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CLARITY

Day by day, Jizo, day by day, don’t love
Even if it's too bad, I'm probably relocating my heart
No matter what your nose, I keep looking for my net
I can't help it, I saw my damn limit
 
'Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly, still fight and I don't know why
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
 
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
 
Turner over, turn over and draw
You and me, who are screaming for me
Even if I want it all, I'm still high
I can't help it and do it with my net
 
'Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn't need
Chasing relentlessly, still fight and I don't know why
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
 
If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?
If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?
Why are you my clarity?
 

Corona 12: The Great Mistake

I must confess, much as it pains me,
I almost emigrated.
I read New Zealand's death figures
My God - how I was wrong.
 
At first, I was white with shock
and then I was red with shame
A whole land full of corpses.
19 people are dead there!
 
How I underestimated
The dreadful pestilence
I wrote poems, frantically
Despite the clarity of the facts.
 
But now everything is so much clearer
And now I must beg forgiveness
Now it's so much more obvious to me
I hope you will forgive me
 
Tomorrow, I'll go - you can imagine
obediently with my mask, to go shopping
I'll make my way through a crowd of corpses.
Whoever is willing to see, they will see them too.
 

Corona 13: The End of the World

Corona hit us hard,
Only a few people are still alive,
But there's no reason for them to be hopeful,
The next calamity is looming.
 
An asteroid is coming to Earth!
On the 29th of April
Perhaps it will hit us
There'll be a big bang, and then silence.
 
We won't even be able to have lunch,
because it's going to arrive before noon.
So instead, should we ask
what's left to be done?
 
A face-covering would surely be useful,
as the impact will raise dust.
The masks will protect us from that,
but the noise will surely make us deaf.
 
So put cotton wool in your ears,
and your briefcase on your head,
since without that you'll be lost.
Or would a saucepan be better?
 
We'll do it together,
The authorities are already aware.
Death will not grab us.
We'll do it, we're ready.
 
In case we don't see each other again,
I greet you one all last time.
I'm going to a brighter world,
This one here was pure agony.
 

Corona 16: The Solution?

Mankind daily multiplies, you know,
them flying to and fleeing fro,
It's utter chaos, beyond compare,
How to reach out for the dream of freedom we all share?
And if we want to stay on this planet any longer,
We have to save our Resources much stronger.
Economic crisis, there will be more and more,
A fast solution seems to be the ony the score.
 
Freedom was my finest dream,
but in this darkness - can you still see it gleam?
To face this problem here, to ring the bells,
I focus on my body-cells.
Amany Trillions there are, they say,
And not one lives for itself, okay?
They cannot vote at an election,
but they are cells, so no objection.
 
The brain, dictator, defines the law,
else humans suffer, so I saw.
But brains get confused, quite a few,
which makes the cells run out of queue.
The drunkyard in drinking up his liver,
Even if it hurts like hell, he calls it a shiver,
Greed, anger, lust, and fear - to torture us - their mission!
Obesity, war, strokes, AIDS are their admonition.
 
The cells, who once lived so carefree,
drop dead like flies now, you can see.
I wonder if all the little, tiny cells
do wonder sometimes by themselves,
if all they've done was good at last -
making our freedom so enourmous and vast.
So, to diminish us as 'solely cell'
implies that every freedom goes to hell.
 

Koreans, forward!

In the menacing, decisive hour
Listen to the fatherland's order:
Beat the impudent intervents1 —
The truth, comrade, is on our side!
All hearts burn with wrath,
The exploit will glorify the fighter,
The homeland calls the brave.
Koreans! Forward, forward!
 
Chorus:
Into battle, into battle, Korean people!
The fatherland calls everyone, everyone.
Homeland, we serve you,
We will conquer peace in battle!2
 
You see the ruins of houses,
Ashes of our native cities,
Blood, tears and suffering
Of women, children, old people.
Warrior, people's hero!
Increase threefold the wrath of attack,
The homeland calls for revenge,
Koreans! Forward, forward!
 
Chorus.
 
The sacred oath is given, —
Our country will be free,
Thunder of cannons, howl of shells,
Will never again sound over it.3
Do not spare your life,
Firmly go forth to victory,
The homeland calls to glory,
Koreans! Forward, forward!
 
Chorus.
 

• 1. the US invaders
• 2. 'отстаивать' usually is translated as 'defend' or 'maintain', but that would sound confusing here. The intended meaning is 'We go to battle now so that we will have peace again'.
• 3. literally: will become silent over it forever

Oh Eye

Oh eye, clear tears, clear
 
Leak it until it ends
 
O eye look my plantes lover and his shepherd
 
Look at his signs and heart
 
I follow him from the first day
 
But today it is difficult to meet
 
When he passes to my path, I will not be able to talk to him
 
Misfortune, O greatness Misfortune
 
Who wants us, the soul refused them
 
And who I want the destiny refused to bring it
 

March of the New Army

Born were we, from that of a great hour
From the conflagration of war, from the flames of fires,
Pain nurtured us , in loosing our Ukraine,
Our rage fed us, and anger at our foes.
 
And so we enter, into battle so to live
Hard, and strong, unbreakable like granite,
For weeping has, given no one their freedom,
But he who is a fighter, he obtains the world.
 
Oh Ukraine!
Holy Mother of Heroes,
Come down into my heart!
For Your glory,
For Your sacred Ideas!
May my soul be reborn in you,
Be it radiant in your glory!
May it not know fear,
That it know not hesitation!
 
Strengthen my spirit, harden my will,
That I may bravely go into battle!
That my faith be like granite,
That it grow in perseverance, strength!
Holy, Mighty, Indepandent!
Glory to Ukraine!
To the heroes glory!
Glory to the nation!
Death to our enemies!
Ukraine - above all!
Ukraine - above all!
 
A great truth - for us all is but one,
Our proud call, to our nation brings!
Countrymen you, be faithful unto death,
For us Ukraine, surpasses everything!
 
Leading us into battle, is the fallen fighters glory.
For us the highest law - is the one command:
'An indépendant Ukrainian nation
Free and strong, from the Sain to beyond the Caucases'
 

Popeye Popeye

Everyone, everyone, everyone, gather round! My name is Popeye
Nice guy
The name of the beautiful mama at the gay bar who looks good with a beard is Popeye
High heels
 
We're dancing to become the best dance team in the world, Popeye
Jazz dance
A side dish next to a boutique for gaudy old ladies, Popeye
A spark of drama
 
For me it's a truly happy paradise
People say it's hellish
A strange old man naked as a baby
 
The thoughts in the sweatshirt that my mother sent Popeye
I couldn't throw away
Attacking mountain passes in drooping sunglasses, the street racing Popeye
Everyone jumped
 
One morning I was inspired
To get a tattoo on my arm
It washed off in the bath
A strange old man in sexy lingerie
 

The Circle

Familiar cityscape
The poster waiting for wind
Wiped sweat off my forehead
For some reason I felt sand
 
Cleared my throat
 
Coming right behind
The twilight shines on
The glass I’ve seen
It somehow feels strange
 
Rows of windows Floating clouds
I’m searching for the similarities
The intersection
Somewhere
Take a sack of memories
When I peek inside, the prelude plays
The curtain is rising
Somewhere
 

Song to Stalin's good health

Accept, Great Stalin, our Father,
The love of hearts devoted to the homeland,
Accept the deference of your people
On your joyous birthday.
 
Chorus:
We all sing praise to your deeds,
Live, our Leader, live to make us happy!
 
You illuminated our epoch with clear light,
You are the closest person to us all,
With you, we went the glorious, difficult road,
Fighting for the honour of our native land.
 
Chorus.
 
You lead us on Lenin's path,
You call us all to new exploits,
With you, we entered sunny life,
Fighting for peace and building communism!
 
Chorus:
We all sing praise to your deeds,
Live, our Leader, live to make us happy!
 

Twenty-Twenty

I saw love in the sweetest lament
I saw a flower dancing with the wind
I saw in the sand, the boat where you were
And your wild blackberry mouth
 
Oh, it's because I see so much
Oh, that I want to rip off these tears
 
I saw my life in a wolf's mouth
I saw the farewell in the crow's beak
I saw in the sand, the boat where you were
And your blackberry mouth
 
The 20 that I want
It's not time that I'm waiting for and
It isn't 'I'll try if I can' and
The thought to hinder and
It's not even the wind
Hitting another woman
It's not a daughter of a father
To put a mother to die
 
Vision 2020 with 20 in the test
Detested by the Portuguese, face of a brat
With a cloth on my head and good dress, Isabel
Wild from the south, I don't know who sunk me
 
I swear, I see well
I saw you on the boats crying as well
I swear, I kiss well
But the kiss that was yours, I won't give it to anyone else
 
Oh, it's because I see so much
Oh, that I want to rip off these tears
 
Oh, it's because I see so much
Oh, that I want to rip off these tears
 

Basic instincts

Versions: #1
I'm flesh and blood. I am all for basic instincts!
To love - like wolves: once - till the last breath of mine!
That's what I want: to be unlike stray dogs.
That have no ties. That have no home.
 

Tranquility

May there be tranquillity on earth, on water,
in fire, in the wind
in the sky, in the sun
on the moon, on our planet
in all living beings, in the body
in the mind and in the spirit.
May that tranquillity be everywhere, and in everyone.
May that tranquillity be everywhere, and in everyone.
May that tranquillity be everywhere, and in everyone.
 

May the Lord protect us together

May the Lord protect us together. May he nourish us together.
May we work together uniting our strength for the good of humanity.
May our learning be luminous and purposeful.
May we never hate one another.
May there be peace, peace and perfect peace.
 

Lord, lead me

Versions: #1
O Lord please lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to light.1
Lead me from death to immortality.
May there be peace, peace and perfect peace.
 

• 1. (i.e. from ignorance to knowledge).

Stalin's law

Whose big heart is burning in work,
Only that person in the USSR is celebrated,
Who grew up as a fighter, who fought the enemy
A collective farmer and a locksmith, a pilot and a commissar.
 
Long live Stalin,
Long live the one,
Who leads us from victory to victory!
Shine for us, his majestic law,
Shine on our eleven sides!
 
Before anyone we will write the name of the one,
Who led us to fight and gave us a triumph.
We remember him in the gun-smoke,
He is the first worker, and glory to him!
 
Our happy land rejoices,
Ruby-bright all the stars of the Kremlin!
And in a great world, on a distant earth,
You can see these stars both in the daytime and in the dark!
 

Pinky Murder

LG No Mercy
 
The plot is simply beautiful
You lied to me, your eyes were red
Having issued a red card, I was punished
I was kicked out by you, alright
Did you listen carefully to what I said?
My serious feelings are waiting for an answer from the air
Do you really love me?
You didn't let me go with your kisses
Like a well-aimed shot,
You hit right to the heart, the heart1
Stop pretending, you're not the Mona Lisa
Last sweet words mixed with swearing
 
She said I wasn't warm enough, so put on his2 coat
She wanted more freedom, and I was just her hobby
Teard up the past
Lost my temper
Deleted all the text messages
I was full of alcohol
Looked at the pointer swinging
All the memories of closing your eyes were solidified into ice
Girl I need a tattoo on my body
Drunk several cups of coffee
Music anesthetizes myself
Maybe this is the best match
Even if I saw your missed call, I was indifferent
I filled all the holes with new shoes and music
I need a new gold chain
Threw away the old one
I've long forgotten who you are
Who the hell forgot who
I got more fans
They love my perfume
I work hard everyday
I work hard everyday
I work hard everyday
I work hard everyday
 
The plot is simply beautiful
You lied to me, your eyes were red
Having issued a red card, I was punished
I was kicked out by you, alright
Did you listen carefully to what I said?
My serious feelings are waiting for an answer from the air
Do you really love me?
You didn't let me go with your kisses
Like a well-aimed shot,
You hit right to the heart, the heart
Stop pretending, you're not the Mona Lisa
Last sweet words mixed with swearing
 
Once you were my necessity, but now it has been replaced by others
From then on, many people in my heart just don't have you
When a day goes like a year goes
Draw a smiling face on the glass
I am the best actor
I will no longer miss performing
In this game, all the chips are lost,
and all the promises are invalid and flew away
I want to earn more money to buy a new microphone
I'll buy Gucci and LV, but I won't give them to you
After you left,
It's easy for me every day
Right after you left,
Inspiration seems to be in full swing
 
The plot is simply beautiful
You lied to me, your eyes were red
Having issued a red card, I was punished
I was kicked out by you, alright
Did you listen carefully to what I said?
My serious feelings are waiting for an answer from the air
Do you really love me?
You didn't let me go with your kisses
Like a well-aimed shot,
You hit right to the heart, the heart
Stop pretending, you're not the Mona Lisa
Last sweet words mixed with swearing
 

• 1. Literally: Hit the most vulnerable spot
• 2. another man

Because We're Men

.
 
Ms. Simian: It's just a part of life
 
Gumball: Are you saying we're grown-ups now?
 
Ms. Simian: Apparently so
 
Gumball: Did you hear that? The shooting star worked
 
Ms. Simian: Now get back to class
 
Gumball&Darwin: Alright ms. Simian
 
Gumball: Wait a minute we don't have to listen anymore because we're men!
 
Lyrics:
 
We're gonna test drive a car
And say we need a little time to think about it
Because we're men
We're gonna pay more for the movies
And chop down trees, and eat a lot of meat
Because we're men
And we can have our own kids
But we're gonna wait until we
Meet the right person because it's an important decision
But in the meantime, we can barbecue
Buy power tools
Get tattoos
Buy our own sho-o-oes
 
Gumball: Wait no we can't we don't have any money *aaah*
Let's get jobs!
 

To The Barricades

To the Barricades, working people,
Raise the red banner up!
Fight or be beaten, open up your hands,
After all, you will have the honor of being a winner.
Hold the hammer! Forge a weapon!
I will throw steel into the distance, which will light up with a red spark,
The heat of that spark is already smouldering in my chest!
Demolish by the uprisings, The Awakening has come to us!
Knights of labor, knights of the spirit,
today the time has come for us to go into battle.
To the barricades! Let a riot break out!
The Awakening of history is already calling to us.
Hold the hammer! Forge a weapon!
I will throw steel into the distance, which will light up with a red spark,
The heat of that spark is already smouldering in my chest!
Demolish by the uprisings, The Awakening has come to us!
Honor to Lassalle, glory to Marx,
Down with the bourgeoisie, honor to the people!
Let everyone in our ranks rise up
to carry their teachings everywhere!
Hold the hammer! Forge a weapon!
I will throw steel into the distance, which will light up with a red spark,
The heat of that spark is already smouldering in my chest!
Demolish by the uprisings, The Awakening has come to us!
The Awakening has come to us!
 

Glory To The Party

It led us to bloody labor,
tempering the song of the working masses,
A hard song from the flames of the furnaces.
Song of freedom for towns and villages.
At the time when the people fell under the blow,
It went to break the bars of brittle iron.
Eternal glory to the one who exalts the nation
And has armed for the class struggle!
 
The party called us to a victorious battle,
Thunder rumbles over the world.
The party inspired us with gladness
And the brotherhood raises the building
To the Birthplace of Socialism
Its Banner is the working people!
We will follow for It, true to our dreams.
Glory, Glory to our Party!
Glory To The Party! And Honor!
 
Dawn is already breaking over the Vistula,
The sun rises on the ruins of injustice today,
If you hear the hammer in the hour of severe,
This is the Party's initiative, this is the Party's idea.
Its palm indicates the course of history
The goal for which life is lived
Therefore, glory to the guide of the masses,
Who tells us to go into battle!
 
The party called us to a victorious battle,
Thunder rumbles over the world.
The party inspired us with gladness
And the brotherhood raises the building
To the Birthplace of Socialism
Its Banner is the working people!
We will follow for It, true to our dreams.
Glory, Glory to our Party!
Glory To The Party! And Honor!
 

The tears of the Baig-Je

The surrendered king was captive and mounted the subduer’s ship.
Already, many peoples gathered on the quay for seeing off a king.
The poor king looked around and shed the tears, and with tide, he started the long trip.
Thenceforth, the peoples have made the wine awaiting the poor king.
 

Lost dreams(Music video)

*Go now, my friend, send a hello to my love.
 
On the end of each story you're left with sweet dreams, dreamy stories about money, memories of good days.
I'm breaking down walls in my mind, taking a look aside, looking at my old friends who break like branches.
Sometimes im scared of those stories, but now i know, i should've heard that being, my best friend asking for help. (Asking for help, asking for help...)
 
Stop speaking movies while high*, it's great on pills, but that's a step down.
And the day is closer when it'll stop being good and i can see the ambulance coming.
There's a needle in your hand, your old mom broken, taken in the ambulance and your dad in tears on your funeral, swearing at me, insulting me and yelling.
Why didn't i watched out for you more, i realied when i put your photo in my wallet.
 
I remember when we first stared drinking, saying 'Fuck chems' and smoked weed.
Two heads, but one mind, bros till the end, you should have been my best man.
I used to influence more on you, now im thinking back, to past times, looking the moment when we fell, but no bro, there is a chapter missing.
 
Non-stop you called me to come with you, but how can you help someone when he takes that path?
I never liked being a leader, but a lot of things pass trough my head.
But at you i should have noticed how you used to look at me differently.
You never said something wrong, but you haven't joked around with us like before.
I didn't konw that then, but maybe you were asking help that way and that jacked you sold i figured out why, you had a debt at your dealer, but he didnt forgive it.
 
Strip stories, i know you imagined, later you even lied to yourself.
Before we couldn't move one without the other, but later you were seeing every kind of scum.
You were rolling with anyone you could and wherever you could take some money, you spent it all on drugs. You used to say 'that are real friends', but everyone knew it was only for your interest.
 
'Yo Frenkie, borrow me a tenner, im paying it back, come over tommorow'
By then i should have knew, but i couldn't accept it and believe it.
Now i'm feeling guilty and can't calm down and take that loss, i wish i ratted you to your parents when you stabbed that taxi driver for some change.
 
I realized you're in too deep when you stole jewlery from your old mom, little things wake old memories in my mind, drinks and advices how to get chicks.
 
And your younger brother looks like you, when i see him i call him by your name, but i'm not afraid for him, because i know he's solid on his feet, he always goes on his training, it'll get him far and he won't take your path, he'll be a fucker like we used to say, while we used to always fight for girls.
Girls come to him today, not stupid ones like we had, but ladies.
 
Your old mother isnt the same, she keeps your stuff even today, your room is clean.
She always asks is your shirt at my place because everything should be ready for you.
Your brother hugs her every day, but she's talking to you, like you're there, your old man is better, he suffered a lot but at the end, he took it like a champ, he calls all the time, asking if i need money, joking about my baggy pants and spilling rap jokes.
You know how he used to joke around like before, but his smile isn't the same anymore, i miss you bro and they can't understand how long that pain lasts and i don't live anymore.
 
I can't simply, a part of me died, the other one withers away slowly.
Hundred concerts i dedictated to you and i believe i changed a lot.
I can't bring back time, start over but at night, i see you again.
 
On the end of each story you're left with sweet dreams, dreamy stories about money, memories of good days.
I'm breaking down walls in my mind, taking a look aside, looking at my old friends who break like branches.
SOMETIMES I'M SCARED!!
 
*Go now, my friend, send a hello to my love.
Go now, my friend, send a song to my love.
I can go by myself now, here i will find my rest, you go...
 

Peach Trees

Versions: #1
On peach trees
Sorts of blossoms
Thy crescent-like
Brows got me burned alive
 
Pretty, pretty, pretty cute lady
I'm in love with thee
 
Geranuims in gardens
Tall she is, slim she is
May the god let us
Then even king can't part us
 
Pretty, pretty, pretty cute lady
I'm in love with thee
 
Celeries in gardens
We don't eat celery
They call us people* of Sinop
We fall in love with beauties only
 
Pretty, pretty, pretty cute lady
I'm in love with thee
 

Don't Consider Them Wounded

Don't consider all hearts wounded on every skin
Sorrow like this may overcome us, they say
Beauty of yours is forbidden, do not give up
Every side of yours is as clear as a diamond
 
Don't consider yourself torn apart
You've come out of every war safe and sound
Even if you go back into a fire, don't give up
Don't leave my hand be
 

Every Soul Wants To Be The ''First''

Versions: #1
Every Soul Wants To Be ''First''
First love
First kiss
Therefore the 'first' would always be temporary
How much ''firsts'' do you still own?
But the ''last'' that no soul wants to see is different
Forwhy, there is not beyond
With the hand you trutsfully hold you'll get into the grave
But not with the hand sweated with the thrill
 

May You Not Forget Me

Wish I was the hiccup in your throat
Don't forget me, may you not forget me
Wish I was the tear which sheds from your eyes
Don't forget me, may you not forget me
 
Step by step like your own shadow
In every breathe, my name
Like how I couldn't forget you
You too don't forget, may you not forget
 
In the everlasting dead of nights
Don't forget me, may you not forget me
When you feel the pain of wrench
Don't forget me, may you not forget me
 

Our people are following Stalin

On our beloved and native land
young blood seethes working and fighting.
And we will be happy to sing for everyone
our song about our greatest friend.
 
Stalin is the glory of all our fights,
Stalin is the light of our youth!
And with songs fighting and winning,
our people are following Stalin.
 
The clearest, sun-filled country
is the Soviet land from all corners.
By the Stalin's great harvest,
let the fields of the collective farm murmur for us.
 
Stalin is the glory of all our fights,
Stalin is the light of our youth!
And with songs fighting and winning,
our people are following Stalin.
 
And more beautiful than the spring dawn,
the time of youth is filled with happiness.
Stalin's smile that everywhere welcomes,
everywhere pleases our faces.
 
Stalin is the glory of all our fights,
Stalin is the light of our youth!
And with songs fighting and winning,
our people are following Stalin.
 

Wings of freedom

Versions: #1
Here's to your victory
This is the first glory
O my friend!
Let's celebrate this victory
For the next fight
 
'they died in vain'
I won't let anybody say it
not until I become the last lone arrow
on the battlefield
 
The enemy is gruesome
We'll bring it on
The enemy is gigantic
We'll spring high
 
We gripped two steel blades of glory
Sing the song of victory
and have the wings of freedom on our backs
(The enemy is gruesome)
With our determination held close to our hearts
We sever this ring of folly
(The enemy is gigantic)
Dances into the sky -
 
Wings of freedom
 
Didn't the birds break out
of their shell in order to fly
and not to climb on the ground
pathetically?
For what reason
do you posses those wings?
Isn't the sky like a birdcage
too tiny?
 
Freedom
and death
They both are twins
Freedom or death?
Our friend is one of them!
 
For what reason
that we are born?
I don't know the answers
to complicated questions
Even if our birth
had been a mistake
For what reason
that we are alive
To live
our existence
and live the 'freedom'!
 
The wings of freedom
 
The hidden truth
will be charging arrow
It will pierce through
outer layer of lurking of titans
as well as inner layer of darkness
With our previous belief of broken even though we feel lost
let's march towards 'freedom'
 
(To the left?
To the right?
Which is the correct way?)
 
Friend?
Enemy?
People, which one are you?
 
We grab the instrument of fighting spirit
Sing our song of light of hope
And have the horizon of freedom on our backs
(The enemy is gruesome)
With the chains connecting
this world in our chest
We sing a song of what might lurk behind all possibilities
(The enemy is gigantic)
Dances into the sky -
 
Wings of freedom
 
O my friend!
Let's celebrate this victory
This is the next glory
O my friend!
Let's celebrate this victory, for the next fight!
 
The enemy is gigantic... we'll spring...
The enemy is gruesome...
 

We were still teenagers

(Verse 1)
We were still teenagers
The age of high school students
At school, we met
Went home, surely we two were together
 
(Chorus)
And now, where are you?
And now, I miss you, how are you?
And I want more and more
to meet you
 
(Verse 2)
We were still together
The romance of high school students
I always like to be with you
on the motorcycle, the two of us
 
(Chorus)
And now, where are you?
And now, I miss you, how are you?
And I want more and more
to meet you
 

BABI YAR

Versions: #1
No monument stands over Babi Yar.
A steep cliff only, like the rudest headstone.
I am afraid.
Today, I am as old
As the entire Jewish race itself.
I see myself an ancient Israelite.
I wander o’er the roads of ancient Egypt
And here, upon the cross, I perish, tortured
And even now, I bear the marks of nails.
It seems to me that Dreyfus is myself.*1*
The Philistines betrayed me – and now judge.
I’m in a cage. Surrounded and trapped,
I’m persecuted, spat on, slandered, and
The dainty dollies in their Brussels frills
Squeal, as they stab umbrellas at my face.
I see myself a boy in Belostok*2*
Blood spills, and runs upon the floors,
The chiefs of bar and pub rage unimpeded
And reek of vodka and of onion, half and half.
I’m thrown back by a boot, I have no strength left,
In vain I beg the rabble of pogrom,
To jeers of Kill the Jews, and save our Russia!
My mother’s being beaten by a clerk.
O, Russia of my heart, I know that you
Are international, by inner nature.
But often those whose hands are steeped in filth
Abused your purest name, in name of hatred.
I know the kindness of my native land.
How vile, that without the slightest quiver
The antisemites have proclaimed themselves
The Union of the Russian People!
It seems to me that I am Anna Frank,
Transparent, as the thinnest branch in April,
And I’m in love, and have no need of phrases,
But only that we gaze into each other’s eyes.
How little one can see, or even sense!
Leaves are forbidden, so is sky,
But much is still allowed – very gently
In darkened rooms each other to embrace.
-They come!
-No, fear not – those are sounds
Of spring itself. She’s coming soon.
Quickly, your lips!
-They break the door!
-No, river ice is breaking…
Wild grasses rustle over Babi Yar,
The trees look sternly, as if passing judgement.
Here, silently, all screams, and, hat in hand,
I feel my hair changing shade to gray.
And I myself, like one long soundless scream
Above the thousands of thousands interred,
I’m every old man executed here,
As I am every child murdered here.
No fiber of my body will forget this.
May Internationale thunder and ring*3*
When, for all time, is buried and forgotten
The last of antisemites on this earth.
There is no Jewish blood that’s blood of mine,
But, hated with a passion that’s corrosive
Am I by antisemites like a Jew.
And that is why I call myself a Russian!
 

Uber

Windy in memory, It's cold in the room
The dark step of the evening tapped the windows
I want to run out, go to your house
Downloaded uber, talk to you
 
10 not accepted only from the mother
All messages only from the Ministry of Emergencies
A strange army with tanks are torn
I just want to talk to you
 
Strong swallows, gray clouds
Not lonely and useless
You don’t think how I live with you
I just want to talk to you.
 

Blanket

I just realized the fluorescent lights in the room
Are about to go off
Because you came
Under the rain in early spring
We didn't wear much
But Haori1
 
A lonely family and nights when you know what will happen
The mornings that no one talks
A world without any evil intentions
Can't we enjoy it?
Let's dance
 
Unfold the blanket
Like a feather
I fell into my bed
 
I want to reassure you now
Your heart is shaking right?
There are too many things to forget about
While drinking water in the darkness
 
I hated my friends who liked to gossip around
But they were still my friends
'We'll fight with you all the way'
Is what they said
 
The world keeps getting more and more dangerous
The news always say that
 
I just can't believe some people say that everything will be over
Wouldn't only a great person2say that?
I'm sure those words will go away and be forgotten too
Now come, let's start with eternity
 
Everyone wants to reassure you
That heart is also twisted isn't it?
What you want to want to forget will not disappear
But you're already in the light
 
I clung to the window of a taxi
The moon will never leave
I can't follow the speed of the night
But I can take the darkness with me
 
Let me explain it to you
 
You and me both are in the light
 

• 1. Haori: is a formal Japanese overcoat worn over kimono
• 2. could also mean someone from a high position or someone important