Если б я был султан [Esli b ya byl sultan] [English translation]

If I were a sultan, I would have three wives

And I would be surrounded by the triple beauty.

But on the other hand, when the things go this way

there can be so many troubles and worries, oh, save me, Allah!

That's not so bad to have three wives,

But it's much worse on the other hand!

Zulfiya irons my robe at the desk,

Guly sews and Fatima darns the socks

Three wives are wonderful, whatever you can say,

But on the other hand - I've got three mothers-in-law!

That's not so bad to have three wives,

But it's much worse on the other hand!

Every wife can let me drink 100 grams

That makes together three hundreds - that's a good thing!

But if I come home potted

I will have a quarrel with every wife!

That's not so bad to have three wives,

But it's much worse on the other hand!

How should we, the sultans, live, we need it clear:

- How many wives is the right number - three or one?

This is a simple answer to this question:

If I were a sultan - I would be single!

That's very good to be unmarried,

Much better in every sense!

(2x)

• Artist:Yuri Nikulin
• Album:Кавказская пленница OST (1967)