А зима будет большая [A zima budet bolshaya] [English translation]

Winter will be even bigger,

Look towards the other bank:

Fall dies quietly by the river,

Waving with her yellow hand.

Crying aspens stand all dripping,

Grandpa Arbat1 cries and grieves.

Azure Russia is weeping,

Turning into falling leaves.

Bursting through the snow with vigor

Sun will bring the signs of spring.

Winter will be even bigger,

Snow and twilights it will bring.

1. a pedestrian street in the historical center of Moscow (the correction pronunciation is Ar-BAT, but I suspect that majority of foreigners are mispronouncing it anyway

• Artist:Yuri Vizbor