В подобную ночь [V podobnuju noch'] [English translation]

On such a night my favourite words are: "pour it"1,

And two kopecks are more precious than ten rubles

I see the hand of fate in this;

And to challenge fate is a sin

If you're sleeping, why should I wake you?

And if you aren't, that's even funny

It's nice to see a reflection behind the black glass,

It's nice to get used to call the place where I sleep my home

It's twice as nice to sit through the whole night -

My God, I'm so glad to have guests

But tomorrow is tomorrow,

So let them shove it...

After all, it's time to leave off living with my mind

I live the way I live, and I'm happy to be alive

And I drink - I like the taste of wine,

And I smoke - I like the smoke...

And, you know, on that day when I met you,

I should have better been blind

1. In the original, the verb "налить" is used in the imperative mood. I found that a bare verb in the translation would incorrect, so I added "it."