Жадан і Собаки collaborate with Тіна Кароль on the haunting track ‘Ніч’. Serhiy Zhadan writes poetic lyrics about a winter night’s fragile connection. The musicians craft a melody that mirrors the tension between silence and longing.
Released: January 23, 2026
ніч (Night)
Жадан І Собаки (Zhadan I Sobaky) | Тіна Кароль (Tina Karol)
ніч (Night) Lyrics Translation – Жадан І Собаки (Zhadan I Sobaky) | Тіна Кароль (Tina Karol)
The songwriter describes a protective gesture, ‘look at how he’s holding her by the shoulder.’ This simple physical act carries the weight of fear and devotion. Zhadan mixes the cold landscape with the warmth of human touch throughout his story.
Skilky u tsomu misti shche holosiv?How many more voices are in this city?
Skilky u tsomu misti ishche tepla?How much warmth is left in this city?
Dobra kraina rik i lisivIn this kind land of rivers and forests,
Tuman pidiiniavsia, a potim osivthe mist rose and then settled down.
I de ta liubov, yaka tut shchoino bula?And where’s the love that was here just a moment ago?
Pechalna zhinka i movchaznyi cholovikA sorrowful woman and a silent man.
Vsi vazhlyvi slova naspravdi prostiAll the important words are actually simple.
Khai tsia zyma tryvaie povikLet this winter last forever,
Torkaisia nechutno yii poviktouch her eyelids without a sound.
Bo skilky vona shche bude v tvoiemu zhytti?After all, how much longer will she be in your life?
Nich rozilliatsia i peretecheThe night will spill out and flow over,
Ale yak vin trymaie yii za plechebut look at how he’s holding her by the shoulder.
Nache boitsia yii zahubytyIt’s as if he’s afraid of losing her,
Nache znaie, shcho vona vtecheas if he knows that she’ll run away.
Tysha taka hlyboka y prostaThe silence is so deep and simple,
Ale boh rok-n-rolu zakhyshchaie mistabut the god of rock-n-roll protects the cities.
I yakshcho ty ne virysh u spivy svoiAnd if you don’t believe in your own songs,
Podyvysia, yak vin trymaie yiijust look at how he’s holding her.
Stilky vsoho vymovleno liudmySo much has been spoken by people,
Nikhto ne znaie, chy mizh nymy shchos yebut no one knows if there’s anything between them.
Nebo, yake obyraiemo myThis is the sky that we choose,
Teplo yii dykhannia sered zymythe warmth of her breath in the heart of winter.
I tak tryvozhno hirchyt zvuchannia tvoie (Ye)And your sound has such a restless, bitter edge.
Dyvna kraina sutinkiv i snihivA strange land of twilight and snow.
Holos, mov dotyk, obryvaie pitmuA voice, like a touch, breaks through the darkness.
Tse tvoja nizhnist i tse tvii hnivThis is your tenderness and this is your rage,
Kraina pahorbiv i vohnivthis land of hills and fires,
Zalyshaiе znovu nadiiu yomuleaving him with hope once again.
Nich rozilliatsia i peretechеThe night will spill out and flow over,
Ale yak vin trymaie yii za plechebut look at how he’s holding her by the shoulder.
Nache boitsia yii zahubytyIt’s as if he’s afraid of losing her,
Nache znaie, shcho vona vtecheas if he knows that she’ll run away.
Temriava bude tobi, mov znakThe darkness will be like a sign for you,
I vse, shcho ty skazhesh — ty skazhesh takand everything you say — you’ll say it so,
Shchoby slova podorozhni tvoithat your traveling words
Hrily yii i trymaly yiimight warm her and hold her.
Nich rozilliatsia i peretecheThe night will spill out and flow over,
Ale yak vin trymaie yii za plechebut look at how he’s holding her by the shoulder.
Nache boitsia yii zahubytyIt’s as if he’s afraid of losing her,
Nache znaie, shcho vona vtecheas if he knows that she’ll run away.
Tysha taka hlyboka y prostaThe silence is so deep and simple,
Ale boh rok-n-rolu zakhyshchaie mistabut the god of rock-n-roll protects the cities.
I yakshcho ty ne virysh u spivy svoiAnd if you don’t believe in your own songs,
Podyvysia, yak vin trymaie yiijust look at how he’s holding her.
ніч (Night) Music Video
What does ‘Ніч’ mean? The lyrics show how a single moment can hold both tenderness and fear. This Ukrainian language song from Zhadan i Sobaky finds hope in the darkest hours.