Взгляд с экрана [Vzglyad s ekrana] [English translation]

She read the world as a novel,

But it turned out to be a novella.

The neighbors from her house

Are guys with pimply conscience.

A walk in the park without a dog

May cost you too much.

Mother memorizes by heart the morgue phone number

When she's not at home for too long.

Father, coming home, does not find the door

And spits into the prepared dinner.

She is older than mother,

He must become her husband.

The first experience of fighting against sweaty hands

Always comes too early.

Love is just a face on the wall,

Love is a look from the screen.

CHORUS:

Alain Delon speaks French1,

Alain Delon speaks French.

Alain Delon, Alain Delon does not drink cologne2.

Alain Delon, Alain Delon drinks double bourbon.

Alain Delon speaks French.

Guys can try their best in the apartments of their female friends,

She is there sometimes, too,

But this does not give her a damn thing,

Except for everyday morning dramas.

But at home there's a completely different movie:

She looks into his eyes,

And fantasies enter the bosom of love

Stronger than all those who would meet her.

(Chorus:)

1. French actor Alain Delon, known for his good-looking, was very popular among Soviet women. He was a household name, the phrase "handsome like Alain Delon" was common. Like BTS for k-pop fans today.2. This would probably sound weird, but due to Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign, drinking cologne was quite common in 80's Soviet Union. For example, one of the most popular cologne brand was "Тройной" ("Troynoy", Tripple), which was originally mentioned in the lyrics (but Vyacheslav Butusov refused to sing it).