Дед [Ded] [English translation]

My grandpa bade me to count

All that I accomplished in life.

I successfully passed

Recruit training in the army.

Oh, water, water,

Oh, where are you flowing to?

Oh, my years,

Oh, where have you gone?

I made a nest for a fledgling bird,

I added a porch to my house.

I found a spot by the river

Where it's best to fish for perch.

All that I've said in life

Has been blown about by the wind.

I see from far away

The shores of my life.

Oh, water, water,

Oh, where are you flowing to?

Oh, my years,

Oh, where have you gone?

I walked hand in hand with my son

And I told him the truth.

I told him the truth

Even though I was lacking in strength.

Everything that I've done in life,

I've just sung to you in this song.

Everything...

Oh, water, water,

Oh, where are you flowing to?

Oh, my years,

Oh, where have you gone?

Oh, water, water,

Oh, where are you flowing to?

Oh, my years,

Oh, where have you gone?