Утро Полины (Нау) / Polina's Morning (Nautilus) - Original

One of my all-time favorite Nau songs. It's slow beat used to be my favorite bedtime melody.


Only oops. I forgot to translate 2nd stanza. Will work on that later tomorrow.


Утро Полины (Наутилус)

Руки Полины, как забытая песня под упорной иглой.
Звуки ленивы и кружат, как пылинки, над ее головой.
Сонные глаза ждут того, кто войдет и зажгет в них свет.
Утро Полины продолжается сто миллиардов лет.


И все эти годы я слышу, как колышется грудь.
И от ее дыханья в окнах запотело стекло.
И мне не жалко того, что так бесконечен мой путь.
В ее хрустальной спальне постоянно, постоянно светло.


Я знаю тех, кто дождется, и тех, кто, не дождавшись, умрет.
Но и с теми и с другими одинаково скучно идти.
Я люблю тебя за то, что твое ожидание ждет
Того, что никогда не сможет произойти.


Пальцы Полины словно свечи в канделябрах ночей,
Слезы Полины превратились в бесконечный ручей,
В комнате Полины на пороге нерешительно мнется рассвет,
Утро Полины продолжается сто миллиардов лет.




И все эти годы я слышу, как колышется грудь.
И от ее дыханья в окнах запотело стекло.
И мне не жалко того, что так бесконечен мой путь.
В ее хрустальной спальне постоянно, постоянно светло






Word-for-word translation


Polina's hands are like a forgotten song produced by the tenacious needle,
The sounds are slow and are swirling, like specles of dust above her head.
The sleepy eyes are awating the one, who will come in and awake the light within,
Polina's morning is lasting 100 billion years.


Chorus


And all of these years I listen how her breast moves up and down,
And the windows are foggy because of her breath,
And I do not mind the endlessness of my fate,
Her crystal bedroom is always, always filled with light.




I know those who will long last and those, who will die before that,
But it is boring to be with either of those.
I love you because you are so patiently waiting 
That which will never be able to happen.




Chorus:


And all of these years I listen how her breast moves up and down,
And the windows are foggy because of her breath,
And I do not mind the endlessness of my fate,
Her crystal bedroom is always, always filled with light.

Polina's fingers are like candles in the chandalier of night,

Polina's tears became an endless stream,

In Polina's room the timid sunrise is standing, unsure, in the threshold,

Polina's morning is lasting 100 billion years.

Chorus:


And all of these years I listen how her breast moves up and down,
And the windows are foggy because of her breath,
And I do not mind the endlessness of my fate,
Her crystal bedroom is always, always filled with light.

Бриллиантовые Дороги (Нау) / Diamond Roads (Nautilus), My Draft 1

Diamond Roads - Draft 1

Do you see, how they shine,
Our diamond roads,
Through the rivers of time,
Our diamond roads.
Do you see how they bend
Under footsteps of gods?
To be able to walk them you need
Legs made of gold.
To be able to climb them
You need diamond claws.

Chorus:
Their shimmering glow makes us lose our minds.
As we gaze at the diamond roads in the darkest of times.

How steep is their path,
Our diamond roads,
Holding us in their grasp,
Our diamond roads.
We drank bitter herbs
To be able to see their light.
If we don't die of poison,
We fall down straight
Into the river of time,
Into the dangerous tide.


Chorus:
Their shimmering glow makes us lose our minds.
As we gaze at the diamond roads in the darkest of times.

Бриллиантовые Дороги (Нау) / Diamond Roads (Nautilus) - Original

This is one of my all-time favorites from Nau, and I couldn't wait to put my hands on this song. As usual, the 2-3 word sentences of the original text were a real pain to work with, but the songs are worth it to me.

Бриллиантовые Дороги (Нау, 1987-1988)



Посмотри, как блестят 
Бриллиантовые дороги
Послушай, как хрустят 
Бриллиантовые дороги
Смотри, какие следы 
Оставляют на них боги
Чтоб идти вслед за ними, нужны
Золотые ноги
Чтоб вцепиться в стекло, 
Нужны алмазные когти


Горят над нами, горят,
Помрачая рассудок,
Бриллиантовые дороги
В темное время суток


Посмотри, как узки 
Бриллиантовые дороги
Нас зажали в тиски 
Бриллиантовые дороги


Чтобы видеть их свет, 
Мы пили горькие травы
Если в пропасть не пасть, 
Все равно умирать от отравы
На алмазных мостах 
Через черные канавы


Парят над нами, парят,
Помрачая рассудок,
Бриллиантовые дороги
В темное время суток




Word-for-word translation

Take a look how they shine
The diamond roads.
Take a look how they crackle,
The diamodn roads.
Take a look at the footsteps
That the gods leave on them.
To be able to follow them you need
Legs made of gold.
To be able to cling to the glass
You need diamons claws.

Chorus:
They glow above us, they glow, driving us insane,
The diamons roads, in the dark time of the day.


Take a look how narrow they are,
The diamond roads.
They are squeezing us in their grasp,
The diamon roads.
To be able to see their light
We drank bitter herbs.
If we don't fall into the abyss,
We will die of poison
On these diamond bridges
Over black trenches.



Chorus:
They glow above us, they glow, driving us insane,
The diamons roads, in the dark time of the day.

Шар Цвета Хаки (Нау) / Khaki-Colored Globe (Draft 1)

Khaki-Colored Globe (Nautilus Pompilius, 1986-1988)

My first draft:

I was see-through, I was crystal-clear

I was colorless, but I changed to white.

I guess someone announced it was winter

And colored me white.

I was white, but I was still pure

Cold as ice, but still with a spotless track,

But someone announced, it was war,

And colored me black.

           Chorus:

I see that color, I want to cry

I smell that color, and I see black

I don't want to know that fuck

Who will color the sky

I see their song from afar, but I hear just

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

I do not know anything worse

Than a crowd colored khaki.

I was black, and I could stand the black,

But then some man
With iron jaw and eyes like rockets

Announced an attack on the Sun, and colored me khaki.

             Chorus:

I see smoke, I want to cry

I smell smoke, I see black

I don't want to know that fuck

Who will burn down the sky.

I see their song from afar, but I hear just

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

I do not know anything worse

Than a globe colored khaki.

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

Шар Цвета Хаки (Нау) / Khaki-Colored Globe

I used to hate this song in the Nau's albums because it subject did not resonate with me, but now with so many wars in the news every day, I started to notice that this song is just as timely as it was in the 80s, when I heard it first.

The song was very challenging because the Russian text consisted of brief 2-3 word sentences, and also because I guess it was written to march the cadence of the "Das Einheitsfrontlied" , and the lyrics of the original march did not carry any meaning in English. I decided to substitute the original march cadences (March Left, Two, Three, March Right, Two, Three) with some similarly short cadences of the US Army.

Шар Цвета Хаки (Наутилус, 1986-1988)

Был бесцветным был безупpечно чистым 
Был пpозpачным стал абсолютно белым 
Видно кто-то pешил что зима и покpыл меня мелом 

Был бы белым но все же был бы чистым 
Пусть холодным но все же с ясным взоpом 
Hо кто-то pешил что война и покpыл меня чеpным 

Я вижу цвет но я здесь не был 
Я слышу цвет я чувствую цвет 

Я знать не хочу всех тех кто уже кpасит небо 
Я вижу песню вдали но я слышу лишь 
Маpш маpш левой 

Маpш маpш пpавой 
Я не видел толпы стpашней 
Чем толпа цвета хаки 

Был бы чеpным да пусть хоть самим чеpтом 
Hо кто-то главный кто вечно pвет в атаку 
Пpиказал наступать на лето и втоптал меня в хаки 

Я вижу дым но я здесь не был 
Я слышу дым я чувствую гаpь 
Я знать не хочу ту тваpь 
Что спалит это небо 
Я вижу песню вдали но я слышу лишь 
Маpш маpш левой 
Маpш маpш пpавой 
Я не видел каpтины дуpней 
Чем шаp цвета хаки

Word-for-word translation:


I was colorless, I was prictine clean,
I was sea-through, and I became white
I guess someone decided it was winter
And dusted me with chalk

I didn't mind being white, but at least I was clean,
I was cold, but with a clear eyesight,
But someone decided it was war,
And covered me in black

Chorus:
I see color, but I was not here,
I hear color, I feel color,
I don't want to know those
Who are already coloring the sky.
I see a song from afar,
But I hear just
"March, march left! March, march right!"
"March, march left! March, march right!"
I have never seen a crowd scarier
Than a khaki-colored crowd.


I didn't mind being black, or even being the devil himself,
But someone who is in charge, someone who always wants to attack,
Commanded to attack the Summer, and treaded me in khaki.





Chorus:
I see smoke, but I was not here,
I hear smoke, I feel smoke,
I don't want to know those
Who will burn down the sky.
I see a song from afar,
But I hear just
"March, march left! March, march right!"
"March, march left! March, march right!"
I have never seen a picture worse
Than a khaki-colored globe.

Человек без Имени \ Man without a Name (Draft 1)

Man without a Name (Nautilus Pompilius,1989)

All the gold of this world won’t provide you pleasure,

All of the castles and banks couldn’t contain your treasures.

You don’t know doubts and fear, known by all but few.

You are the man without a name, and I am terrified of you.

At 7 o’clock this morning you reached the aerial borders,

And every single army are calling their men to quarters.

You ride on the burning comets, you shower in the morning dew,

You are the man without a name, and I am in awe of you.

Chorus:


Take me along to the edge of this world,
And away from the trap of the useless words.

And once we find this edge, let's just jump off.
And as we fall, and as we fall, we may forget this life.


All of the women of this world couldn't exhaust your passion,
And toward all tanks and guns you will stroll in style and fashion.
You are an unconquared captive, who sees through the prison's walls.
You are the man without a name, without home, stuff, or clothes.

Chorus:


Take me along to the edge of this world,
And away from the trap of the useless words.

And once we find this edge, let's just jump off.
And as we fall, and as we fall, we may forget this life.

Человек без Имени (Нау) / Man without a Name (Nautilus)

I planned to translate the song "Diamon Roads" next, but the "Man without a Name" suddenly because it got stuck in my head for several days.

Человек без Имени (Наутилус, 1989)

Всего золота мира мало, чтобы купить тебе счастье,
Всех замков и банков не хватит, чтобы вместить твои страсти.
Невозмутимый странник, не устрашенный адом.
Ты - человек без имени, мне страшно с тобою рядом.
Ты проснулся сегодня рано и вышел на большую дорогу,
И тотчас все ракетные части объявили боевую тревогу.
И если случится комета, ты ее остановишь взглядом.
Ты - человек без имени, я счастлив с тобою рядом.


Возьми меня, возьми
На край земли.
От крысиных бегов,
От мышиной возни.
И если есть этот край,
Мы с него прыгнем вниз.
Пока мы будем лететь, мы будем лететь,
Мы забудем эту жизнь.


Всех женщин мира не хватит, чтобы принять твои ласки,
Всем стрелам и пулям армий ты подставишь себя без опаски.
Непокоренный пленник, не замечающий стражи.
Ты - человек без имени, нагой человек без поклажи.



Возьми меня, возьми на край земли.
От крысиных бегов, от мышиной возни.
И если есть этот край, мы с него прыгнем вниз.
Пока мы будем лететь, мы будем лететь, мы забудем эту жизнь



My word-for-word translation

Man without a Name (Nautilus Pompilius, 1989)

All gold of this world is not enough to buy you happiness.
All banks and forteresses are not enough to contain your passions.
You are aт imperturbable stranger who is not afraid of hell.
You are the man without a name, and I am terrified to be near you.
You woke up early today and walked outside,
And immediately all the air bases went on the red alert.
And if the comet will be falling, you will stop it with your gaze.
You are the man without a name, and I am blessed to be near you.


Please, take me along with you to the edge of the worlds,
To escape this rat race and these mice fights.
And if we find this edge, we will jump off
And while we will be falling, falling, we will forget this life.


All women of the world are not enough to han dle all your love,
And all the arrows and bullets of the world you will walk forward to without fear.
You are an unbowed prisoner who does not bother to notice his guards.
You are the man without a name, a naked man without any baggage.


Please, take me along with you to the edge of the worlds,
To escape this rat race and these mice fights.
And if we find this edge, we will jump off
And while we will be falling, falling, we will forget this life.