Could someone translate this for me?
Hey everyone,

Just wondering if someone could give me an accurate translation of the following song. I think I understand most of it but I think I am missing some of the meaning as knowing the words alone doesn't help sometimes.

Переведи меня через майдан,
Через родное торжище людское,
Туда, где пчелы в гречневом покое,

Он битвами, слезами, смехом дышит,
Порой меня и сам себя не слышит.

Где мной все песни сыграны и спеты,
Я в тишь войду и стихну - был и нету.

Где плачет женщина, - я был когда-то с нею.
Теперь пройду и даже не узнаю.

С моей любовью, с болью от потравы.
Здесь дни моей ничтожности и славы.
For learning: English
Base language: English
Category: Language

Question

Could someone translate this for me?
Hey everyone,

Just wondering if someone could give me an accurate translation of the following song. I think I understand most of it but I think I am missing some of the meaning as knowing the words alone doesn't help sometimes.

Переведи меня через майдан,
Через родное торжище людское,
Туда, где пчелы в гречневом покое,

Он битвами, слезами, смехом дышит,
Порой меня и сам себя не слышит.

Где мной все песни сыграны и спеты,
Я в тишь войду и стихну - был и нету.

Где плачет женщина, - я был когда-то с нею.
Теперь пройду и даже не узнаю.

С моей любовью, с болью от потравы. 
Здесь дни моей ничтожности и славы.
For learning: English
Base language: English
Category: Language

Answer

Here is some translation, quite adequate, I think: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D1%87.html

Answer

Accompany me through the maidan,
Through my compatriots
Let's go to there, where the people are like bees

Maidan lives only battles, tears and laughter
  sometimes Maidan not hear me, and itself

This is the place where I spent my time
But if I die no one will notice that

A woman is crying - I was once with her.
Now I don't care about her

I was deceived and thought that fighting for something important
Here I only spent wasted time

Как-то так

Answer

You should know,that this song was written in 1986 and the current situation in Ukraine is connected simply by meaning.

Answer

You can listen an Ukrainian song here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDdkU_HbQ8
It definitely sounds better in Ukrainian.

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Btw, this song was written long before the curent events in Ukraine and has nothing to do with them. Second btw, майдан isn't a Russian word.

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