A beauty’s tempting eyes
Will do no harm by glancing;
Since youth we fantasize
Of loving and romancing.
My friends, you must agree,
My friends, you must agree,
Although it’s not all sugar,
It simply has to be.
Move on, my destiny!
If not — oh well, whatever;
My friends, you must agree
With destiny’s endeavor.
My friends, you must agree,
My friends, you must agree,
Although it’s not all sugar,
It simply has to be.
Somewhere it waits for me,
The ultimate defying;
My friends, you must agree,
No life is without dying.
My friends, you must agree,
My friends, you must agree,
Though life is not all sugar,
Our life just has to be.
Красотки томный взор
не повредит здоровью.
Мы бредим с юных пор:
любовь, любви, любовью.
Не правда ли, друзья,
Не правда ли, друзья,
с ней, может быть, несладко,
а без нее нельзя.
Вперед, судьба моя!
А нет, так бог с тобою.
Не правда ли, друзья:
судьба, судьбы, судьбою?
Не правда ли, друзья,
не правда ли, друзья,
с ней, может быть, несладко,
а без нее нельзя?
Он где-то ждет меня,
мой главный поединок.
Не правда ли, друзья,
нет жизни без поминок?
Не правда ли, друзья,
не правда ли, друзья,
жить, может быть, несладко,
да вот не жить нельзя.
«To refuse wine’s sacrament / In this consists a terrible sin; / Drink up bravely, peasants, / Do not believe some old ape.»
«One nail was missing. / Who is to blame? / The shoe got loose, / And the horse got lame. The horse was limping, / The commander is dead. / Cavalry is defeated, / Enemies rush ahead. Killing men and women / Enter they the city... / For lack of one nail. / What ...»
«For want of a nail the shoe was lost, / For want of a shoe the horse was lost, / For want of a horse the rider was lost, / For want of a rider the battle was lost, / For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, / And all for the want of horseshoe nail.»
«On a holiday eve, a mistress toiled / At the tomorrow's fare / She baked, and fried, and stewed, and boiled. / Etcetera... Don't care. / / The weather yet was pretty bad, / With a cold wind; therefore, / The old man from his corner said, / "Old woman, close the door". / / "Next...»