белая ночь

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Etymology

Literally, white night.

Pronunciation

Noun

бе́лая ночь (bélaja nočʹf inan (genitive бе́лой но́чи, nominative plural бе́лые но́чи, genitive plural бе́лых ноче́й)

  1. A northern summer night (when the sky is bright)
    • 1982, “Белая ночь”, performed by Mike Naumenko:
      Я хочу спать, но мне мешают заснуть белая ночь, белое тепло (...)
      Мне нужен февраль, холод, стужа и лёд,
      но здесь лишь белая ночь, белое тепло
      Ja xoču spatʹ, no mne mešajut zasnutʹ belaja nočʹ, beloje teplo (...)
      Mne nužen fevralʹ, xolod, stuža i ljod,
      no zdesʹ lišʹ belaja nočʹ, beloje teplo
      I want to sleep, but the white summer night (and) the white warmth prevent me from falling asleep (...)
      I need February, cold, frost and ice,
      but here are only the white summer night, the white warmth

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