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[@doomor]

Yes, that was his mother, whose name is Stefania, and this song is dedicated to her :)

[@Ravestef]

I'm not Ukrainian, but my name is also Stefania 👍🏻

[@vancedyoutoube1253]

@@Ravestef Stefania is a greek name and it is an orthodox name that comes from "stefani" that means crown ( probably the crown of Jesus)

[@marianemashkalo4182]

@@Ravestef a very pretty name❤

[@StefferXXL]

What means the short term of my name then?

[@Talzi.]

The song is about the pink hat guy's appreciation for his mother. The woman who appeared on the screen is his mother.

[@TheEroina]

that woman is frontman's mom, her name is Stefania and this song is dedicated to her :)

[@romannestorowicz1121]

The telenka - - is a primitive form of dentsivka without fingerholes. The pitch produced from the instrument is changed by placing a finger into the open end of the pipe and covering this opening by a half or third etc. and also by the strength of the players breathe.

[@sicariooiracis8791]

Its sopilka Ukrainians national instrument

[@sashapaholchuk5309]

@@sicariooiracis8791 it's tylunka (basicaly very rare kind of wind insrtrument)

[@fartreta]

From Sweden 🇸🇪 to Ukraine 🇺🇦 with tons of love 💙💛 I get tears in my eyes watching and hearing this, not knowing if these amazing guys even will be able to go to Turin in May. They might be bravely defending their country on the streets of Kyiv right atm from that Kremlin vampire's thirst for his brothers and sisters blood, who knows. I hope this nightmare ends really soon 💔

[@werwolf1313]

Thanks from Ukraine! We won't forget all support and kind words from everyone around a globe who support us in such hard period of out history.

[@vladaivankiv3111]

Thank you for your support. It is really precious. We also hope that guys are going to be able to present Ukraine at Eurovision as one of the members is part of the Local Defence Forces and fights for Kyiv. We will win, no doubt. Stand with Ukraine 💙💛

[@lovisalindstrom7920]

Yes blue and yellow forever!! Such amazing unity and strength that Ukraine show the rest of Europe right now. Is it about his mother or has it a bigger meaning as well with what is going on?

[@user-qi6rp6dr3h]

Спасибi)

[@skye1355]

Aaaaand they won 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@gottfriedlenz8071]

The song is basically a tribute to the mother of Kalush'es frontman (the one in the magenta hat). The translation is not the best, too literary in my opinion. There were a lot of difficult to translate metaphores though: it really sounds good in Ukrainian, but almost nonsencical in English. He basically sings that he appreciates what his mother gave him and how she brought him up and he confesses that he wasn't the best son and made her worry because of all troubles he had got into. So, in the end he sings that he should be more mindful and not to forget what she did for him when he succeed as an artist. And in the refrain one can hear "liuli-liuli" part, which is a word that one can meet in Ukrainian lullabies , and then he makes a comparison between nature (blooming field/glade) and his mother that only ages with time (image of eternal and ephemeral side by side). And in the second part of the refrain he asks her to sing a lullaby once again. This is though quite a rough description as well

[@71josunflower]

Thank you for that, I defo appreciate it xx

[@talete7712]

thank you for this comment! It makes me appreciate this song even more!

[@carolnovosel7191]

They use a regional village style of harmony with different octaves overlapping, authentic ancient sound to open Stefania. Bravo! Slava Ukraini!

[@mikigi9328]

In the m you see traditional paterns of flowers and petals that are often embroided on traditional clothes of Ukraine :-) and yes that was mother Steafnia😄

[@jamesgrieves2669]

Things really sound better in the language they were written in

[@andreasztecenko9639]

In ukraine we have that kind of flute, that's sopilka tinx is tylinka 2holed flute. As written somewhere in Eurovision live music replaced with pre-recorded one. I love Kalush, great band 😍

[@Johannes-zy6ij]

Stay safe bro

[@manuela8690]

I love sopilka SO MUCH!

[@nsha5687]

Kalush is pronounced with stress on the 1st sillable. It is the name of the native city of Oleh, the rapper

[@oblivionmars1817]

Georgina... I really enjoy your videos, I'm a huge eurovision fan. Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪

[@irynamohammad8592]

Hey, some properly translated lyrics: ... : Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning gray Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again She lulled me asleep and she gave me the rhythm And maybe my will can't be taken away because she gave it to me too Maybe she knew even more than Solomon ever did I will walk the broken roads to get to you, always She wouldn't wake me up, never wake me during a heavy storm She'd take away two «fig signs» from grandma like they are bullets (NOT literally, local superstition reference) She always knew me well, could not be received And when she was very tired, she lulled me like this... Lyuili-lyuli-lyuli... Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning gray Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again I'm not in diapers anymore, but mom, but mom, stop it! No matter how much I grow, she buys me clothes to fit me when I'm bigger I am not a small child, but she keeps worrying about me I used to paaaaarty... Shliak by tebe trafyv! (untranslatable Ukrainian swearing, think

[@manuela8690]

Shlag by tie trafil - functions in Polish, too.... made me smile, as I'm a Pole. Slava Ukraini!

[@Chaplayev]

Thanks so much for correcting yourself with "the" Ukraine. It matters 💙💛

[@PS-vm3we]

And the Germans do the same - die Ukraine, and unfortunately translate it that way into English.

[@littlejohnuk]

Personally I respected Alina Pash but I never listened to it more than twice. I think the worry on my part was that people felt the OUGHT to like Alina and her song but actually were quite neutral to it. Kalush was my favourite from the start. and is my winner so far.

[@Mislavvvv]

I listened to Alina Pash's song like 20 times. It's great

[@hypnokissa]

не змогла дослухати пісню Аліни навіть до середини. Вона нудна, вторична, з дуже сумнівним текстом. А пісня Калуша одразу сподобалася)

[@Kerrytoby]

As I watch on from Australia my heart aches tonight for Europe! I pray that all participants in Eurovision are respected and that they all send a message of Peace at the event! I am reminded by Nicoles winning entry in 1982 I think it was. Peace Europe! Thinking of you all tonight. "A little loving, a little giving to build a dream for the world we live in a little patience and understanding for our tomorrow - a little peace a little sunshine, a sea of gladness to wash away all the tears of sadness a little hoping, a little praying for our tomorrow - a little peace I feel I’m a leaf in the november snow I fell to the ground, there was no one below So now I’m helpless alone with my song just wishing the storm was gone"

[@irynakasatova4168]

i ADORE that style

[@esme6346]

I think it's the principle of mother not specific. About life, attitude, country, people? I need some of those clothes in my life! That hat, that jacket, wow. And Jamirlsquai's brother in sprirt is fab. It's all fab. I also think he sings a quarter tone not flat? If this isn't in top 5 I'm a potato. I loved Alisha, sad she was disqualified over principles but personally they have a very strong contender here. Big vote from UK

[@sonechkoUSA]

Not "over principals", this is misinformation. She was disqualified for committing fraud, submitting a forged government document to selection committee.

[@diss8702]

kinda feel offended that you're criticizing the vocals when I can say, as a bulgarian, that this is how traditional slavic music is supposed to sound :(

[@viktoriagrigoryan1042]

This song has gotten an additional layers of meaning after the war started… those fields are going to eventually bloom even after bombing… but… all moms are going gray… :((( also Mom here is additionally seen as a Motherland… This has more emotional evolvement then Alina’s song. Though the vocals can’t even be compared, obviously. They are not vocalists… that’s rap… rap never won the Eurovision before… Many people, who don’t even speak Ukrainian get goose bumps… I do. Gotta say… not a rap fan, but combination of rap and goosebumps - that’s something new for me…

[@kostyafesenko1069]

Thanks for the review, Georgina!🥰The song is indeed about mothers (or in this particular case the vocalist's mom whose name is Stefania).

[@user-dl4rt7bq7j]

Kalush orchestra my favorite 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦👍👍👍

[@azazzlenic]

Instruments can't be played live! So definitely on the track. Loved the head bops haha - and yes Wiwibloggs is the best Eurovision source :)

[@ducknator]

Subjective, I personally prefer Eurovisionworld and ESCUnited.

[@kisutis]

Singing folk sometime requires certain vocals and it’s not only Ukrainian.. the base is perfect in this song

[@kylestrain3231]

The official video with the lyrics at the bottom mean so much more now. ❤️

[@sonechkoUSA]

Nice reaction Coach! This Kalush song Stephania actually is NOT a "replacement" for the song you've liked so much. It's more like - the "truth finally prevailed" situation. Female artist was disqualified for submitting fraudulent official document. On top of that, the vote count was corrupt, favoring the female artist. When the real numbers were finally revealed, there were TWICE as many votes for Kalush than there were for Alina! Ukrainian people chose Kalush's song hands down!

[@nsha5687]

Thank you! Great reaction

[@gianedamas]

So original the beats of this song, the vocals and the clothes! Ucraine will be for sure in the top 5 this year again 🇺🇦 :)

[@annasmyrnova9299]

Cool song! I lake it

[@EuroDai]

This group won the televote but only came third with the juries. Alina Pash (withdrawn entry) won the jury vote but came second with the televote. This is why she originally won by one point. There were 8 songs in the national final and all were pretty good to be fair, though Alina Pash was the one likely to do the best from a Eurovision prospective.

[@nsha5687]

It is not on a track. He plays a kind of flute, telynka

[@user.ForestSong]

Thanks

[@nathanielg8998]

This is a live performance, they sing and play all instruments alive

[@artgallery7376]

💙💛💙💛💛 WOW! UKRAINIANS KILLED IT. THANK YOU FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL REACTION. 💙💛💙💛💛

[@christoph2862]

I absolutely enjoy your videos - you really are the honest vocal coach :) Love from Germany

[@nathaliek798]

No. It’s not on the track. He is playing live. 💛💙🇺🇦brilliant job Ukraine. The name of the group is pronounced with stress on letter “A” not “u”. “kAlush orchestra” The instrument he is playing is called tilinka. It’s not a flute. It’s Ukrainian ethnic instrument. And it’s different from sopilka that was played last year y A_GO band. Song is dedicated to his mother Stefania and I think to Ukraine as our beautiful Motherland. The beginning of the song is a Ukrainian lullaby. Here is everything. Rap. Breakdancing. Syncopated beats. Gorgeous light job as the backstage. Ukrainian folklore notes. Ukrainian gorgeous costumes are amazing. And the guy who is breakdancing is called “kylymman” which means carpet man. His costume covers all his body and it’s coloured with Ukrainian ornaments. I am so proud to be Ukrainian. And I am Canadian with Ukrainian roots. Canada stayed with you. 🇨🇦🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇦🇨🇦 Ps. Back ground in lightning in the form of Ukrainian guzul embroidery patterns. So are costumes and kylemman body suit. Noone ever saw his face. It’s a stage image. So cool 😎

[@ksra1988]

I was waiting for your reaction 😂 I love your videos! This song is so catchy, definitely in my top 10 this year. Greetings from Honduras 🇭🇳

[@KelseyMG6121]

At the beginning I love how she said 2022 like "thwenthy thwenthy thwo"

[@esc3175]

WINNER!

[@user-kh8xz9jn1p]

Дякуемо за комментарий 🇺🇦💖

[@nathaliek798]

Trust me this song will be on topcharts for years to come. It’s crazy cool and I don’t care where you will be home or in the car - your feet will be tapping! They will win this I have no doubts. This and the war! Разом до перемоги💙💛💪🏻

[@oliwierkopania8981]

I am looking forward to Poland :P

[@simsim2028]

I loved your reaction! You've got one new subscriber!

[@nsha5687]

Oleh is dedicated the song to his mum, yes

[@nataliaoderiy4673]

Kalush-♥️♥️♥️👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@user-nw4nm7cg9r]

Thanks!

[@Gajol1000]

Great song! So emotional. My favourite Eurovison winner from recent years.

[@tanyatimurovna7276]

You are so smart!

[@jordywoody14]

The official Eurovision Song Contest KZbin channel now has English subtitle captions for all the new Eurovision 2022 songs Georgina

[@AntonioR05]

i love you so much❤️🥰

[@arielninio5955]

the flute is an "overtone" flute that make the sound with the hole in the bottom and maybe one more hole and the sound is done by blowing the air in different strong and speed

[@user-om2xc4vl4w]

Дякую щиро за цікавий комент

[@romanbas9965]

Хорошее объективное мнение

[@Mateusz-mo7ed]

I can't wait for Poland

[@PoderdoCosmos]

In my top 2 this year...

[@ludmilaallner8597]

Große Klasse ! Wonderful ! Gruß from Germany

[@angelaburrow8114]

I personally prefer this one. Even though I love Eurovision, I'm not a huge pop fan & am very particular in the music I listen to. This is why last year was so strong for me, with lots of different genres involved, including my favourite, metal (in any of its variants). This song has more character than Alina's so it's a better fit for what I like. I've seen some comments on here & elsewhere about pity votes. I don't think this entry needs them as it's strong enough on its own. It's in my top 5 & would be even without the war.

[@invidusspectator3920]

The lyrics are poetic. Therefore they should be translated like poetry is translated into English from other languages. The translations seems too litteral as opposed to being interpretive and adaptive of the original words, metaphors and meaning.

[@liudmylaraichuk7595]

No, it's not on the track, he's really playing.

[@AndyChrist-pf7bt]

I really Like this song/entry also Ukraine especially past years have a great mix between traditional/Folklore over a modern nowadays beat/backtrack (Go A "Shum") Again the flute I guess it's a 1 octave playable instrument where you use your vocal ability or kinda like inhaling and exhaling on a harmonica to make the in between notes between one octave ( sure correct me if I'm wrong) but you see his finger blocking and releasing the end of the instrument so that I think is one octave and in between he is using his breating/voice .... but i do think on the track it is recorded ... If you listen closely in the last part the flute is not on tune and he kinda "overblows" it so it pitches one note overtuned/sqeals...(original Eurovision entry video on 3:03/3:04). (again could also be recorded that way by accident ) Again a great entry from Ukraine and very much respect ! Greetz A.

[@danfrost3043]

He's struggling with the high notes but overall, I find the chorus very catchy and regardless of current events, this should do very well.

[@juli_ua]

The instrument he's playing is called telenka :)

[@user-hj2kk7zj2x]

He is doing things. It is ancient and very primitive instrument that can be used to work beautifully with some skills. The only control musician has over it is a power of air flow and how he partially covers the end of a pipe.

[@numeroVLAD]

your alternative pronunciation of band name is correct

[@tatianachigrin]

That instrument is telenka. The telenka - (telynka, tylynka) - is a primitive form of dentsivka without fingerholes. The pitch produced from the instrument is changed by placing a finger into the open end of the pipe and covering this opening by a half or third etc. and also by the strength of the players breathe.

[@barghast]

On the ESC KZbin channel this video has English closed captions on which gives a more sensical English translation :)

[@blitszina2570]

Personally I prefer this song a bit more the Alina's (not saying its better) because it just hits home for me. Its dedicated to his mom and also apologizes for being a bad son when he was younger (if I've been told that correctly). I wish I could do the same. I'm not even someone who likes rap in general but here it fits weirdly well and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Of course Alina's song was absolutely beautiful and a masterpiece (I'm not sure but j think she was disqualified for faking something? Could someone tell me more about ut and why it was enough to disqualify her?) But I still think this song on its own has a good chance to win. Lithuania, Norway and the Netherlands might be tough competition though. I still like shum the most though, very little can beat that for me XD

[@inspire1794]

super song

[@liudmylaraichuk7595]

And yes, the rapper's mother (in a pink bandana) is on the video. Mother Stephanie.

[@alportal580]

It's not on the track, it's actually a very complicated instrument that indeed looks like you are not doing much but all the sounds are genuine.

[@annjemari]

This is not any jelly fish. These are some folk/ethnic patterns typical for Slavic culture :)

[@lillia5333]

4 points for the pink hat😁

[@cougarten]

The flute is playing overtones, so it does make many notes without many inputs. Like a fanfare does without any valves and old horns would change "length" by the players stuffing their hands in the horn. About the singing harmonics: could it be that it's just the style to sing the high notes a bit low? for comparison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH3Gq2B3eJetoJo but I don't have that much of a trained ear, not sure where the melancholy comes from.

[@tttT279]

on background what you can see , are national art symbols used on towels , or national tshirts :)

[@mynameisnoonesbusiness4488]

shouting? voice coach? specific controlled vocal style. double bass, yes, it's right there. Not signing? Not playing the flute? OMG Leaving now.

[@joriswagemakers4503]

Is it ok to use 'costume' for a traditional outfit? But I'm not a native English speaker so I might get a different connotation to the word 'costume'

[@nevenaspasic3986]

Its on stage, so it is a costume no matter what it is. I just think you are picking fight.

[@Entvan]

Its mom Stefania

[@revolucionariodelpop]

i liked Alina Pash more than this but anyways it was my second best option from Ukraine this year. i think with Alina they had a strong chance to win, but with this they will probably get a top 10, but they won't win. PS, I know you got enough with the actual official songs BUT.... can you later react to some non qualifiers from national finals? i'd love to see your reaction to Rigoberta Bandini's "Ay Mama" (from Spain) and NorthKid's "Someone" (from Norway)

[@adrian_1974]

Hello from ireland good luck ukraine and srry for your cities and towns being destroyed ❤always in my heart❤

[@keyt9883]

this song is about mother, her name is Stefania

[@berka-i]

Sorry for Alina Pash, her song was perfect. I like that one but not as the other. ❤🇺🇦

[@karinjohansson7262]

Don't feel sorry for her. She would not have won.

[@ace_reject]

So I have a question that I’ve wondered about for a long time. I don’t fully understand music, so I’m still learning about pitch etc. What I don’t understand is how you can say a note is out of tune if you’ve never heard the song before? How are you able to tell the note is out rather than it was written that way? Not a criticism, because I genuinely would love to understand how it works?

[@KedraIrke]

The way we currently structure sounds isn't how they are in nature. Current tuning has 12 notes or pitches, but there's a lot of sounds in-between. These in-between sounds don't usually come out on strictly tuned instruments (like a piano), but are very easy to achieve on something that requires an effort to get the correct pitch - such as singing or, say, a trumpet. Still, we are used to the way that sounds sound, so we expect them to fall into something that we are more used to. Think about the slide-in note in the beginning of the Rhapsody in Blue - it's a very good example of how many sounds are between two other sounds. Fun fact: the current 12 pitch tuning is relatively recent, there have been other historical tuning systems before that.

[@chelushkin]

💯🇺🇦🌏😘Kalush 💯

[@ppzav]

it's not a flute, he plays telenka (flute without fingerholes)

[@dragomirada5873]

If you would have seen the video and read the lyrics......you'd take back much of what you said

[@Lena-cz6re]

It sounds like it could be an upbeat, cheerful song, but it's actually the opposite. Certainly when you add in the context of the war in Ukraine 2022

[@Heron31415]

The translation is terrible!... It's about mother of the front man.

[@alexben2888]

He is playing in real, Im mean flute

[@noaradic2461]

U should react to best Eurovision song literallywon the most points in history its called fairytale by alexander rybak

[@calum5329]

I have a question, if the BBC approached you for Eurovision, would you consider participating?

[@user-ti9he4kn8x]

он играет)) он мультиинструметалист

[@realStarTom]

We Stan Wiwibloggs :)

[@artistbervucci1716]

The translations were not quite correct. The lyrics are about the rapper's mother (called Stefania), while using his mother as a metaphor for his mother-land (Ukraine), that as you might know, while gets heavy losses from the aggressor side of Russia, stills strong. If you "don't need diapers" (that's still okay, I don't judge), I heavily recommend to watch the music video, as it shows more Ukrainian mothers, either fighting in the battles, or looking for their children. Stay strong, Ukraine!

[@wlylo6318]

The translation you were reading is not proper, there is another correct one.

[@liudmylaraichuk7595]

Stefania mum mum Stefania The field blooms, but she is turning grey Sing me a lullaby mum I want to hear your native word She rocked me; gave me rhythm and probably the power of will; did not take, but she gave Probably knew even more and from Solomon I will always walk to you by broken roads She will not awaken, won’t wake, me in strong storms She will take two fig signs from grandma, as if they were bullets She knew me very well; she was not deceived, like she was very tired; she rocked me in time Lyuli lyuli lyuli… Stefania mum mum Stefania The field blooms, but she is turning gray Sing me a lullaby mum I want to hear your native word I’m not in diapers but ma but ma, enough, like if I did not grow up to grow to pay for things I’m not a small child, she still loses her temper, I walked, “like the slag would hit you” [Ukrainian curse] You are all young oh mother at the peak, if I do not value the guardianship at the peak of glory I’m in the dead end Kill the peak that peak, I would sing with my love Lyuli lyuli lyuli… Stefania mum mum Stefania The field blooms, but she is turning gray Sing me a lullaby mum I want to hear your native word Stefania mum mum Stefania The field blooms, but she is turning gray Sing me a lullaby mum I want to hear your native word lyricstranslate.com/en/stefania-stefania.html

[@annamariacandelka6324]

I agree, Alina was superb

[@PDVism]

It's a nice melody, it's upbeat, can be played in clubs, so it would have done pretty well any ways. Let's be honest, no matter how many times they are off key, and how much, I for one would be surprised if they don't win because of the sympathy vote and how most people just want to stick it to Putin .

[@danholbrook7945]

I don't think there are notes out... it's just the style... the harmony is basically one note. Don't like this one.

[@tzvsrbisuhrvati5531]

Ukraine will win💪❤️

[@listovski4435]

Let me tell you the history. Song won the televote with almost twice the votes than the winning song by Alina Pash so it is the rightful representative (although songs like this never do well on Eurovision). At the time, Alina's song (which is much better than this one song-wise) was predicting 8/1 in the odds, however Alina visited Crimea in 2015 (which is illegal in Ukraine) and after that some wild accusation of televoting setup followed, and singer decided to drop from the competition saying that a member of her team went to Crimea and she didn't know (but there was some evidence she flew over Moscow airport in the past), but that she doesn't want to be muddled by a scandal. Alina Pash has Russian origin as many Ukrainians do, thus this was a huge scandal in Ukraine. After this, Kalush took Alina's place, shortly before the war. No one liked their song in Europe. It's loud, confusing, random screaming mixed with rap, having confusing lyrics about singer's mother, and by any standards you adopt, it really isn't a winning song. Odds before the war were 26/1. Then they started climbing closer as war approached at 19/1, and when war broke out it went to 2/1 and now they are absolute favorite. They will win, but mainly due to a sympathy vote. And this is sad, not because they don't deserve it. Ukrainians do deserve a win after all devastation. But this victory would again be masked by EU and UK hypocrisy. It will be a pathetic gift to Ukraine after funding the Russian war by buying gas and oil. All the talks and sanctions and nonsense happening in Europe never stopped the money flow from oil and gas to Russia. This war and everything that happened to Ukraine in the past 3 months was fully funded by EU. That's the real history and what's going on. But I am sure BBC will spin this as a win, and Ukraine will take it as a win, even though more and more feel completely betrayed by the West and fully see through its hypocrisy.

[@71josunflower]

Um..... how much help has the Europeans been? Sending arms and stuff to help with Ukraine. Just accept the help and enjoy victory - for the song and the war!

[@TODOMATIO]

Thank you for honest review. I am Ukrainian myself and I don’t even understand the words. Troubled relationship with his mom and wanting to hear from her (possibly when she got sick). The folk part is nice but the rap totally spoiled it. It sounds like gibberish to me and I wish they kept it all as Folk without the rapping. Or even could have added female voices. They could have made it a lot better it sounds to me like they didn’t really spend enough time to finish it