Recently having become a great fan of the band Antytila, I wanted to translate some of their songs from Ukrainian into English so I could sing along. Here is the original:
Aнтитіла - Лови момент czcams.com/video/adzOwkpyWDQ/video.html
Please forgive the very amateur "studio" and video. I've learned that "better" is often the enemy of "good enough." To Taras and all the guys of AntytilA, this is for you. I hope to hear you sing it!
Seize the Day (English translation by Laura Drexler):
Walk together closely /
Or call up on the phone
These moments we have known /
Are golden
They’re snapshots of our story /
Adventures all our own
But how the time has flown /
So then…
Hold onto these moments for they are classic!
Time is fleet, escapes us though we grasp it
So seize the day!
We’re crazy and look fantastic!
[Right] here together!
Our earth and heaven!
Draw all your dreams, and paint their scenes
Draw all your dreams as you’d have them be
And come away, oh, come away with me!
We’ll seize the day, I’ll keep you safe with me,
We’ll find a way, oh come away with me!
Let’s start today This is our place here!
Just as we need it, Not by chance
Every atom turns by a plan
Look in my eyes closely
You’ll see a burning light
It’s limitless and seeks
A sweet home
Cherish all these memories
Hold on to these nights
The silhouette’s complete
Where we are
Hold onto these moments for they are classic!
Time is fleet, escapes us though we grasp it
So seize the day!
We’re crazy and look fantastic!
[Right] here together!
Our earth and heaven!
So come away, oh come away with me!
We’ll seize the day, I’ll keep you safe with me,
We’ll find a way, oh come away with me!
Let’s start today, this is our place here!
Лови момент
Заглядай у очі /
Лови на телефон
Ці миті, коли нам / добре
Все, що з нами досі /
Сталося разом
Пригоди зі смаком / Коли...
Зніми цю мить /
На ній ми такі
класні
Життя летить /
Екрани старі
гаснуть
Лови момент /
Ці кадри такі шалені
Це наше місце,
це наше небо
Малюй собі, малюй собі мрії
Малюй собі, без ламаних ліній
Де соловей, де соловей лине...
Все буде так, як треба нам, Кожен атом має план
Заглядай у очі /
Там немає меж
Там шукає дім світло
Збережи ці ночі /
У пам'яті мереж
Силуетами міста
Зніми цю мить …
Де соловей, де соловей лине