Улыбки сфинксов [Ulybki sfinksov] [English translation]

Every night without sleep,

Rising from the bottom,

Water lillies are in grief.

The moon won't know,

How deep is the depth,

Water lillies stay quiet.

Unnoticeably involved in the stream

The witnesses and prisoners of the depth's secrets.

I know, that you know,

That I know, that you know.

And you hide, what I hide,

What you hide.

We observe, while standing in the dark niche.

Someone else's dreams don't make us closer.

Always together, always walking

Amongst mined deserts.

Each one is alone in his thoughts, but at least we cause no harm,

Only delirious silence.

It only takes one step off the path,

And there will be an uncontrolable explosion of strange emotions.

I know, that you know,

That I know, that you know.

And you hide, what I hide,

What you hide.

We observe, while standing in the dark niche.

Someone else's dreams don't make us closer.

Eye to eye, eye to eye,

Without a gesture and without a word

The sphinx once again

Exchanged a humble smile.

We ended up in the desert by chance,

Ought to keep someone else's secrets.

That's how we're sucked into eternity.

And together, and apart,

Before and after.

To keep the secrets better, we had to

Turn into stone.

We won't be able to sleep, we won't be able to forget,

But try and ask a sphinx something.

I know, that you know,

That I know, that you know.

And you hide, what I hide,

What you hide.

We observe, while standing in the dark niche.

Someone else's dreams don't make us closer.

Eye to eye, eye to eye,

Without a gesture and without a word

The sphinx once again

Exchanged a humble smile.

We ended up in the desert by chance,

Ought to keep someone else's secrets.