Orange Nights
Platon Karataev Lyrics

The leaves whisper autumn
The sound of falling leaves reminds the singer of the season changing.

On this lonely night in Pest,
The singer is alone on this particular night in the city of Pest.

This kind of love I found
The singer has found a love that they despise.

Oh, I hate and I detest.
The artist has intense negative feelings towards their love.

I'm sitting on the quay
The artist is seated by the water's edge.

and waiting for the grace,
The singer is waiting for some sort of relief.

I'm the Danube now
The singer feels like they are one with the river Danube.

with flotsam on my surface.
The artist has metaphorical debris floating on the surface of their emotions.

Those orange nights in Pest
The artist recalls specific autumn nights in Pest.

When I can't rest
The artist has trouble sleeping during these nights.

And I let all of my feelings float away
The singer releases their emotions, letting them drift away.

Both the worst and the best.
The artist is letting go of both their positive and negative emotions.

With weight on my chest
The singer is burdened with emotions.

Solitude, you're with me in the end,
The singer acknowledges that solitude will always be with them.

we salute as old friends.
The singer sees solitude as a companion, not an enemy.

The rain is stuttering
The sound of rain is described as stuttering.

On the closed windows
The windows are firmly shut, keeping the rain out.

My feelings are whirling
The singer's emotions are in tumultuous motion.

Like the leaf that the cold wind blows.
The singer's emotions are eddying like a leaf in the wind.

And I ask the waves
The artist addresses the water, asking for help.

To wash the pain out of my heart
The artist wants their emotional pain to be cleansed.

We both know my darling
The artist's partner is aware of their shared situation.

That we should not be apart.
The singer believes that they should not be separated from their love.