On the river Fontanka lies the city of Petrograd
The city of Petrograd, the city of Petrograd
There the people love to drink, yes to get drunk
To drink, yes to get drunk, to drink yes to get drunk
Both Dima and Petya had no rubles left
Had no rubles left, had no rubles left
They had to go to the Fins, they would have to busk
They would have to busk, they would have to busk
(INTERLUDE)
Dima drank all the vodka, Petya burst into tears
Petya burst into tears, Petya burst into tears
How to get to Helsinki, it was so far away
It was so far away, it was so far away
On the road to Finland was the pole of cold
The pole of cold, the pole of cold
Even his beard wouldn’t save Dima
Even his beard, even his beard
Beneath the drugstore it was minus 46 at night
Minus 46, minus 46
Their ears would freeze, they couldn’t warm their hands, they couldn’t warm their feet, they might even die
Dima almost hit Petya in the eye with his bow
The eye would have suffered, if he hadn’t worn glasses
Petya broke his drums in two places,
In his moneybag were only pieces of five kopeks
(INTERLUDE)
It seemed they were still at home,
They were still at home, they didn’t want to go
They felt relieved, but how to live on
But how to live on, to drink or not to drink?
We will form a band, whispered Petya
Dima began to dance, he took his violin
We will be merry, we will sing songs
We will sing songs, and play in Piter!