Зверь [Zver'] [English translation]

I'm looking into the darkness— I see lights.

There's a wildfire blazing somewhere on the steppe.

I see lights, I see the glow of campfires.

So this must be where the beast lurks.

I've been stalking him for so many summers and winters.

And now I've found him here on this steppe.

I hear the howl come from below me, I see tears in his eyes.

So the beast must have felt fear.

I'm looking into the darkness— I see lights.

So this must be where the beast lurks.

I know he's not sleep, the pain's far too intense.

Everything's burning, everything's boiling, there's a fire blazing inside.

I know how badly his chest hurts.

He's walking around, coughing— that is a cry I know very well.

I'm spinning around in the darkness, where I hear laughter.

So the end has come for the beast.

I'm going to leave right now 1

so I can avoid seeing how

he, awoken from his slumber, will transform.

I'm leaving right now in order to save my strength.

Look at that star— it's yours now.

On the steppe, the sparks are fading away in the night.

He's already fast asleep— his pain is too sweet.

The fire isn't burning anymore, it's dying out.

When morning comes, as soon as the last star vanishes,

he'll rise and come flying after me.

When morning came, the night settled down;

it no longer presented a threat, it just went off into the distance.

He was still fast asleep when a faint shiver

passed through his chest, as the rain came pouring from the sky.

He was still fast asleep when morning came.

1. I'm not going to wait till morning

• Artist:Nautilus Pompilius
• Album:Титаник