Держаться корней [Derzhat'sya kornej] [Transliteration]

Oni krasyat steny v korichnevyy tsvet,

I pishut na kryshakh slova;

Imeyut na zavtrak imbirnyy limon,

I rubl' schitayut za dva.

Mne bylo by lestno pridti k nim domoy,

I okazat'sya sil'ney -

No, chtoby stoyat', ya dolzhen derzhat'sya korney.

Ty mozhesh' kupit' sebe novyy Hi-Fi,

Ili prosto idti v gastronom;

I meditirovat' na potolke,

Oblitym deshevym vinom.

Slozhit' svoyu golovu v teleekran,

I dumat', chto budesh' umney.

No, chtoby stoyat', ya dolzhen derzhat'sya korney.

Oni govoryat, chto guby ee

Stali segodnya, kak rtut';

Chto ona ushla chereschur daleko,

Chto ee uzhe ne vernut';

No est' li sred' nas khotya by odin,

Kto mog by proyti ee put',

Ili skazat', chem my obyazany ey?..

No chem dal'she, tem budet bystrey;

Vse pomnyat ottsov, no zovut materey;

I oni govoryat, chto u nikh veseley -

V dome, v kotorom ne gasyat ogney...

No, chtoby stoyat', ya dolzhen derzhat'sya korney.

Tak stroy svoy byudzhet na zapasakh vina,

Chto khranyatsya v tvoikh kladovykh.

Kormis' na tekh, kto kormit tebya,

Zabud' pro vsekh ostal'nykh.

I ya mog by byt' takim zhe, kak ty,

I eto by bylo verney;

No, chtoby stoyat', ya dolzhen derzhat'sya korney.