Пуля виноватого найдёт [Pulya vinovatogo naydyot] [English translation]

A piece too tough for my teeth, a wine too gross for my tastes

A ceiling too low for my height, a price too large for my pocket

A cookie not for my taste, a medal too prestigious for my rank

A bullet will find the guilty one.

Veins were hiding — the needle was searching

The bow's arrows celebrated — the bowstring snapped

A wheel goes into a fire — a cheek goes into a palm

A bullet will find the guilty one.

A useful lesson — into the brow, not the eye*

The blood curled up into a ball and purred**

The blood's gotten smart — only we are smarter

A bullet will find the guilty one.

Let's check our suitcases — is everything alright?

We should look through our pockets — is everything in its place?

Cough a little, smoke a little, and sit down for a while

Is everything in vain?

*reversed version of "into the eye, not the brow," an expression used in the past to emphasize a shooter's accuracy

**curl up is the same word as curdle, as in blood curdling