Ivanovitch [English translation]

He had arrived

The cab1 carried him off

Always the same city

Always the same stations

Some barbarian churches

Saint-Petersburg, my city

Ivanovich is here

Ivanovich is here

And the sky is still so gray

And the rain -everyday- so sad

Everything is closed

The house is there, lonely

A rumor, dragging steps

The door opens a little

And he's driven by those

Who call him my brother

Ivanovich is here

Ivanovich is here

And the sky is still so gray

And the rain -everyday- so sad

In a corner of the house2

The crowd gathers quickly around him

The girl looks faded

And the boy, embarrassed

The father and all the apprentices

Who dream of Paris

Ivanovich is here

Ivanovich is here

And the sky is still so gray

And the rain -everyday- so sad

1. The term indicates it's an old horse-drawn carriage, rented by the race or by the hour.2. "Logis" literally means "Place where you live", hence the translation "house".