Бедняжка [Bednyazhka] [English translation]

I saw her in a straitjacket,

She sighed: "Nobody wants me,

I lost a checkers game to my neighbour yesterday,

Who would choose such a silly wife?"

I consoled her: "Don't get upset, my dear,

Being honest, we all are crazy.

Hiding our vices deep down inside,

We know very little about ourselves".

No, I can’t help her,

It’s so hard to understand her,

It’s easier to go away

Than to say something right.

This strange words of hers

Make me shake and tremble,

She is a captive of sorrowful dreams,

And I don’t know what would save her…

Her face cleared for a while:

"I am so grateful to our doctor,

He is kind, I’m almost in love,

And I want a baby from him".

I pretended that I liked this wish of hers,

"Great!" – I told.

What does she feel, living in the darkness beyond the edge?

Yet, I still loved her.

No, I can’t help her,

It’s so hard to understand her,

It’s easier to go away

Than to say something right.

This strange words of hers

Make me shake and tremble,

She is a captive of sorrowful dreams,

And I don’t know what would save her…

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey,yeah-hey, ya-ya-ya-ya,

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey,yeah-hey, ya-ya-ya!

No, I can’t help her,

It’s so hard to understand her,

It’s easier to go away

Than to say something right.

This strange words of hers

Make me shake and tremble,

She is a captive of sorrowful dreams,

She talks utter nonsense…

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey,yeah-hey, ya-ya-ya-ya,

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey,yeah-hey, ya-ya-ya-ya!