Vladimir Vysotsky: Songs: Trans. by Rifkat Arslanov

Vysotsky's Lyrics: Translation by Rifkat Arslanov

My boat propeller smashed belly of dolphin...
My gypsy song

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My gypsy song
Russian title: Moya cyganskaya
Dreaming I see yellow lights 
Hoarsely scream while dreaming 
Give me time, oh give me time
Morning will be easy 
But the morning was also hard 
My party have been over 
So I am smoking on empty gut
Or drinking in hangover

I saw the pub-a lot of fun 
And many sexy women 
This place is heaven for drunkard 
But for me it's prison 
In holy church was dusk and stunk 
Priest burned incensed honey 
No, even church was wrong, I think 
Nothing there was holy

I saw wild field along the stream 
That God forgot forever 
Blue bells were only in clear field 
And road that led somewhere
Dark ancient forest by this road 
With evil witches orgies
And at the end of that scary road 
Were guillotine and axes 

So loosing breath I climbed on hill
To save myself from horror 
I saw red alder on the top of hill 
But at the foot-black cherry 
If even ivy twined hills slope
I might be happy see it 
Or, if there was only something else
But nothing pleased my spirit 

So, I am dreaming on empty gut
Or drinking in hangover
Yes, something wrong along the road 
But at the end nightmare 
Neither church nor even pub
Non of them is right way
Nor my friends, oh nor my friends 
All are wrong, friends, I can say 

Hey one, another one,
And many, many, many, many ones 
Another one and other ones 
All are wrong, I can say.
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My boat propeller smashed belly of dolphin...
Russian title: Parus
My boat propeller smashed belly of dolphin, oh f***!
No one expected the foully stab in his back 
Enemy's shooting; boat heavily damaged and burns
Faster, be faster on this steep turn 

Be wary! The sail has been torn up, be wary! 
I am sorry, sorry, sorry

Even in battle you may avoid deadly step
Is it a trouble, if you today upset? 
Hinges of hinged door sometimes crunch like old screw 
Why are you here? Who welcomed you? 

Viva and Viva! To them who are singing in dream
All parts of dreamland could sink and be covered by sea 
Flourishing countries could be reduced to the dusk 
Only this horror avoid please all us     
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