Я получил большое удовольствие, переводя текст песни одного творческого( и, по всей видимости, не обделённого талантами) человека и поэта на английский язык. Не в копейку, но я старался соблюсти дух произведения, что можно рассматривать как авторизированный перевод:
1.Hey, my brother, what's the most sweetest thing in this life?
That, yes, that which you love more deeply than your wife?
Come on, just take a chance,
And drink a glass of joy at once,-
The thing called vodka will just make you dance...
2.Turn on the TV, lay down and relax by drinking vodka,
To hell with the work and family's joy gone,
To hell have you sent the Motherland, you've sold her to Satan,
With an alcoholic thrilling hand,
With an alcoholic thrilling hand!
3. Have I told you, buddy, that you are a clever fellow?
Now multiply two by two, how much do you think it is?
The right answer is five,
That is the price of your life,
Don' t cut five fingers of your life with a knife
Whoever gave you a knife, your soul derives!
So, listen, brother, destiny is freedom
To choose between A vodka and A tea,
So, get the music, get the words and rythm,-
God gave you a cup of tea - eternity!
Don't sell your life too cheap, the price is higher,-
You had been fooled enough with bloody lies!
You had been fooled enough with bloody lies!
4. And get away from the alcohol the nation's tired blood vessels,
Please, choose a beverage right now - you have no time!
So smile tonight and cancel the vodka order
Make a nice shot,
A drink sent by God,
That would be awfully nice
A cup of tea in Paradise!