So hazy, the smoke filled the room and the mirror is lazy You cant’s see yourself or a face right in front And fancy, the couples that twirled all the night tired of dancing Yet I have to sing, have to finish the song The melody’s finished, the rest is jaded The colors of fire in the wine are faded The words I could say are no longer mine I’d better just finish the glass of wine All winter, the eyes of the sun never peek through the clouds, And frost overtakes every bit of my soul, It’s pointless to wait for the ice to melt down, When even sweet memories can’t beat the cold The melody’s finished, the rest is jaded, The colors of fire in the wine are faded, The words I could say are no longer mine I’d better just finish the glass of wine Band’s playing, distractedly skipping and stumbling, I’ve looked for the end of the circle too long, I’ll break it, yet I’ll keep the cool and be smiling, I still have to sing, have to finish the song. The melody’s finished, the rest is jaded, The colors of fire in the wine are faded, The mirror’s indifference gives a sign Or maybe just shatter this glass of mine...
© Anna Mirny + Slava Gerovitch. Translation, 2018
© Anna Mirny + Dmitry Kleinbok. Performance, 2018