Маменька [Mamen'ka] [English translation]

I don't leaf through the wall calendar:

It's winter in it, winter, just winter and frost...

I'm sending signals into nowhere,

Like a sinking ship – "save our souls,"

And everyone's laughing:

The radio man is out of his mind again!

I observe the planets' motion,

Trying to guess what's in store for all of us,

And the stars just flicker in response,

They have nothing to say, they don't know about us.

It's so sad we are alone in the Universe!

Mommy, mommy, what's happening to me?

I don't know why but my soul feels so bad.

Mommy, mommy, I drank a little,

It's just that I feel very lonely today.

It's storming at sea like never before today,

The weather on Earth is growing worse and worse.

I'm sending signals into nowhere,

Like a sinking ship – "save our souls,"

But no one can hear us

Because we are alone in the Universe!

Mommy, mommy, what's happening to me?

I don't know why but my soul feels so bad.

Mommy, mommy, I drank a little,

It's just that I feel very lonely today.

Mommy, mommy, what's happening to me?

I don't know why but my soul feels so bad.

Mommy, mommy, I drank a little,

It's just that I feel very lonely today.

• Artist:Valery Meladze
• Album:Самба белого мотылька (1998)