The spring is just beginning, We haven’t started singing And yet, my soul is jumping from my chest, - And then they came to pester with escorts, with escorts And told me, "hurry up, get dressed!" Oh how I begged the sergeant to re-think: "Don’t take me away from the spring!" ’Til May, with no progressio - They asked for my confession, But I was stubborn! Forty days they’ve tried. When I expected least, My Katharine was seized And the detective gained more rights than I. And then I understood that I would sink, - Just through the window, let me see the spring! And once again, it’s starting, In train cars, we’re departing And rail junctions measure what’s ahead. And through the window, - green Maples and birches gleam And all of them are begging "Don’t forget!" And from the hills, my friends still waved and winked Why did I have to leave the precious spring! In asking Kathy I was very prudent We’re leaving? - We shouldn’t! I’ve had it up to here! - I can’t abide! And thus replied my Kathy: "You’ve had it, you’ve had it", - We ran away through tundra in the night! How warm was her embrace, oh just to think! - So this is what you’re like my lovely spring! And only two days since Those bitches sensed our prints, - Like dogs, they sensed the path we’ve trod, - Those bitches firmly tied Our legs and arms so tigh - Like carrion they dragged us through the mud. No longer would I ever dream a thing! I have completely lost beloved spring!
© Andrey Kneller. Translation, ?