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English Translation of "новогодний (new year song)"
[Intro]
Tick-tock
The candles are about to go out, we could celebrate for a century
But afterwards everyone will scatter, as if they were strangers
(Sincerely) I waited for magic at eleven:
Letters that get further away with each year
But now there's no holiday anymore at all

[Verse 1]
And now you're happy
I congratulate you — this holiday is yours
In childhood everything was somehow more colorful, I remember:
Mom in the maternity ward, we're in the living room, the tree, we're on watch, waiting
A through balcony, father, presents in the room
Back then I didn't understand… Suddenly grandpa is hurrying, a fiction
Fuck it, and the holiday was in the air
I felt it sincerely (Sincerely)
The tastes and smells are still the same and familiar
And it's New Year again, and I'm still just as unamused

[Chorus]
The candles are about to go out, we could celebrate for a century
But afterwards everyone will scatter, as if they were strangers
I waited for magic at eleven: Letters that get further away with each year
But now there's no holiday anymore at all
You, most importantly, keep smiling, so as not to show your feelings
Nightmares echo, growing like a sarcoma
This is what devours you every year stronger than before
Even when there's no holiday anymore at all

[Verse 2]
Gingerbread house under renovation, a garland like a noose around the neck
The cat will knock over the tree, and we'll drink to relationships
Dirt will get into the house on a boot, but that's a myth
We both know: you always carried it inside you
But on this day, forget it, don't stop smiling
On this magical day you'll give happiness to another
From this day on you reset your sins to zero
That's how it's always been, though, believe me, they'll always be with you

[Chorus]
The candles are about to go out, we could celebrate for a century
But afterwards everyone will scatter, as if they were strangers
I waited for magic at eleven: Letters that get further away with each year
But now there's no holiday anymore at all
You, most importantly, keep smiling, so as not to show your feelings
Nightmares echo, growing like a sarcoma
This is what devours you every year stronger than before
Even when there's no holiday anymore at all

[Outro]
Tick-tock

Analysis of "новогодний (new year song)"
Background & Context
The track was released on December 30, 2023. According to the Genius song bio, mzlff first shared the track on his Twitch stream, where he played it for viewers. The song was not released on streaming platforms because the beat had already been purchased by someone else. Later, he uploaded it to his Telegram channel by audience request.

Central Theme: The Disillusionment of New Year
The song subverts the traditional festive New Year narrative. Instead of joy and celebration, mzlff presents the holiday as a hollow ritual that masks deeper emotional decay. The recurring image of candles about to go out ("Вот-вот погаснут свечи") serves as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of connection — people celebrate together, but afterwards "scatter as if they were strangers".

Key Motifs & Imagery
1. Lost Childhood Magic
In Verse 1, mzlff contrasts childhood memories — his mother in the maternity ward, waiting by the tree, presents in the room — with his current apathy: "And it's New Year again, and I'm still just as unamused". The magic he once believed in ("I waited for magic at eleven") has faded with each passing year.

2. Forced Smiling & Hidden Pain
The chorus instructs the listener to "keep smiling, so as not to show your feelings," while nightmares "grow like a sarcoma". This juxtaposition of external cheer and internal suffering is the emotional core of the track. The simile of a sarcoma (a type of cancer) suggests that this buried pain is not static — it metastasizes, consuming more each year.

3. Domestic Decay
Verse 2 introduces surreal, dark domestic imagery: a gingerbread house under renovation, a garland used as a noose, a cat knocking over the tree. These images transform the cozy symbols of New Year into instruments of dread. The line "we'll drink to relationships" carries both irony and genuine desperation.

4. Sin and Repetition
The closing lines of Verse 2 — "From this day on you reset your sins to zero / That's how it's always been, though, believe me, they'll always be with you" — suggest that the New Year's promise of renewal is an illusion. The cycle repeats, but the baggage remains.

Musical & Emotional Tone
The song is described as a "depressive New Year song" (депрессивная новогодняя песня). The contrast between the upbeat cultural expectations of New Year music and the melancholy of mzlff's delivery creates a powerful dissonance. The tick-tock motif that opens and closes the track reinforces the relentless passage of time — a clock that brings no renewal, only repetition.

Conclusion
"новогодний (new year song)" is not a celebration — it is a requiem for the loss of wonder. mzlff captur