Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the expressive world of Russian Pop music with EMIN and JONY's hit, "Kamin." This song is a masterful example of a modern power ballad, perfect for learning the Russian vocabulary of heartache, betrayal, and memory (such as 'разбитая душа' - broken soul or 'воспоминания' - memories). Its clear, emotive vocal delivery and repeating, haunting chorus make the lyrics both memorable and highly accessible for language learners.
Key Vocabulary
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камин /kəˈmʲin/ B1 |
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фотография /fətəˈɡrafʲɪjə/ B1 |
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воспоминания /vɐspəmʲɪˈnanʲɪjə/ B2 |
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душа /duˈʂa/ B2 |
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обещания /əbʲɪˈʂanʲɪjə/ B2 |
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пустота /pʊstɐˈta/ C1 |
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маяк /mɐˈjak/ B2 |
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боль /bolʲ/ B1 |
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проси́ть /prɐˈsʲitʲ/ B1 |
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знать /znatʲ/ A2 |
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терять /tʲɪˈrʲætʲ/ B2 |
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босиком /bɐˈsʲikəm/ B2 |
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упрямо /ʊˈprʲamə/ C1 |
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упасть /ʊˈpastʲ/ B2 |
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звезда /zvʲɪzˈda/ A2 |
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мирно /ˈmʲirnə/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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В камине в шесть утра
➔ Prepositional case with prepositions 'в' + time expression.
➔ The phrase 'в шесть утра' means 'at six in the morning.' The preposition 'в' requires the prepositional case to indicate a specific time.
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Фотография твоя
➔ Noun + short form possessive adjective.
➔ The word 'твоя' (your) agrees in gender and number with 'фотография' (feminine singular).
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Горят воспоминания
➔ Present tense, 3rd person plural verb agreeing with plural noun.
➔ 'Горят' (burn) is plural to agree with 'воспоминания' (memories).
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Разбитая душа
➔ Participial adjective formed from past passive participle.
➔ 'Разбитая' (broken) comes from 'разбить' (to break) and describes the noun 'душа' (soul).
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И все твои обещания — пустота
➔ Nominal sentence without a verb (ellipsis of 'есть').
➔ Russian often omits 'есть' (to be) in the present tense. The line literally means 'And all your promises are emptiness.'
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Я босиком по стеклам бегал так упрямо
➔ Past tense verb with adverbial modifiers; use of 'по' + dative plural.
➔ 'Бегал' (ran) is past tense masculine. 'По стеклам' (across the glass) uses the dative plural after 'по' to indicate surface movement.
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Если бы не твой милый голосок
➔ Conditional clause with subjunctive particle 'бы'.
➔ 'Если бы' introduces an unreal conditional, meaning 'If it weren’t for your sweet voice.'
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Я бы упал, сделав последний вздох
➔ Conditional perfect with participial phrase.
➔ 'Я бы упал' means 'I would have fallen.' The companion participial phrase 'сделав последний вздох' (having made the last breath) shows an additional action.
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Теперь ты больше не моя
➔ Use of 'больше не' for negation of state.
➔ 'Больше не' literally means 'no longer.' The phrase says 'Now you’re no longer mine.'
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