Старый корабль [Staryj Korabl'] [English translation]

A lovely crowd gathered on the shore,

And near the water, the ship stands out like a mirage

Ancient ship, to some a formidable ship,

It soothes the onlookers and decorates the beach.

No matter how hard you fight, the years will best you.

No matter how hard you turn the wheel, time will best you.

The boards are rotten and the masts without sails,

The ship will never sail ahead again.

CHORUS:

But everyone will pay a penny to come here,

The cannons for tucking cigarette butts,

And while in the hold see a cafe and wine room,

And to take a picture against the backdrop of the ocean’s waves,

With a hand on a girlfriend, if she isn’t a wife. 1

While the other hugs the wheel.

I was there too, and I stared at the crowd,

There was a pain in my soul, I realized,

To not become such a museum,

Just at the right moment, should’ve gone to sea.

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1. Oh but not a boyfriend? I kid...I kid…