Not Found For as long as I can remember, Mother, your children are like birds, That endless childhood temptation – For as long as I can remember, Mother, your children are like birds, Maybe far from home and shelter, Son, remember this, my son – Mother, your children are like birds,
The windows always glowed for me,
In the room filled with quiet spring,
And embroidered towels on the wall.
In that sacred, peaceful chamber,
A child’s heart would read and know
Shevchenko’s kind and watchful eyes,
And golden patterns in a row.Chorus
Spreading wings into the sky.
Mother, to your tender room,
We’ll return again by and by.Verse 2
Open the door and you will see,
A table dressed in Sunday white
And mother waiting patiently.Verse 3
That white cloth always shone so bright.
In your room, dear mother, I know,
Every day felt like Sunday light.Chorus
Spreading wings into the sky.
Mother, to your tender room,
We’ll return again by and by.Verse 4
My wings will falter in the air.
The star will fade, and after that –
No more nightingales anywhere.Verse 5
No matter where life takes your flight,
All may leave their mother’s home,
But none forget its gentle light.Chorus (x2)
Spreading wings into the sky.
Mother, to your tender room,
We’ll return again by and by.
Their wings have fluttered into the distance.
Mother, to the bright and native chamber,
Soon we shall return once more.