Мотор [Motor] [English translation]

We are characters in a movie,

Where there are no directors,

No makeup artists, no camera operators,

No lighting department.

Employing huge

Numbers of actors,

Everyone has a role to play,

The most important task, and script.

We are characters in a movie

Without front cover,

Without sentimentality, without intrigues,

Without accompaniment,

Where there is neither falsehood nor truth,

Where everything is so clear

Story line,

Main Line ...

Life - is one big script

Composed by us

We do not write it down in a notebook,

We just remember.

Until the end, we still do not know,

What will happen in the end, but

Load and shoot,

Shoot, shoot.

Roll Camera! Roll Camera!

Roll Camera! Roll Camera!

We are characters in a movie,

In black-and-white film

We expertly act,

No visible defects1.

Where there are no static shots,

Only one constant race,

No close-ups, only wide shots,

As if from the side.

We are characters in a movie

Virtually silent

With a bunch of special effects

And a variety of stunts.

No stunt people, no body-doubles

And just one take

One wrong move, and:

"Cut! Thank you. Done!2"

Life - is one big script

Composed by us

We do not write it down in a notebook,

We just remember.

Until the end, we still do not know,

What will happen in the end, but

Load and shoot,

Shoot, shoot.

Roll Camera! Roll Camera!

Roll Camera! Roll Camera!

We are characters in a movie,

Not TV series

The end and no

Sequels with "happy ending".

We are characters in a movie,

Pity - so few good movies.

1. literal translation = the (fabric) seams are almost invisible2. literal translation = filmed