Мы сидели и курили [My sideli i kurili] [English translation]

We went above a silenced town,

Walked by streets and roofs,

By cornices, by alleyways,

On bearings and on bushings.

Somewhere the sun appeared,

It means somewhere a shadow appeared.

We were sitting and smoking,

A new day was beginning.

Beauties walked for a No. 3,

Workmen walked to a building site,

Trams went along an avenue,

Arabs went marching to Mecca.

Parliamentarians walked, assemblers walked,

Walked with ease and without schemes.

We were sitting and smoking,

Sitting and smoking.

We were sitting and smoking,

A new day was beginning,

A new day was beginning,

A new day was beginning.

Years and weeks went by,

Went by until tired of

Weeks, days and years,

Introductions and codes.

Soldiers went in hand-to-hand,

A clock ticked on the Spasskaya tower,

Postcards and envelopes,

Moneys and documents were posted.

Everyone left, stayed only two

The craziest people in the world.

We were sitting and smoking,

Sitting and smoking.

We were sitting and smoking,

Sitting and smoking,

We were sitting and smoking,

A new day was beginning,

A new day was beginning,

A new day was beginning.