Bratja (brothers)

Brothers

Bratja (brothers)

Forgive me, younger brother!Prosti myenia, mladshij brat!
I am so guilty before youIa tak pryed toboj vinovat
Trying to return what was takenPuytatjsia vyernutj nyeljzia
By the landTogo, chto vziala zyemlia

Who knows the law of beingKto znayet zakon Buytiya
Help me find the answerPomog buy mnye najti otvyet
I made a cruel mistake:Zhyestoko oshibsia ia:
There is no cure for deathOt smyerti lyekarstva nyet

Dear mother! Tender!Milaia mama! Nyezhnaia!
We loved you so muchMuy tak lyeiubili tyebia
But all our effortsNo vsye nashi siluy
Were in vainPotrachyenuy buyli zria

You were seducedTyebia soblaznilia
By a beautiful hopePryekrasnoy nadyezhdoy
To return our family hearthVyernutj nash syemyeynuyy ochag
My brother, I am guilty in everythingMoy brat, ia vo vsyom vinovat

Do not cry, do not be sad, older brother!Nye plachj, nye pyechaljsia, starshiy brat!
You are not the only one to blameNe tuy odin vinovat
We have one roadDoroga u nas odna
We will atone for our sins to the endIskupim vinu do dna

I have no one to blame but youMnye nye v chyem tebia upryeknutj
I am not offended at allIia nye obizhyen nichutj
Heavy is our sinTiazhyek, nash grekh
Though we must be stronger than allKhotyetj buytj siljnyee vsyekh

Dear mother! Tender!Milaia mama! Nyezhnaia!
We loved you so muchMuy tak lyeiubili tyebia
But all our effortsNo vsye nashi siluy
Were in vainPotrachyenuy buyli zria

I was seducedIasam soblaznilcia
By a beautiful hopePryekrasnoy nadyezhdoy
To return our family hearthVyernutj nash syemyeynuyy ochag.
I am guilty in everythingIasam vo vsyom vinovat

But what should we do, how to be?No chto zhye nam dyelatj, kak buytj?
How to fix everything, forget?Kak vsyo ispravitj, zabuyitj?
Trying to return what was takenPuytatjcia vernytj neljzia
By the landTogo, chto vziala zyemlia