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Translation
Heterosexualist
As if I sipped on bitter wine,
As if the pose was bright and gaudy,
Under a drunken blur
Occurred a dream of Her,1
As if the rose was drugged and fallen.
Oh yes I love, oh yes, I love,
This is the subject of my songs,
No need to sing of other things-
Just wait, we’ll later sing those things.
And yes I love, and yes I love,
This feeling can’t be overcome,2
I’m an optimist, an optimist,
A heterosexualist.
I’m taken by the hand through dark
By happy, melancholy feelings,
And when she wields the whip
Her name is on my lips-
I’ll never tire of my singing.3
Oh yes I love, oh yes, I love,
This is the subject of my songs,
No need to sing of other things-
Just wait, we’ll later sing those things.
And yes I love, and yes I love,
This feeling can’t be overcome,
I’m an optimist, an optimist,
A heterosexualist.
- 1. Dream as in goal
- 2. Literally "And I can't resist"
- 3. The original last three lines are more literally "Even if the whip is cruel/I'm not tired of singing/Her shabby name." Unfortunately I had to leave some things out to fit the rhyme and rhythm. I'm open to suggestions on how to make this less optimistic.
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Collections with "Гетеросексуалист"
| 1. | Agatha Christie | Opium [1995] |
Agatha Christie (Russian band): Top 3
| 1. | Как На Войне (Kak Na Voine) |
| 2. | Опиум для никого (Opium dlya nikogo) |
| 3. | Сhornaya Luna (Чёрная Луна) |
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