Солдатами не рождаются
Graždanskaja Oborona / Гражданская Оборона| English translation (singable) by Nathaniel (Lyrics Translate) | |
| SOLDATAMI NE ROŽDAJUTSJA Svjato mesto ne byvaet v pustote. Lišnim telom založili kotlovan. Krasnoh trjapkoj obernuli katafalk. Bravoj pesnej zaglušili zloe gore ; Veď soldatami ne roždajutsja, Soldatami umirajut. Svjato mesto ne byvaet bez vraga. Polirovannym prikladom – naugad. V neprostrelennoj šineli – naprolom. Bravym maršem zaglušiv zubovnyj skrežet ; Veď soldatami ne roždajutsja, Soldatami umirajut. Svjat mesto me byvaet v čistote. Stradnym vetrom zatopili berega. Gnojnym praxom napitali černozem. Tabakom zakorošiv xmeľnye nozdri ; Veď soldatami ne roždajutsja, Soldatami umirajut. Svjato mesto ne byvaet bez grexa. Zakusi devič’im krikom. Blagodať ! Prigubiť medovoj bragi. Poblevať. Krasnym flagom uterev gustye slezy ; Veď soldatami ne roždajutsja, Soldatami umirajut. | YOU CAN'T BE BORN A SOLDIER There is not a barren sacred place. A worthless corpse to fall into a pit, A red rag to wrap around a hearse, A soulful song to mute all evils and all woes, Since you can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. You can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. There is not a sacred place without a foe. Blindly, with a polished rifle stock, Charge forth in a uniform without a hole, With a dashing march to mute your grinding teeth,1 Since you can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. You can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. There is not a sacred place that's nice and clean. Stinking winds are flooding on the shores, Rotten ash, absorbed by the soil, And tobacco shorting out our drunken noses, Since you can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. You can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. There is not a sacred place devoid of sin. Snatch a bite of a woman's scream - fucking great! And a sip of honey brew to throw it up, With a red flag to wipe away your heavy tears, Since you can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. You can't be born a soldier, But a soldier you can die. |
