Bomzh
Ya kopayusʹ na pomoyke, kak chervyak.
S detstva zhiznʹ moya naperekosyak.
Kanalizatsionnyy lyuk - moya dverʹ,
No ya schastliv po-svoyemu, poverʹ.
Dvadtsatʹ let nazad sgorel rodnoy moy dom.
Dokumenty, denʹgi - vse sgorelo v nem.
I teperʹ ya pobirayusʹ dvadtsatʹ let -
Komu nuzhen staryy, nikudyshnyy ded.
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Pokuryu i polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Lyuk otkroyu, polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
Ey, rebyata, kak dopʹyete vy vino,
Mne butylki vy ostavʹte za odno.
Pozhaleyte vy neschastnogo bomzhu.
Ya ikh v sumku akkuratno polozhu.
Otnesu ya zavtra ikh v priyemnyy punkt.
Mne za nikh 60 kopeyek otdadut.
Ya kuplyu bukhanku khleba i syrok,
Chtoby s golodu ne protyanutʹ mne nog.
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Pokuryu i polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Lyuk otkroyu, polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
Akh, podayte, lyudi, mne, radi Khrista.
Ne mila mne zhiznʹ, ya ot neye ustal.
Pomogi, prokhozhiy milyy, pyatakom,
Szhalʹsya nado mnoy, nad bednym starikom.
Akh, otpusti menya, tovarishch starshina.
YA prostoy sovetskiy bomzh, a ne shpana.
YA ne sdelal vedʹ plokhogo nikomu.
Tak za chto menya berete, ne poymu?
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Pokuryu i polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
A ya bychok podnimu, gorʹkiy dym zatyanu,
Lyuk otkroyu, polezu domo-oy.
Ne zhaleyte menya, ya prekrasno zhivu,
Tolʹko kushatʹ okhota poroy.
Homeless Guy
I’m digging through the trash, like a little worm.
My life’s been a mess since I was born.
A sewer grate - that’s my door,
But I’m happy in my own way, for sure.
Twenty years ago, my home burned down.
Documents, money - all turned to ash now.
And now I’m picking up the pieces from twenty years -
Who needs an old, useless guy like me here?
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
I’ll have a puff and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
Open the grate, and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.
Hey, you guys, when you’re done with your wine,
Leave the bottles behind, I’ll be just fine.
Have a heart for this poor homeless guy.
I’ll stash them in my bag, no need to be shy.
I’ll take them tomorrow to the recycling place.
They’ll give me 60 cents, that’s my saving grace.
I’ll buy a loaf of bread and some cheese,
So I don’t starve and end up on my knees.
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
I’ll have a puff and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
Open the grate, and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.
Oh, please, people, for Christ’s sake,
Life’s been rough, I’m tired of this fate.
Help me out, kind stranger, with a dime,
I’m just a poor old guy, down on my time.
Oh, let me be, officer, I’m just a simple man.
I’m just a Soviet bum, not part of your plan.
I haven’t done anything wrong to anyone.
So why do you treat me like I’m the scum?
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
I’ll have a puff and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.
And I’ll take a drag, inhale that bitter smoke,
Open the grate, and crawl back home.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m living just fine,
Just sometimes I get hungry, that’s all on my mind.