Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet / Ukrainian singer from an ethnic Romanian family.… Read Full Bio ↴Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet / Ukrainian singer from an ethnic Romanian family. She was born in Marshinci, region of Chernivtsi, Ukraine on Aug 7 1947. She has sung songs in Russian, Ukrainian and Moldavian languages, which were equally popular throughout the Soviet Union.

Her songs have become the classics of Soviet and post-Soviet stage. Sofia was cast in seven musical films, her debut being in 1971 in "Червона рута" (Red rue). She played the main roles in films "Где ты, любовь?" (Where are you, love?, 1980) and "Душа" (Soul, 1981). She has performed in concerts in the United States, Asia, Europe, Australia. Sofia has got dozen of prizes, awards and medals.

In 1986, she was the first female pop singer to be given the prestigious title of "People's Artist of USSR". President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and President of Russia Vladimir Putin gave awards to Sofia Rotaru in August 2002 (for her 55th birthday), bestowing upon her the high rank of the Hero of Ukraine for her "outstanding personal merits in the sphere of art", and the Russian order "For merits before the Nation", respectively.

While Mrs. Rotaru commonly goes by this last name, her official last name is Yevdokymenko-Rotaru. Yevdokymenko was the last name of her late husband. Following several months of mourning, Rotaru resumed her feverish concert and recording activity and again topped the Russian and Ukrainian charts.

Весна
София Ротару Lyrics

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Ти вернешся колись в той перший день,
Ти вернешся i все згадаєш знов.
Я хочу, щоб збулись слова пiсень,
Я хочу, щоб збулась любов!

У тебе любов одна, у мене любов одна,
Крiзь роки веде вона у той найперший день.
У щастя своя струна, у долi своя весна,

Хай буде завжди вона в полонi у пiсень.

Нехай iще зима, та все одно
Я дверi вiдчиню своiй веснi!
I щастя прилетить в моє вiкно,
I сонце принесе менi.

У тебе любов одна, у мене любов одна,
Крiзь роки веде вона у той найперший день.
У щастя своя струна, у долi своя весна,
Хай буде завжди вона в полонi у пiсень.

У тебе любов одна, у мене любов одна,
Крiзь роки веде вона у той найперший день.
У щастя своя струна, у долi своя весна,

Хай буде завжди вона в полонi у пiсень.
В полонi у пiсень!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to София Ротару's song "Весна" (Vesna) talk about the hope and longing for a love that will endure through time. The song begins with the sentiment that someday the person she is addressing will return to that first day they met and remember everything once again. The singer expresses her desire for the words of the songs to come true and for love to be realized.

She emphasizes that both she and the person she is singing to have their own unique love, which leads them back to that first day even after many years. She describes her love as a string tied to her happiness and her destiny, likening it to the symbol of spring. The singer wishes for this love and happiness to always be present, held captive in the realm of songs.

The second verse expresses the singer's anticipation and readiness for her own spring to come, even if winter still lingers. She opens the door to her spring, hoping that happiness will fly into her window and the sun will bring her joy. The chorus is repeated, reiterating the concept of a unique love that leads back to the first day, with happiness tied to a string and destiny associated with spring.

Overall, the song "Весна" portrays a longing for a love that transcends time and remains alive in the realm of songs. It speaks to the desire for happiness, the anticipation of a new beginning, and the hope that love will always prevail.

Line by Line Meaning

Ти вернешся колись в той перший день,
You will return someday to that first day,

Ти вернешся i все згадаєш знов.
You will return and remember everything again.

Я хочу, щоб збулись слова пiсень,
I want the words of the songs to come true,

Я хочу, щоб збулась любов!
I want love to come true!

У тебе любов одна, у мене любов одна,
You have only one love, I have only one love,

Крiзь роки веде вона у той найперший день.
Through the years it leads us to that very first day.

У щастя своя струна, у долi своя весна,
In happiness, there is its own string, in destiny, there is its own spring,

Хай буде завжди вона в полонi у пiсень.
May it always be captivated in songs.

Нехай iще зима, та все одно
Let it still be winter, but nevertheless

Я дверi вiдчиню своiй веснi!
I will open the door to my spring!

I щастя прилетить в моє вiкно,
And happiness will fly into my window,

I сонце принесе менi.
And the sun will bring it to me.