Зачем? [Zachem?] [English translation]

Why should I always go till very endpoint,

Why should I always guess what waits ahead?

If you would want a joyride,

Smoke your last joint.

And if you'd want to be rich,

Steal instead.

The children play without getting tired,

What can the elders' wisdom give to them?

Their simple game leaves much to be desired:

To blossom now, tomorrow to succumb.

What is the point to be ornate and complex,

When simple joys deliver what you crave?

The fact is that you wouldn't bring no objects,

Lo! Nothing you could carry to the grave.