Софія Нерсесян sings the Ukrainian folk ballad ясне сонце. The songwriter Валерія Фурман pens a poetic story about a mother and son during wartime. The vocalist brings a gentle strength to this touching narrative.
Released: March 1, 2026
ясне сонце (Bright Sun)
Софія Нерсесян (Sofia Nersesian)
ясне сонце (Bright Sun) Lyrics English Translation by Софія Нерсесян (Sofia Nersesian)
Валерія Фурман writes with clear, powerful images. The poet mentions a birch tree and a black cloud to describe a mother’s loss. The line ‘come back home in the third year’ shows the painful hope she carries.
Yasne Sontse Ne Sidalo Po Zemli KhodyloThe bright sun didn’t set, it walked across the earth.
Pokotylosia Po Stepu V Kolo ZamanyloIt rolled across the steppe, drawing everything into its circle.
Po Zemli Khodylo Ta Y Vsi Zori PozbyraloIt roamed the land and gathered all the stars,
V Bilim Poli Vsim Povoli Doliu Spovidaloas it slowly told everyone’s fate in the white field.
Na Poli Bereza Na Po Na Poli KudriavaA birch tree stands in the field, a leafy birch in the field.
Maty Svoho Syna V Viisko VyriadzhalaA mother was seeing her son off to the war.
Idy Idy Synu Idy Ne Barysia“Go, go, my son, go and don’t linger,”
Na Tretii Hodochok Dodomu Vernysia“come back home in the third year.”
Yasne Sontse Ne SidaloThe bright sun didn’t set.
Nastupyla Chorna Khmara Sontse ZakhovalaA black cloud moved in and hid the sun.
Khloptsi Z Voiska Povertalys Maty Vse ChekalaThe boys returned from the army, but the mother was still waiting.
Polynula Na Te Pole Morokom SpovyteShe rushed to that field, which was shrouded in darkness,
A Pid Toiu Berezoiu Dolenka Rozbytaand found a shattered fate under that birch tree.
Na Poli Bereza Na Po Na Poli KudriavaA birch tree stands in the field, a leafy birch in the field.
Maty Svoho Syna V Viisko VyriadzhalaA mother was seeing her son off to the war.
Idy Idy Synu Idy Ne Barysia“Go, go, my son, go and don’t linger,”
Na Tretii Hodochok Dodomu Vernysia“come back home in the third year.”
Yasne Sontse Ne SidaloThe bright sun didn’t set.
ясне сонце (Bright Sun) Music Video
‘ясне сонце’ lyrics offer a heartbreaking look at war’s personal cost. The Ukrainian song connects a folk tale to the universal pain of waiting for a soldier who never returns.