ALJESHA

Words: K.Vanshenkin

Is there blizzard in a field,

Blizzard, blizzard,
Is there blizzard in a field,
or hollow downfalls make a noise
Aljesha stands above a mountain,
Aljesha, Aljesha.
Aljesha stands above a mountain,
Russian soldier in Bulgaria/

And as before it's bitterly at the heart,

as before it's bitterly,
And as before it's bitterly at the heart,
that after lead snow-storm,
his greatcoat is from stone,
his greatcoat,
his greatcoat is from stone,
his boots is from stone.

Not a little of no-named boys have perished

under terrible burden,
under terrible burden,
under terrible burden.
But all Bulgaria knows that
he is Aljesha.

To valleys, embraced of rest,

embraced of rest,
To valleys, embraced of rest,
He will not down from a a height
He doesn't present flowers to girls,
to girls, to girls,
He doesn't present flowers to girls,
They present flowers to him.

Habitual, as sun, as wind,

as sun. as wind,
Habitual, as sun, as wind,
as star in evening sky,
He stands above this town,
above this town,
as though he stood
above this town, always.

Is there blizzard in a field,

Blizzard, blizzard,
Is there blizzard in a field,
or hollow downfalls make a noise
Aljesha stands above a mountain,
Aljesha, Aljesha.
Aljesha stands above a mountain,
Russian soldier in Bulgaria.
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Draft translation from Russian to English - "word-by-word rough text"

28th of June, 2006