| (- Hey, boy! Are you ready?
| (- Hey, boy! Are you ready?
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| — Yeah, we wanna know our past!
| — Yeah, we want to know our past!
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| — I'll tell you, I guess.
| — I'll tell you, I guess.
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| — We'll sit quiet.
| — We'll sit quiet.
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| — And close your eyes, imagine:
| — And close your eyes, imagine:
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| Sun…
| sun…
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| — Goes down!
| — Goes down!
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| — Over the step of great size.
| — Over the step of great size.
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| Red Army troops are longing for fight.
| Red Army troops are longing for fight.
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| — But!
| — But!
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| — Now they are having their rest playing hot jazz!)
| — Now they are having their rest playing hot jazz!)
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| В джаз-клубе РККА сегодня играют би-боп.
| Be-bop is being played in the jazz club of the Red Army today.
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| Уставшие эа день бойцы разбирают Колтрейна.
| Tired of this day, the fighters dismantle Coltrane.
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| В напоенных смертью руках трепещет звучащая плоть.
| Sounding flesh trembles in death-drunk hands.
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| Знамена и седла побросаны прямо на сцене.
| Banners and saddles are thrown right on the stage.
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| Припев:
| Chorus:
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| Товарищ военный, зачем эта грусть?
| Comrade military, why this sadness?
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| Быть может, назавтра разрушится мир…
| Maybe tomorrow the world will collapse...
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| Товарищ военный, сыграй новый блюз,
| Military comrade, play the new blues
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| Который для нас написал командир!
| Which the commander wrote for us!
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| Враги отступили к реке, и можно спокойно курить,
| Enemies retreated to the river, and you can safely smoke,
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| Забыть про дурацкие мерши и польки Покрасса.
| Forget about the stupid merches and Pokrass polkas.
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| А завтра опять на войну, а завтра придется залить
| And tomorrow again to the war, and tomorrow you will have to fill
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| Холодную землю волнами горячего джаза.
| Cold land with waves of hot jazz.
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| Припев:
| Chorus:
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| Товарищ военный, зачем эта грусть?
| Comrade military, why this sadness?
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| Быть может, назавтра разрушится мир…
| Maybe tomorrow the world will collapse...
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| Товарищ военный, сыграй новый блюз,
| Military comrade, play the new blues
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| Который для нас написал командир!
| Which the commander wrote for us!
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| Товарищ военный, зачем эта грусть?
| Comrade military, why this sadness?
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| Быть может, назавтра разрушится мир…
| Maybe tomorrow the world will collapse...
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| Товарищ военный, ну, сыграй новый блюз,
| Comrade military man, well, play the new blues
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| Который для нас написал командир! | Which the commander wrote for us! |