Manizha Russian Woman Eurovision 2021

ThisRusskaya zhenshchina is on burn down! Manizhawon Russia's Eurovision 2021 selection on International Women'south Twenty-four hour period with her song "Russian Woman", an empowering anthem recounting the journey of women in Russia.

Gyre down for "Russian Woman" lyrics

Russia in Eurovision 2021: Manizha "Russian Woman"

Manizha was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. After the Tajik Civil War, the family relocated to Moscow. She starting time dipped her toe in the music business organisation back in 2009. Performing nether the name Ru.Kola. She showed great promise with tracks like "Neglect".

In 2018, she became the showtime Russian creative person to be given the "Deezer Next" treatment. Deezer is a French-based music streaming service and their "Adjacent" initiative highlights the music of select artists from around the globe through increased exposure in playlists. Her current and unique sound combines soul with traditional and electrical flair. Despite all the mixing and matching, in a 2018 interview with wiwibloggs, she told united states her music is "super simple, music from my eye, that'due south all". She likewise said it honours "realness" — making her a woman of our ain heart.

What exercise the "Russian Woman" lyrics hateful?

Manizha says that "Russian Woman" covers the journeying of the Russian woman over the by few hundred years. Women in Russia have gone through a lot and that'southward all visible through the song's lyrics. Manizha tells TASS that:

"The song is about the transformation of the identity of women in the last few centuries in Russia. She walked the unbelievable road from the izba [a traditional Slavic countryside dwelling] to the right to vote and be voted on (every bit one of the kickoff in the world), from the factory halls to the voyages into space. She was never afraid to stand against stereotypes and accept the responsibility herself."

The song starts with a woman standing in a field. Until 1861, all Russian women worked as "serfs", a form of slavery, on fields owned by the Russian Emperor. In fact, well-nigh women nonetheless worked in the fields until the industrial revolution properly came to Russia in the 1920s. They often suffered from hunger and illnesses due to poor working conditions.

In Russian, the word for "field" and "battleground" are synonymous. War has also played a huge function in the life of the Russian women of the 20th century. During both WWI and WWII, many families broke apart due to the husband or begetter dying on the front. Oftentimes, Russian women but knew their husband or father had died when the ship or train carrying their regiment came back without them.

Some Russian Eurovision fans take also interpreted the line "Nosotros are waiting for a ship" to be a cross-reference to the classic Russian fairytale Ruddy Sails. In that story, a young woman waits for a send with a prince to choice her up. In the song, Manizha sings near waiting for a transport and then continuing up and leaving. In Russian, this can besides mean "to leave of your bed" after a night's sleep, realising dreams are fiction.

A newer generation of Russian women also has to deal with new bug, which Manizha discusses quite extensively in the vocal. In a male person-centric society, Russian women still face daily discrimination near the way they clothes and for their personal life choices. One of the biggest societal expectations in modern-day Russia is the ideal of a woman being extremely thin, married young, not too sexy, but non too boring either.

"Russian Woman" sees Manizha questioning gild'south expectations towards women: "You're already past 30/ Hello? Where are the children?", "You are overnice-looking overall/ Only you should lose some weight".

Logically, a lot of women do non desire others to decide their life. Manizha sings for them likewise. In the short time between the second verse and the bridge, she speaks confronting those who desire to dictate her life: "Now, you should comport in listen/ I don't blame you/ But I love myself damn hard".

In the bridge, using singing from Russian folk styles, Manizha comes back to the story of the destruction of state of war besides as other conflicts with men in Russian federation. But she tells Russian women that they are powerful, whether they piece of work on the field, in the factories or in the offices.  She sings that a broken family unit won't break them and that they are strong enough to break any wall. There'south also references to the family: "Son without male parent, girl without father, but a cleaved family, does not intermission me"

Russian Woman lyrics – Manizha (Russian federation ESC 2021)

Lyrics and music: Manizha, Ori Kaplan, and Ori Avni

Russian text

English translation

Поле поле поле
Я ж мала
Поле поле поле
Так мала
Как пройти по полю из огня
Как пройти по полю если ты одна?
А-а-а?
Ждать ли чьей-то ручечки, ручки?
А-а-а?
Кто подаст мне ручку девочки?
Из покон веков
С ночи до утра
С ночи-ночи
Ждем мы корабля
Ждем мы корабля
Очень очень
С ночи до утра
Ждем мы корабля
Ждем бы корабля
А что ждать?
Встала и пошла.
Every Russian Woman
Needs to know
You're stiff plenty, y'all're gonna break the wall
Шо там хорохорится?
Ой, красавица?
Ждешь своего юнца?
Ой, красавица
Тебе уж за 30
Ало? Где же дети?
Ты в целом красива
Но вот бы похудеть бы
Надень подлиннее
Надень покороче
Росла без отца
Делай то, что не хочешь
Ты точно не хочешь?
Не хочешь?
А надо.
Послушайте, правда.
Мы с вами не стадо
Вороны пщ-щ-щ пыщ-щ-щ
Отвалите
Теперь зарубите себе на носу
Я вас не виню
А себя я чертовски люблю
Борются, борются
Все по кругу борются
Да не молятся
Сын без отца
Дочь без отца
Но сломанной Family unit
Не сломать меня
You gonna
You lot gonna break the wall
Every Russian Woman
Needs to know
Y'all're potent enough, you lot're gonna break the wall
Every Russian Woman
Needs to know
You're strong plenty, yous're gonna break the wall
Hey, Russian woman
Don't be afraid, daughter
You're strong enough
You're potent enough
Don't be afraid
Don't be agape
Don't be afraid
Don't exist afraid
Борются, борются
Все по кругу борются
Да не молятся
Сын без отца
Дочь без отца
Но сломанной Family
Не сломать меня
Field, field, field
I'yard so small
Field, field, field
I'm too small
How to cross a field though the fire?
How to cross the field if you're alone?
Heeeey?
Should I expect for somebody's little paw?
Whaaat?
Who volition requite me their helpful hand, girls?
For ages now
From night till dawn
From the deepest of the night
Nosotros are waiting for a send
Nosotros are waiting for a transport
Very very much
From dark till dawn
We are waiting for a transport
We are waiting for a ship
Very very much
But what'south the wait?
Stand up, become ahead!
Aha, aha!
Every Russian woman
Needs to know
You're strong plenty to bounce against the wall
What'southward the showing off for?
Oh, what a beauty y'all are!
Are you lot waiting for your young fella?
Oh, what a dazzler y'all are!
You lot're over 30 already!
Hello? Where are your kids?
Yous are quite fine overall
But losing weight would do you practiced
Wear it a bit longer
Wear it a bit shorter
Grew up without a father?
Practise what you lot don't want to!
Are y'all sure y'all don't want it?
Don't want it?
You should!
Listen up, really!
We ain't a herd
Hey, crows, shoo!
Exit me alone
Now acquire it by centre:
I don't arraign y'all
But damn do I love myself
They fight, always fight
Everyone around is fighting
Simply they never pray
Son without a father
Girl with no male parent
But this cleaved family unit
Tin can't break me
Every Russian Woman
Needs to know
You lot're strong plenty, you're gonna interruption the wall
Every Russian Woman
Needs to know
You lot're strong enough, you lot're gonna break the wall
Hey, Russian woman
Don't exist afraid, daughter
Yous're stiff enough
Yous're strong enough
Don't be agape
Don't be afraid
Don't be agape
Don't be afraid
They fight, always fight
Everyone effectually is fighting
But they never pray
Son without a father
Daughter with no father
But this broken family
Tin can't suspension me

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Additional reporting by Luis and Dayana.

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