Долгой дорогой [Dolgoy dorogoy] [English translation]

On the long, long road

I walked, fearing neither the edge nor God

I walked, hiding my anxiety under a mask,

On dusty grass, on dry sand.

I walked and carried all I had in my pocket:

Matches, a knife, a purse with money,

Which would only be enough for a stone

And lumps of soap, and a rope attached to it.

And around the sun shines insanely bright

And it spread out to the meadows without a beginning, without end

This earth, where it goes in order to return,

Pure dew in the morning

Lightly touching the fire of peace,

The ice gradually melted,

I opened myself to the summer heat

And the pain will subside, and the grievance will pass

How much have you lost, you don't know,

How much have you found? Well, no.

Believe and live, believe and you'll divine

When the light appears ahead.

And around the sun shines insanely bright

And it spread out to the meadows without a beginning, without end

This earth, where it goes in order to return,

Pure dew in the morning