After a really really long and drawn out selection process, I felt that this song is the one that had to represent Lithuania this year. There were so many good options and songs that I loved, but ultimately the one that I chose is just art and the reason why music is one of the greatest forms of expression. This song is written in memory of Evgenya Redko's mother that passed, I recommend reading the lyric translation. Also, I know not everyone here watches the music videos, but I encourage to do it at least once (perhaps after the votes are in), because it is lokwey probably the best music video ever produced in Lithuania.
LITHUANIA
Evgenya Redko - Laikinai (Temporarily)
Lyrics:
[Intro]Laikinai, aplink pasaulis griuvo / Temporarily, the world crashed down around meLaikinai, laikas sustojo atsitiktinai / Temporarily, time stopped accidentallyMano gyvenime tu laikinai / You're in my life temporarilyKodėl taip laikinai? / Why so temporarily?[Pre-Chorus]Tikiuosi tau lengva / I hope it's not tough for youUžmigus visam laikui, sąmanos dengia / Sleeping for eternity covered with mossTu mano atminty, bet man tavęs stinga / You're in my memory, but there's not enough of youTavo pataluos šįryt sninga, šįryt sninga / It's snowing in your bed this morning, it's snowing this morning[Chorus](Degi ugnimi, degi ugnimi amžina) / You burn with flame, you burn with eternal flame(Degi ugnimi, degi ugnimi amžina) / You burn with flame, you burn with eternal flameTiems kurių neliko / To those who are no longer with usTiems kuriuos širdy amžiais laikysim / Those that we will forever hold in our heartsTiems kurie mus gynė / To those that defended usAngelai sparnus nelaiku nupynė / Angels gave them wings too early[Post-Chorus]Degi ugnimi amžina / You burn with eternal flameDegi ugnimi, laikinai / You burn with flame, temporarily[Verse]Mačiausi aš tavo atvaizde / I saw myself in your imageIr liūdesy ir rūpesty veide / In sadness and in worry on your faceAbiejų jaučiamam skausme / In the pain that we've felt togetherJaučiamam skausme / In the pain that we've felt[Pre-Chorus]Tikiuosi tau lengva / I hope it's not tough for youUžmigus visam laikui, sąmanos dengia / Sleeping for eternity covered with mossTu mano atminty, bet man tavęs stinga / You're in my memory, but there's not enough of youTavo pataluos šįryt sninga, šįryt sninga / It's snowing in your bed this morning, it's snowing this morning[Chorus]Tiems kurių neliko / To those who are no longer with usTiems kuriuos širdy amžiais laikysim / Those that we will forever hold in our heartsTiems kurie mus gynė / To those that defended usAngelai sparnus nelaiku nupynė / Angels gave them wings too early[Post-Chorus]Degi ugnimi amžina / You burn with eternal flame[Outro]Šiąnakt nebegrįši / You won't be coming back tonightDangaus pakelėse susitiksim / We'll meet in the roadsides of heavenŠiąnakt nebеgrįši / You won't be coming back tonightIšsiskyrėm mes tik laikinai / We were separated, but only temporarily