Ukrainian singer Drevo (Maxim Derevyanchuk) started 2026 with an unconditional hit. His new track “Enkarapista” topped the charts of Ukrainian songs on several streaming platforms – Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Charts and Deezer, securing the artist’s status as one of the most popular performers of the beginning of the year.

At the same time, conversations around the title of the song have not subsided online for the second week now.. The question of what the word “encarapista” means remains open, because Drevo himself has been intriguing listeners for several weeks in a row, but has not given a direct explanation.

Since mid-December, the artist has been stirring up interest in the release, hinting that the title of the track has significance, but refused to reveal it. On TikTok, Drevo noted that the word "

The word " This is a typical technique in pop music: create a hook word that is remembered even if it has no semantic meaning.. In particular, if you look for linguistic roots, the word vaguely resembles the Portuguese “encarapitar” (to climb, climb up, sit high). The network also suggested that this is a whole phrase Encara a pista (from Catalan: “Still on the way”).

TikTok and Instagram contributed to the popularity of the track: “Enkarapista” went viral even before the official premiere, which took place on December 25.

Just a day after the release, the song rose to second place on the Ukrainian YouTube Charts, and as of December 30, it topped the ranking and still holds it to this day..

For comparison, Drevo’s previous hit, “Smaragd’s Sky,” which became one of the main musical trends of the summer of 2025, still holds sixth position in Apple Music Ukraine, and is not in the top 30 in YouTube Charts.

White days, white nights Your Tamagotchi is with you Your evil and beautiful eyes There is something more lustrous in my heart Gray days, gray nights Catch up with me all the time Under the cover of the night Under the cover.