Камбоджа
Мара Lyrics


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Мы с тобой не бомбили Камбоджу,
Не ходили по джунглям Въетнама:
Мы друг к другу расплавленной кожей
Прилипали, впадая в нирвану.

Мы не слали себе телеграммой
Огнемет в потайные пещеры;
Мы друг другу могли постоянно
Прижигать окончания нервов.

Мы с тобой жили, как под прицелом,
Избивая друг друга до крови…
Были в бункер запаянным целым,
Очень странной, красивой любовью…

Но когда… мы… любили друг друга…




Забывала я… о том, что ты…
Такая… сука!

Overall Meaning

In Мара's song Камбоджа, the singer reminisces about a destructive and toxic relationship with a lover. The opening lines express that despite not having bombed Cambodia or gone through the jungles of Vietnam together, they were still connected in a way that was almost transcendental. The lines could be interpreted as a metaphor for the intensity of their relationship, which was all-consuming and had a certain explosive quality. The following lines suggest that the couple would indulge in self-harm, causing each other pain and destroying each other’s emotional boundaries. However, they found beauty in their unique and strange kind of love, which made them feel as though they were living in a bunker.


The last line of the song, “But when we loved each other, I forgot about how much of a b*tch you are,” shows the singer's conflict about the relationship. On one hand, there is a deep sense of love and connection, but on the other hand, there is also an acknowledgment of the toxicity and abuse. The singer recognizes that they were very much in love with their partner, but also acknowledges that the relationship was very destructive.


Overall, the song is about the complexities of a toxic relationship, where the love is intense but also damaging, and the singer is struggling to come to terms with the contradictions involved.


Line by Line Meaning

Мы с тобой не бомбили Камбоджу,
We didn't bomb Cambodia together,


Не ходили по джунглям Въетнама:
We didn't walk through the jungles of Vietnam,


Мы друг к другу расплавленной кожей
We melted into each other's skin,


Прилипали, впадая в нирвану.
Sticking together, falling into Nirvana.


Мы не слали себе телеграммой
We didn't send ourselves telegrams,


Огнемет в потайные пещеры;
Or flamethrowers into secret caves;


Мы друг другу могли постоянно
We could constantly,


Прижигать окончания нервов.
Burn the endings of each other's nerves.


Мы с тобой жили, как под прицелом,
We lived like we were under siege,


Избивая друг друга до крови…
Beating each other to a pulp...


Были в бункер запаянным целым,
We were sealed together in a bunker,


Очень странной, красивой любовью…
With a very strange, beautiful love...


Но когда… мы… любили друг друга…
But when... we... loved each other...


Забывала я… о том, что ты…
I forgot... that you...


Такая… сука!
Are such... a bastard!




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