Запрещённая любовь [Zaprshchyonnaya lyubov] [English translation]

You turned out to be a stranger

Our air is charged with lead;

Knives fly into my back

It was way too late to save myself

I can't do this anymore

But you got into my soul1

You, a priori, are taboo

But I'll break you again2

She's not at fault, but I hate her

My love is post factum;

You're with her, while I'm going insane3

Going in circles in my thoughts

That day when I found out—

Wait, are you serious? Wait, what do you mean?

I got here because of you4

Forbidden love drives me crazy again

I am independent, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm burning to ashes in you

Unthinkably painful, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm naked with him again

How will we go on? Well? Well?5

Forbidden love, you've driven me to my limit

What have you done?6

We're closing the distance

Without flaming on Instagram,

Tags and posts,

All photos just for memories

The game loses its meaning

It's gotten so hard to hide now

You're not subscribed to me;

Sadly I'm not, either

She is not to blame

But jealousy, again and again

Robs me of adequacy

I can't be otherwise

We're raising the heat7

But you're not enough for me again8

You're being serious? Come on, really!

I'm like this because of you

Forbidden love drives me crazy again

I am independent, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm burning to ashes in you

Unthinkably painful, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm naked with him again

How will we go on? Well? Well?

Forbidden love, you've driven me to my limit

What have you done?

What have you done?

Forbidden love drives me crazy again

I am independent, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm burning to ashes in you

Unthinkably painful, but, but

Forbidden love, I'm naked with him again

How will we go on? Well? Well?

Forbidden love, you've driven me to my limit

What have you done?

1. Connotation of "got into" the soul, infiltrated it, just like water seeps down into deeper layers of a material.2. Not "ruin you", as using разрушу instead of нарушу would imply; instead, it's likely referring to 'breaking' the 'taboo' in the previous line.3. An idiom; "мне сносит крышу" = "my roof is coming off", where the "roof" is a common metaphor for sanity.4. Connotation of "I got (caught) in this mess because of you". 5. Russian particle "a" can be used in many ways; in this line it's demanding a reply, similar to "Huh? Huh?".6. Addressing "love" here, not the listener, as indicated by the female verb ending (love is female in Russian).7. Actually, not sure what this means. Literally it's "we're raising the degree", but 'degree' can be a unit of either measuring temperature or alcohol content.8. Lit. "I'm not getting enough of you, again", implying she needs/wants more of him than she is getting.

• Artist:Hanna (Russia)