Как много тех, с кем можно лечь в постель [Kak mnogo tekh, s kem mozhno lech' v postel'] [English translation]

How many those

you can go for to sleep…

And just with a few wake up is pleasure

for whom you are a real treasure,

who leaving you, glance back and wave,

whole day will think and news to wait.

How many those you can live with

drink coffee in the early morning,

to argue, speak

about little things, be next in sorrow

and enjoying,together be,

but not to love indeed.

How little those, with whom want to dream,

watch the clouds in blue empyrean,

at first snow write the words of love,

to think about person, whom you mean,

and know, you have got enough.

As a few of those,

with whom you can be silent,

who understands you

from the hint, half word,

for whom is possible to leave this world,

and any grief, penalty and dolor,

you can accept as best reward.

Day after day continues rigmarole,

it easy meet and without pain to leave.

Because how many those you can go to

the bed to sleep and want wake up

next to a few indeed.

• Artist:Eduard Asadov