Лебединая верность [Lebyedinaya vernost'] [English translation]
Лебединая верность [Lebyedinaya vernost'] [English translation]
There were two swans soaring in the sky
On a bright day.
It was full of light and happiness,
Their common way.
And the earth had spread endearingly,
Kind, all in all…
At that moment someone shot at them
And out came a call!
What's up, darling, what is wrong with you?
Give me a reply!
Sullen is the sky
For you’re out of sight…
Where are you, beloved? Show up, don't hide!
Please, come back to me!
Let your tender shining beauty
Light my heart with glee.
He was tryin’ to find her in the sky,
Called from the nest.
Silence was the only true reply
He’d get, at best…
Flying further was impossible
For the poor swan:
Having lost the ever-loving mate
He’s got left alone!
Please, forgive me, darling; please, forgive!
For the evil shot
That I couldn’t have stopped
This ignoble onslaught
Please, forgive me, darling; please, forgive!
For now we can’t fly
Like we used to fly together
In the deep blue sky…
And it was so irremediable,
This kind of sore.
He would never meet his mate again,
Never, no more!
And the swan went once again aloft,
Ceased singing song…
Having folded fearlessly his wings,
Down fell the swan!
...
I just want the swans to live on earth,
So that these white flights…
So that these white flights
Give the world kind tides…
Let the swans go flyin’ above my land,
With their wings unfurled!
Swan flights, fly above my own fate,
To the humane world!
- Artist:Evgeny Martynov