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Song: Охра́на, отмє́на | Security, cancellation
Singer: Jerry Heil
Video + lyrics + translation
This song won “The single of the year” in 2019 and “The best song” in 2020 in Ukraine. The phrase “Охра́на, отмє́на” is something that a cashier at the supermarket says when there is a mistake in somebody’s receipt. They say “Охра́на, отмє́на” and a special worker resets the cash register. This is a humorous song about a cashier who, appearantly, has been cheated upon by her boyfriend.
Learning Ukrainian songs by heart is a great way to improve your language skills. Watch the song, read the translation and pay close attention to the highlighted words.
Ukrainian lyrics and English translation
На ній, так до́бре ви́дно, що ти за чува́к
Завжди́, шука́єш усю́ди зни́жку
А нова́ та́чка, ма́йже, як нова́.
It shows so well what kind of dude you are
You always look for a discount
And your “new” car is almost like a new one.
А сього́дні, шо́ко-шокола́д купу́-купува́в
Три́ста гри́вень, вчо́ра, по́ки спав,
че́ки взяла́ шви́дко
Ні тебе́, ні пли́тки,
обірва́лась ни́тка…
And today you bought a chocolate bar
300 hryvnias, yesterday, while he was sleeping,
I quickly took the receipts
No you, no chocolate bar,
The thread has broken…
Він вночí назва́в ме́не Лє́на, а я не Лє́на
Я Я́на, охра́на
Ви́ведіть, бо ля́же, як вста́ну
Якщо́ я вста́ну
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я.
At night, he called me Lena, but I’m not Lena,
I’m Yana, security,
Take him out, because he will lie down once I stand up
If I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down (in the meaning of “I’ll knock you down”)
You will lie down when I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down
You will lie down when I stand up.
Паке́т не тре́ба,
жу́йку змо́жу донести́
Мої́ мема́си кида́в їй в лíчку
І пíдло ла́йкаєш мої́ пости́.
No need for a plastic bag,
I’ll be able to carry the chewing gum
You send her my memes in private
And you meanly “like” my posts.
А сього́дні, шо́ко-шокола́д купу́-купува́в
Три́ста гри́вень, вчо́ра, по́ки спав,
че́ки взяла́ шви́дко
Ні тебе́, ні пли́тки,
обірва́лась ни́тка…
And today you bought a chocolate bar
300 hryvnias, yesterday, while he was sleeping,
I quickly took the receipts
No you, no chocolate bar,
The thread has broken…
Він вночí назва́в ме́не Лє́на, а я не Лє́на
Я Я́на, охра́на
Ви́ведіть, бо ля́же, як вста́ну
Якщо́ я вста́ну
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я.
At night, he called me Lena, but I’m not Lena,
I’m Yana, security,
Take him out, because he will lie down once I stand up
If I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down
You will lie down when I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down
You will lie down when I stand up.
Вона́ зна́є що ти їси́ і зна́є всі твої́ зви́чки
Напри́клад, Вíра Петрíвна чи стомато́лог Ва́ся
Ніхто́ не зна́є про них стíльки, як тьо́тя на ка́сі
It knows what you eat and it knows all your habits
For example, Vira Petrivna or Vasia the dentist,
No one knows about them as much as the woman at the cash register.
Він вночí назва́в ме́не Лє́на, а я не Лє́на
Я Я́на, охра́на
Ви́ведіть, бо ля́же, як вста́ну
Якщо́ я вста́ну
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я
Ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш, ти ля́жеш
Ля́жеш, як вста́ну я.
At night, he called me Lena, but I’m not Lena,
I’m Yana, security,
Take him out, because he will lie down once I stand up
If I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down
You will lie down when I stand up
You will lie down, you will lie down, you will lie down
You will lie down when I stand up.


