Сорок Лет Тому Назад [Sorok Let Tomu Nazad] [English translation]

Couplet 1

Forty years ago they shouted to me: “Wait up!”

Their screams again, perhaps they know better

After all, one hundred losses and one hundred awards, my funny life1

That was, and is, worth it for her

Forty years through the foam of days, I see again and again

No matter where my life takes me

Ahead and a little faster my love flies

Only to lend a hand

Chorus

And I ran after her, I road the horses

Day-and-night, I thought only of her

I’m not sure how I moved that fast

But never a step closer to her.

Couplet 2

I left your unkind, hangover ball

Everything goes in a circle for the hundredth time.

In a moment, when we hear a scream, it was someone deceiving us

It's a pity I won't see your eyes

Chorus

But I ran after her, I road the horses

Day-and-night, I thought only of her

I’m not sure how I moved that fast

But never a step closer to her.

But I ran after her, I chased the horses

Day and night, I only thought about her

I’m not sure how I moved that fast

Just not a step closer, I did not come close to her

I did not come close to her

I did not come close to her

I did not come close to her

1. I did "after all" as it was the most logical way of translating it into English