Tkachuk & Phoenix - My Friend

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English translation of the song:

**My Friend **
lyrics and music by Sasha Tkachuk, Phoenix

ART: Sasha Tkachuk, Leif Hansen (Drømmer), Phoenix

**English translation of the song:**

It once was, it will be forever:
A small village, a river by a hill.
We grew up together, carefree,
You and I were inseparable.

Remember our laughter under the night roof,
How we shared secrets and dreams?
Only about one thing, that is higher than the heart,
I was stubbornly silent, you know.

I didn't know why my heart beats so fast
When you are next to me,
And why my soul is torn to pieces,
If you are not here, my dear friend.

I didn't know what it's called,
The feeling that burned from within.
I knew one thing: it is not forgotten,
Whether you are silent your whole life, or you speak.

The years went by, our faces changed,
The world around us seemed large.
I continued to secretly appear in your dreams,
Remaining only your friend.

How many times I caught your accidental glance,
Freezing, I waited, not knowing for what,
And kept my most important secret,
Thinking that the time had not yet come.

I didn't know why my heart beats so fast
When you are next to me,
And why my soul is torn to pieces,
If you are not here, my dear friend.

I didn't know what it's called,
The feeling that burned from within.
I knew one thing: it is not forgotten,
Whether you are silent your whole life, or you speak.

A summer evening, stars over the fields,
We sat silently by the wattle fence.
You sighed, shrugged your shoulders slightly
And said, suddenly looking at me:

"You know, I'm tired of carrying all this,
Like a stone it presses on my chest.
I love you," and with the moonlight
Our difficult path was illuminated.

My heart stopped, then it started beating,
So many years of fear and longing.
Everything that was so painfully kept,
Sounded to all the winds from my hand.

I didn't know why my heart beats so fast
When you are next to me, but now I knew.
And why does my soul sometimes get torn apart?
Because I was waiting for you so much.

I didn't know what it's called,
And now we know, you and I.
May love never end,
Forever with me, my love.