Songs

Zabyt' tak skoro, Bozhe moj,
To forget so soon, dear God,
Vsjo schast'e zhizni prozhitoj!
All the happiness of the life we led!
Vse nashi vstrechi, razgovory,
All the times we met, all the words we said,
Zabyt' tak skoro, zabyt' tak skoro!
To forget so soon, to forget so soon!

Zabyt' volnen'ja pervyh dnej,
To forget those first exciting days,
Svidan'ja chas v teni vetvej,
The times we met under shady branches,
Ochej nemye razgovory,
The mute conversations of our eyes,
Zabyt' tak skoro, zabyt' tak skoro!
To forget so soon, to forget so soon!

Zabyt', kak polnaja luna
To forget how the full moon
Na nas gljadela iz okna,
Gazed down on us through the window,
Kak kolyhalas' tiho shtora...
How the blinds rustled gently…
Zabyt' tak skoro, zabyt' tak skoro!
To forget so soon, to forget so soon!

Zabyt' ljubov', zabyt' mechty,
To forget love, to forget dreams,
Zabyt' te kljatvy – pomnish' ty? –
To forget those vows – do you remember? –
V nochnuju pasmurnuju poru?
In the gloom of night?
Zabyt' tak skoro, tak skoro! Bozhe moj!
To forget so soon, so soon! Dear God!