mistake (error)

alexander galich

we are buried somewhere by narva,

by narva, by narva,
we are buried somewhere by narva,
we were - and not.
so we lay, as stepped - in pairs,
in pairs, in pairs,
so we lay, as stepped - in pairs,
and common "privet" (*)!

and nor enemy, nor wake up disturbs {?}

wake up, wake up,
and nor enemy, nor wake up disturbs
frozen boys.
but once we heard as if trumpets hoot again,
as if trumpets hoot, as if trumpets hoot.

well, get up, you,

get up, you, get up, you,
well, get up, you,
blood is not water.
if russia calls her dead ones,
russia, russia,
if russia calls her dead ones,
so, there is grief!

here we've get up in crosses and stripes,

in stripes, in stripes,
here we've get up in crosses and stripes,
in snow smoke.
we watch and see that there is a mistake,
mistake, mistake,
we watch and see that there is a mistake,
and "we are not in need"!

when infantry laid {has perished} in 1943,

infantry, infantry,
when infantry has perished in 1943,
for nothing, in vain.
there hunting is on the spree in blizzard {snow-storm} ,
hunting, hunting,
there hunting is on the spree in blizzard {snow-storm} ,
<егеря> hoot!

1964

draft translation from russian to english - "word-by-word rough text"

30th of june, 2006

"privet" (in russian) - hi (chiefly in u.s.) an exclamation of greeting