Капитан [Kapitan] [English translation]

It happened on the distant sea, hundreds of miles from the shore

It seemed our ship was stranded, it was still all the time

But people were waiting for the wind and waves

Some were waiting for a storm

The sails hung like rags and people cursed their luck

As a rule they burn truth with fire, they kill it

But when the captain said," We are sailing",

Everyone knew that it was a lie

The captain lied with sophistication to ease worries

The captain ordered cast overboard all the know-it-alls

In order to prevent a riot he ordered people locked in their cabins

And the cabin window with curtains drawn

Someone desperately reached out to the window, some didn't care

Everyone got carrots and sticks and everyone chose what they wanted

In this world nothing lasts forever, everything depends on fate

The captain has gone to the other side, he wasn't immortal either

The years flew by, one captain after another...

Everyone of them told us, "We are moving to our goal"

But everyone realized that we were not going anywhere

Once on a sunny spring day another captain took over the wheel

Everyone thought he would say, "We sail", but he didn't

Instead, he said, "We can't keep on like this. If we want to get ahead,

Everyone must take the paddles and learn to row".

Our ship has moved slowly. The calm is not a problem anymore

Everyone has understood that it is better to row, not to wait for the wind

Although our ship was considered too slow

I could understand the main thing If a ship can't sail it's the captain's fault

Although our ship was considered too slow

I could understand the main thing If a ship can't sail it's the captain's fault

• Artist:Vladimir Kuzmin