| Песня о честной подруге (original) | Песня о честной подруге (translation) |
|---|---|
| Честных мало как назло, — | There are few honest ones, as luck would have it, - |
| Мне всегда на них везло. | I've always had good luck with them. |
| Расскажу как дело было: | Let me tell you how it went: |
| Повстречала, полюбила. | Met, loved. |
| Поначалу полюбила, | Loved at first |
| Ну, а после разлюбила. | Well, after I fell out of love. |
| И как только разлюбила, — | And as soon as I fell out of love, - |
| Сразу честно изменила, | Immediately honestly changed |
| А как только изменила, — | And as soon as she changed, - |
| Сразу честно сообщила. | She was honest right away. |
| Честных мало как назло, — | There are few honest ones, as luck would have it, - |
| Мне всегда на них везло. | I've always had good luck with them. |
