Latitudes and longitudes I probe,
Getting red in face with angry shame.
Why indeed they call this thing a globe
If it fails to mention such a name?!
Listen buddy, don't you hurt my psyche,
I am back to when I was a boy.
Oh, Ushaika dear, my Ushaika,
River of my happiness and joy.
Volga, Oder, Neman — I don't care.
Their water's watery and thin.
If you missed Ushaika, go there!
That's a thing of beauty to be seen!
Listen buddy, don't you hurt my psyche.
Gently flowing through the morning mist
Oh, Ushaika dear, my Ushaika,
River of my happiness and bliss.
I am sorry, venerable sailors,
Bering, Drake, Cousteau and captain Cook,
When at sea, you know no failures.
Can you navigate this tricky brook?
Listen buddy, don't you hurt my psyche.
Leaving soon, I'll tarry for a while
Oh, Ushaika dear, my Ushaika,
River of my happiness and smile.
Ocean-like in clarity and fury
Once upon a time you were indeed.
Yenisey, Pechora and Missouri
Shudder as Ushaika takes the lead!
Mississippi, Nile and Basandaika,
All that glitters need not all be gold...
Yet the shiny ripples of Ushaika
Make you, buddy, blossom and unfold.
Oh, Ushaika dear, my Ushaika,
You're the greatest river of them all.