ustal - Батя (Batya) (English translation)

ustal – Батя

English translation

Russian

Original lyrics

Батя

Золотится бескрайняя нива

А батина нива летит

И вокруг так красиво

Батя даст порулить

На колени посадит

Сам будет жать на педали

И щекотать мне макушку усами

А мы улыбаемся маме

Батя покажет в лесу

Невиданное зверье

Я завтра сам побегу

На них посмотреть еще

Читать тяжело до боли

Но стараюсь по вечерам

Узнать, что сделал Том Сойер

А завтра попробую сам

Нас ждут приключения

Ни ты, ни я

Не видели такого

Нас ждут приключения

А дальше там

Лучше все намного

А завтра уже с утра

Батя научит меня летать

Вот мои крылья из лопуха

И я у него на плечах

Батя мне сделает стрелы и лук

Батя научит сражаться мечом

Чтобы я не боялся, но батя ведь тут

А значит я не боюсь ничего

Летит моя Кама так

Что в ушах только ветер и смех

Дорогу не знать пустяк

Я любопытнейший из всех

И завтра проснусь с утра

Батя седой, да и мне не семь

Но я соберу рюкзак

И отыщу снова тех зверей

Нас ждут приключения

Ни ты, ни я

Не видели такого

Нас ждут приключения

А дальше там

Лучше все намного

English

Translation

Dad

An endless cornfield shows off its gold colors

And dad's Niva1 2 is flying3

And it's so pretty all around

Dad4 will let me steer

He'll put me on his lap

He'll push the pedals himself

And tickle my head with his mustache

And we're smiling at mom

Dad will show me in the woods

Never before seen critters

Tomorrow I'll run off by myself

To look at them some more

Reading is painfully hard

But I try my best every evening

To find out what Tom Sawyer did

And tomorrow I'll try it myself

Adventures are waiting for us

Neither you, nor me

Have seen anything like this

Adventures are waiting for us

And next, there

Everything gets much better

And tomorrow, right in the morning

Dad will teach me how to fly

Here are my wings made of burdock5

And I'm on his shoulders

Dad will make me arrows and a bow

Dad will teach me how to fight with a sword

So that I wouldn't be afraid, but dad is here, so

That means I'm not afraid of anything

My Kama6 flies such

That only wind and laughter is in my ears

Not knowing the way is no big deal

I'm the most curious of all

And tomorrow I'll wake up in the morning

Dad's hair is gray, and I'm not seven either

But I'll gather my backpack

And again I'll go find those critters

Adventures are waiting for us

Neither you, nor me

Have ever seen anything like this

Adventures are waiting for us

And next, there

Everything gets much better

1. A well-known car from the Soviet era.
2. There is a pun here: "Niva" is the same word as the word for "cornfield" in the previous line.
3. Here, and once later in the song, "flying" means "driving very fast".
4. The specific word for "dad" used throughout this song carries a very informal connotation, and in this context, seems to endearingly imply a close, friend-like relationship.
5. A plant. This seems to create an image of a kid flapping his arms, each holding a big leaf, and pretending to fly.
6. A well-known bike from the Soviet era.

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