Monakh

Monk

Monakh

The monk walked from the campaignishov monakh iz pokhodu
Under frost, under bad weatherpid morozy, pid nehodu
He almost didn't freezechutʹ zhe vin ne zmerz
He almost didn't freezechutʹ zhe vin ne zmerz
The monk didn't know where to gone znav monakh, de poditʹsya
He entered a tavern to warm upzay̆shov u kabak pohritʹsya
He threw off his uniformzbrosyv svoy̆ mundir
He threw off his uniformzbrosyv svoy̆ mundir
He threw off the uniform, and his glasseszbrosyv mundir, shche y̆ ochky
Tore his robes to shredsporvav ryasy na klochky
He started to dancesam poshov plyasatʹ
He started to dancesam poshov plyasatʹ
Dancing, playingnaplyasavshysʹ, naihravshysʹ
With a good heart bidding farewellz dobroy̆ voley̆ rozproshchavshysʹ
Jumped on the tableskochyv na krylʹtso
And hit the ringvdaryv u kolʹtso

The monk mounted a horsemonakh na konya sadytʹsya
Under the monk, the horse prancedpid monakhom konʹ rezvytʹsya
Through the green meadowzelenym luhom
Through the green meadowzelenym luhom
The horse, the meadow, the meadowkonʹ luhom, luhom, luhom
Girls are dancing in a circlekhodyatʹ dyevochky kruhom
He didn't find the girlsdyevky ne znay̆shov
Went to the widowdo vdovy poy̆shov
Kissed, caressedtsiluvav, myluvav
Called her his soulmaterozdusheyu nazyvav
Shouted hooray!zakrychav ura!
Shouted hooray!zakrychav ura!
Oh hooray, hooray, hoorayoy̆ ura, ura, ura
Misfortune strucksochynylasya bida
And it's not smallta y̆ ne malaya
And it's not smallta y̆ ne malaya

On Easter Saturdayv velykodnyuyu subotu
They all left their workpobrasaly vsi robotu
Collapsed in the tavernrukhnuly v kabak
Collapsed in the tavernrukhnuly v kabak
Honey and wine flowedmed ïly, vyno pyly
They fooled the tavern keeperkabachnyka obduryly
Smoked tobaccokuryly tabak
Smoked tobaccokuryly tabak
Having smoked enough tobacconakuryvshysʹ tabaku
They lay on their sidepolyahaly na boku
And the whole songotsya pisnya vsya
Endedkonchylasya

The ocean's warmThe ocean's warm
The water's deepThe water's deep
We beg for stormWe beg for storm
The wind is hereThe wind is here

What is this life if, full of careWhat is this life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stareWe have no time to stand and stare
A poor life this if, full of careA poor life this if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stareWe have no time to stand and stare