Полковнику никто не пишет (Polkovniku Nikto Ne Pishet) - English translation

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Полковнику никто не пишет (Polkovniku Nikto Ne Pishet)

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Полковнику никто не пишет

Большие города,

Пустые поезда,

Ни берега, ни дна -

Всё начинать сначала.

Холодная война

И время, как вода,

Он не сошёл с ума,

Ты ничего не знала.

Полковнику никто

Не пишет,

Полковника никто

Не ждёт.

На линии огня

Пустые города,

В которых никогда

Ты раньше не бывала.

И рвутся поезда

На тонкие слова,

Он не сошёл с ума,

Ты ничего не знала.

No One Writes to the Colonel

Big cities nearly dead

Where empty trains beset

No settling in their steads -

We have to start all over

The war's still going on

Time's just like water front

Mind's not an empty hole

You can't remember nothing

Colonel doesn't get

No letters

And no one even waits

To see

Front line's fire burns

All empty cities' churn -

Those cities could have turned

To places you could visit

As trains simply brake

Words, meanings : truth and fake

Hope minds do not quake

At least understand something !

Colonel doesn't get

No letters

And no one even waits

To see...

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This is a poetic translation - deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).

Mr.BAI

submitted on 26 Jul 2014 - 04:13

Author's comments:

True piece of Russian classic, original verses are all multi-dimensional and the specific wording invokes hints to imagery to help shape feelings that combine to reveal a number of important themes closely associated with post-USSR youth.
The song's powerful music contributes to further underscore those feelings and expand the meaning, turning it to a classical genre masterpiece.
Gabriel García Márquez' anti-war and anti-corruption novel title is used as the song's title.

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