Songs

Ty vnimaesh', vniz skloniv golovku,
You listen carefully, your dear head bowed low,
Ochi opustiv i tiho vzdyhaja!
Your eyes cast down, and quietly you sigh!
Ty ne znaesh', kak mgnoven'ja eti
You cannot know how these moments
Strashny dlja menja i polny znachen'ja,
Frighten me, how full of meaning they are to me,
Kak menja smushaet eto molchan'e.
How this silence oppresses me.
Ja prigovor tvoj zhdu, ja zhdu reshen'ja –
I await your verdict, I await your decision –
Il' nozh ty mne v serdce vonzish',
Either you’ll stab a knife in my heart,
Il' raj mne otkroesh'.
Or open the gates of heaven.
Ah, ne terzaj menja, skazhi lish' slovo!
Oh do not torture me, say just one word!

Otchego zhe robkoe priznan'e
How can my shy confession
V serdce tak tebe zapalo gluboko?
Have fallen so far into the depths of your heart?
Ty vzdyhaesh', ty drozhish' i plachesh';
You sigh, you tremble, you weep;
Il' slova ljubvi v ustah tvoih nemejut,
Are words of love mute on your lips,
Ili ty menja zhaleesh', ne ljubish'?
Or do you just pity me, but not love me?
Ja prigovor tvoj zhdu, ja zhdu reshen'ja –
I await your verdict, I await your decision –
Il' nozh ty mne v serdce vonzish',
Either you’ll stab a knife in my heart,
Il' raj mne otkroesh'.
Or open the gates of heaven.
Ah, vnemnli zhe mol'be moej,
Oh, hear my plea,
Otvechaj, otvechaj skorej!
Answer me, oh answer me right now!
Ja prigovor tvoj zhdu, ja zhdu reshen'ja!
I await your verdict, I await your decision!