Шаланды полные кефали [Shalandy polnye kefali] [English translation]

Scows full of mullet,

Kostya brought to Odessa,

And all the drayman stood up,

When he entered the pub.

The deep blue sea beyond the boulevard,

The chestnuts in bloom over the city,

And Konstantin takes the guitar,

And sings in a low voice:

CHORUS:

- I will not speak to you for all Odessa,

All Odessa is very large,

But Moldavanka and Peresip

Adore Kostya, the sailor.

The fisherwoman Sonya once in May,

Sending a longboat ashore,

He said:" All you know,

And I see it for the first time!.."

In response, opening a pack of Kazbecks,

Kostya said to her coldly:

"You are an interesting oddity,

But the thing, you see, (is) in fact:

CHORUS:

- I will not speak to you for all Odessa

All Odessa is very large

But Moldavanka, and Peresip

Adore Kostya, the sailor.

The bird-cherry covered fountain

The French Boulevard was in bloom.

"Our Kostya, it seems fell in love," -

Shouted the loaders at the port.

About this news (of) this week

Noisy fishermen were everywhere

At the wedding the loaders wore

Terrible creaking hand-made clogs.

- I will not speak to you for all Odessa

All Odessa is very large.

Day and night partying (in) all of Peresip

For the happy wedding of a sailor.

• Artist:Mark Bernes