Ukraine's song 'Bird of Pray' at Eurovision 2025: Deep meaning and lyrics
Ziferblat Band (photo: instagram.com/ziferblat_band)
On May 13, the band Ziferblat will represent Ukraine in the first semi-final of the international Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel with the emotional song "Bird of Pray". Here is what the song is about.
What the song "Bird of Pray" is about
The Ukrainian band has come to the contest with a powerful song carrying a deep meaning.
This composition, as the band members themselves have said, is primarily about freedom. About the cycle of life and hope for a better future.
It is a song of reflection, the title of which is translated as "Bird of Pray".
"This is a kind of journey and confession at the same time. I tried to pour into it all the chaos, anxiety, emotions, and hopes that have lived in my heart since 2022," one of the band members explained in an interview.
Lyrics of "Bird of Pray"
Fly Bird I'm begging you Begging you just care Of me and my little bird
Fly like a Bird Where do you go I'm begging you, please just live Share My heart with someone who
Flies Bird I'm begging you Begging you, please just live Share My heart with someone who cares Of me and my little bird Of pray
What is known about the band Ziferblat
Ziferblat is a Ukrainian music band consisting of three members: Danylo Leshchynskyi (lead vocalist), Valentyn Leshchynskyi (guitarist), and Fedir Khodakov (drummer).
In 2012, the twin brothers Danylo and Valentyn Leshchynskyi founded their first band, and in 2015, the name Ziferblat emerged.
In 2023, Ziferblat made it to the long list of the National Eurovision Selection. That autumn, the band received a Muzvar Award as the "New Name in Alternative Music". In 2024, they reached the final of the national selection with the song "Place I Call Home" and took second place. In February 2025, Ziferblat won the National Selection.
As a reminder, Eurovision 2025 will take place from May 13 to 17 in Sweden, in the city of Basel. Ukraine's representatives will perform in the first semi-final under number 5, which will be held on May 13. The second semi-final will take place on May 15, and the grand final will be on May 17.
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