Я ни разу за морем не был [Ya ni razu za morem ne byl] [English translation]

I have never been overseas

A familiar thought soothes my heart:

There, they have the same blue sky

And the same difficult life

Perhaps they have more fun there and people are richer

Colours are brighter and summer is warmer

But people cry from pain just the same

And give birth to children in pain, too

Maybe, I don't quite understand

The advantage of cheating that's obvious to others

For some reason I lose more often

Getting nothing in exchange

For what kind of new benefits...

(To each his own)

Pretending to be vagabonds

Do pilgrims run off to a foreign land?

That which was once contemplated is now over and gone

You will leave everything behind without regrets

You have crossed the border of your motherland

That's if you have one

Look back at your moment of departure!

And here is a foreign land under your feet

Maybe, it's birds migrating,

Maybe, it's just rats fleeing a sinking ship

• Artist:Voskresenie