Злая кровь
Wicked Blood
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Equirhythmic translation for singing along.
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Complete 2017 Picnic album "Искры и Канкан" is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iNmFg6iV6w
Кто первым идёт,
Кто с краю. == This is rather uncommon phrasing, meaning "some(one) goes first (presumably: advancing in the center of formation, ready to take the primary enemy hit), and some(one) advances on the side (where it is less dangerous). I used "follows" to convey that meaning.
Себя бережёт,
Кто снова с судьбой
Играет. == I believe punctuation is incorrect in the official Picnic lyrics. IMHO, it should be:
Кто с краю - Себя бережёт, == Some(one) who goes/advances on the side - saves himself,
Кто снова с судьбой Играет. == [Yet] Some(one) plays with fate (i.e., the one who leads/goes first in the center)
Then the lines and my translation both make sense.
"don't frown" == Yes, it is there for rhyme and meter (not in the original).
злая кровь во мне играет ~ evil/wicked blood swirls [in my veins]. "кровь играет" is an idiom, meaning "blood rushes/boils from excitement" (of any kind).
"crooked smile" in Russian can also mean any of these things you mentioned, here it is not specific.
Regards.
Yes in general (3 possible choices), but it is not just about soldiers, but rather pondering about human behavior and choices we make in life. I used soldiers/formation only to explain the meaning. Ed's lyrics are almost always very deep (and vague) and allow for multiple interpretations. Some have suggested that this might be Ed's farewell album and it turned out great. Check out other songs from it (posted by me).
After listening to the song again, it appears the first verse is performed (differing from the official lyrics) as follows:
Время не ждёт:
Тот первым идёт, тот с краю:
Себя бережёт,
То снова с судьбой играет.
Then the translation becomes:
Time doesn't wait:
When someone goes first or follows
Protecting himself,
And then again plays with his fate.
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