Don’t touch the furs, I only have a few. And give me back my stone battle mace! Shut up, I don’t even notice you ! Sit down and clean up the fireplace. Don’t worry about the petty things to save You won’t have to, if you do the toil! The stove’s dirty, and so Is the cave. Since Matriarchy, you’ve grown spoiled! I do not care what you think! I am the man, and with me you live! So, let’s keep our relationship Just the way it Is - primitive! They’ve killed a mammoth (and a big one too) And now are giving everyone his share. I cannot spend my whole life here with you, I need to run Immediately there! The elders will be here any time. Put on your skins when you are not alone. Yes, it’s stone age, but that is still a crime! I don’t want to see my woman stoned! If I only had four more wives I would end all this agony. But, because of my lousy life, I am forced to monogamy. And all this loser family of yours! My uncle, back when he was still alive, Had cautioned me: "Do not make matters worse! "From cannibals, one shouldn’t take a wife". Community declares that you lie, When sayin’ that some boys harassing you. These boys, they are the future of the tribe. Don’t go around slandering our youth! I’m asking nicely, give me back my mace And don’t you cry - I haven’t hit you yet! Get dressed or neighbors will laugh in my face. I count to three, and then I choke you dead!        
© Vadim Astrakhan. Translation, 2008
© Vadim Astrakhan. Performance, 2008