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Apricot Jam at the Embassy

“Apricot Jam at the Embassy” brings together Russian and English. Its musical genre is Neo-soul.

Lyrics & translation ↓
Apricot Jam at the Embassy

Russian ↔ English

About this song

The first paired lines are “Ставлю банку на белую скатерть.” and “I set the jar on white linen.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.

A refugee chef brings his grandmother's jam to a formal dinner and tells the table what home tastes like. Neo-soul, 83 BPM, Rhodes, live bass, brushed backbeat, clear alto, richly melodic chorus

Learn with this song

Listen to each line and compare its translation. Use Twin to switch to the same phrase in the other language; use Echo to recall its meaning before revealing the translation.

Twin ⇄Echo ✧Three words at a time.

Two languages. One melody.

Lyrics & translation

RussianEnglish

Verse 1

Ставлю банку на белую скатерть.

I set the jar on white linen.

Высокие бокалы стоят как башни.

Tall glasses stand like towers.

Я попросил подать простые ложки.

I asked for plain spoons.

Verse 2

Бабушка резала спелые абрикосы.

Grandmother sliced the ripe apricots.

Солнце цеплялось за край её платка.

Sunlight caught the edge of her scarf.

Её рецепт доехал на клочке бумаги.

Her recipe traveled on a paper scrap.

Chorus

Одна ложка, и я снова босиком.

One spoonful, and I'm barefoot again.

Снова дома среди абрикосовых деревьев.

Back home among the apricot trees.

Никакой забор не остановит этот аромат.

No fence can stop this fragrance.

Сегодня и для вас найдётся место.

Tonight there's room for you too.

Bridge

Я назвал деревню и снова улыбнулся.

I named the village and smiled again.

Он взял банку двумя руками.

He held the jar with both hands.

И ужин наконец начался.

And dinner finally began.

Chorus

Одна ложка, и я снова босиком.

One spoonful, and I'm barefoot again.

Снова дома среди абрикосовых деревьев.

Back home among the apricot trees.

Никакой забор не остановит этот аромат.

No fence can stop this fragrance.

Сегодня и для вас найдётся место.

Tonight there's room for you too.

Outro

Пустая банка всё ещё пахнет домом.

The empty jar still smells of home.

Я заберу её на маленькую кухню.

I'll take it to my little kitchen.