Новогодние игрушки [Novogodnie igrushki] [English translation]

One day in summer I had a dream about New Year

Snow Maiden is walking along the green grass

Father Christmas has come to me with a bouquet of chamomiles

And he gave me a magic casket

There were Chrismas toys, candles and firecrackers inside it

The merry animals turned my home upside down

They started round dances

How funny these forest people are!

And I didn't believe that everything would go away like a fairytale dream

Time sweeps everything away

The unexpected dream has gone away

But sometimes it comes to me again

And one day I happened to find a casket

Amid the forgotten things

So this summer New Year's fairy tale isn't over

There were Chrismas toys, candles and firecrackers inside it

The merry animals turned my home upside down

They started round dances

How funny these forest people are!

And I didn't believe that everything would go away like a fairytale dream

• Artist:Arkady Khoralov