing so early
My heart can't feel good about this
Nightingale, nightingale, oh, what do I do now?
I came to love him - and cannot forget him
Nightingale, nightingale, do not sing so early
My heart can't feel good about this
Nightingale, nightingale, oh, what do I do now?
I came to love him - and cannot forget him
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