Ау (Au)

Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a picture of relentless pursuit, where the narrator insists on finding their object of affection, no matter the form they take. The opening verses establish a playful, almost whimsical tone, with the narrator vowing to find their beloved if they become a flower, a fish, a guitar, or even an electrical outlet. This establishes a core theme of inescapable connection, underscored by the repeated, almost chant-like refrain, "I will find you anyway." The central tension lies in this unwavering determination, bordering on obsession. The narrator's declarations are absolute: "Hide or don't hide – you are mine anyway." This possessive language, coupled with the almost primal "Au, au, au" and the energetic "Eh-ge-gei!" in the chorus, creates a sense of an unstoppable force. It’s less a gentle wooing and more a declaration of inevitable capture, regardless of the beloved's attempts to evade. The most striking aspect of the writing is the rapid-fire, often absurd, paired imagery in the third verse. The narrator equates themselves to essential, inseparable, or even parasitic counterparts: "You are a daisy, I am spring," "You are gum, I am gum," "You are a nose, I am sinusitis," and even the culturally specific "You are Roxana, I am Babayan." This escalating series of connections, ranging from the natural and mundane to the medical and pop-culture specific, highlights the narrator's all-encompassing desire to be intrinsically linked, to the point of being a necessary, if sometimes unpleasant, complement.