Lavanda (Sofia Rotaru song)
| "Lavanda" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Sofia Rotaru | |
| Language | Russian |
| English title | "Lavender" |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Genre | Pop music |
| Composer(s) | Vladimir Matetsky |
| Lyricist(s) | Mikhail Shabrov |
"Lavanda" (Russian: Лава́нда, English: Lavender) is one of the major hits of Sofia Rotaru, a popular song for duet performance of 1985.
The lyrics were written by Mikhail Shabrov and the music was composed by Vladimir Matetsky. This song became the debut of collaboration of Rotaru and with the new author and composer. Rotaru was awarded platinum disc for selling more than million of copies of the song and the same named album.
Canadian Leonard Cohen released a similar tune in December 1984, "Dance Me to the End of Love".
Performers and covers
- Sofia Rotaru and Jaak Joala (USSR 1985, 1986 USSR)
- Rainer Friman and Hirvijärvi Minna ( Finland 1986)
- Milk and Coffee – Mi Manchi (Italy 1986)
- Sofia Rotaru and Philipp Kirkorov (Russia 2001)
- Sofia Rotaru and Nikolay Baskov (Russia 2007)
Lyrics
In our live everything happens
Even under the sun ice doesn't melt
And with warmth the winter greets
Rain takes place in December
Whether loving or not – don't know it
We sometimes play in love
And when losing it
"Not a fate" – we say
Chorus:
Lavender, mountainous lavender
Of our meeting with you, those are the blue flowers
Lavender, mountainous lavender
How many years have passed, but we remember, you and I
Summer us the warmth was giving
Larus over the water was floating
Only for us the moon was shining
To us alone on the Earth
But where has it gone all this?
There was not, and is no answer
And now as the two planets
We are apart with you
Chorus: