Бой-баба [Boy-baba] [English translation]

There's a little lady1 who's not too tall

She's not afraid of retweeting or reposting

She doesn't see any point in idle chatter

Those who disagree with her have long lain at the bottom

It's not blacks and Arabs you should be afraid of,

Look out - you're right next to the Battle-Axe!2

A downshifter went into the fields, into the forest

He went into the bushes with some purpose in mind3

He thought there'd be a Spotted Hen4 there

But he didn't expect to run into the Battle-Axe

The Battle-Axe said, "One, two, three,

Let's see what you're made of,"

Goodbye, downshifter!

An administrator set off for the banya

Тhere he harassed a girl named Manya

He thought he would get away with it

But here's his body hanging from a hook

You can be a provincial official

But your life is in the hands of the Battle-Axe

Battle-Axe, B-Battle, Battle-Axe

You're not a girl at all anymore, Battle-Axe

Many people think they're friends of yours

But none of them know

When the gun hanging on the wall will go off!5

You thought you were cool, you thought you were in the know

Hey, you're just a part of the system

You thought the Battle-Axe was a fool while you were clever

But look, your heart has turned into aspic!

You slink along the wall just like a crab

The Battle-Axe has shown you your place in life

She personally knows Banksy and the exchange rate of Bitcoin

She goes through life calm and easy

She's got Scylla and Charybdis on a leash

And Harvey Weinstein nervously smokes out in the cold

Men can be entrusted with the role of foreman

But the flow of matter is controlled by the Battle-Axe

1. The word BG uses here is "дева," which means "maiden" but sounds like the word "deva," i.e. a Hindu god.2. This might have more negative connotations than the actual Russian word, but unfortunately "strong independent woman who don't need no man" is way too long for our purposes.3. Reference to this schoolyard rhyme: http://kis-brys.ru/schitalki/ehala-mashina/4. Reference to this folktale: https://www.therussianstore.com/blog/the-spotted-hen5. Chekhov's gun, that is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun